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Napoli Comicon
A Napoli Comic pavilion, near the Mostra d'Oltremare, in 2013
StatusActive
Location(s)Napoli (1998-)
Bergamo (2023-)
CountryItaly
Inaugurated1998
Attendance170,000 in 2023[1][2][3]
Organized byComicon[4]
WebsiteComicon.it

COMICON - Salone Internazionale della Cultura Pop, also known as Napoli Comicon, is an annual comic book and gaming convention in Naples, Italy, traditionally held at the beginning of May, in conjunction with Labour Day. It is one the largest comics festival in Europe.[3]

History

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Napoli Comicon is an international cultural festival, dedicated to the world of comics and entertainment, which takes place every year in Naples, in 4 days (in 3 days until the 2011 edition, except in the 2008 edition, which was still held in 4 days) usually in spring inside the spaces of the Mostra d'Oltremare in Fuorigrotta (until 2009 in Castel Sant'Elmo in Vomero, except the 2000 edition, held in Villa Pignatelli). The first edition dates back to 1998.[5] In the 2010 and 2011 editions, the two venues of Castel Sant'Elmo and Mostra d'Oltremare both hosted the event.[5]

In 2019 Matteo Stefanelli became Comicon's first creative director.[6] In 2023 Comicon expands with a second edition in Bergamo from June 23 to 25 on the occasion of Bergamo - Brescia Capital of Culture. The first edition of Comicon Bergamo was held in the pavilions of the Fiera di Bergamo.[5]

The current COMICON board consists of president Claudio Curcio and general director Carlo Cigliano.

Features

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The 2009 edition had far more visitors than the organizers expected, so the event was moved to the larger and more spacious Mostra d'Oltremare. In January 2010, the fair's organization determined that Comicon would be divided into two venues for the 2010 edition: the historic one, Castel Sant'Elmo, hosted publishers (except Panini and J-Pop, which were at the trade show), Imago contests, Micheluzzi awards, screenings, lectures, antiques and art exhibitions; the new, more spacious venue at the Mostra d'Oltremare, on the other hand, hosted the cosplay contest, the stands related to games and video games (including a large space in particular of the Nintendo stand with several Wii consoles in operation, available to the public with the most popular games), and the exhibition market of comic stores, game or video game stores and distributors.[5]

In fact, in the 2010 edition, Comicon has united Gamecon with itself, creating a single multimedia expo that spans a wide part of entertainment: from board game, to cartoon, to comic book, to video game. Also since the 2010 edition, a winner of the cosplay competition is selected for the finals in London of the Eurocosplay Championship.[5]

Since 2011, a spin-off of the event has been held in Salerno, which has become a single event dedicated to a specific theme since 2015.[5]

Since the 2012 edition, Castel Sant'Elmo has been abandoned to move the entire event to the pavilions of the Mostra d'Oltremare. The decision was made following a survey done by the organization itself through its official Facebook page.[7] Also from the 2012 edition, the Asian Village sector, a space entirely dedicated to Japanese and Asian culture, is inaugurated.[8][9]

In the various editions, numerous artists in the industry, both national and international, have been present as guests, including Milo Manara, Frank Miller, Sergio Toppi, David Lloyd, Jim Lee and Gō Nagai.

In addition to the main event, exhibitions were also added that could be visited on days preceding and/or following the event itself, as well as other exhibitions and events (included in the so-called "COMIC(ON)OFF" program) placed in places outside the main venue of the event (e.g., cultural institutes, museums, stores, galleries).[5]

Chore Theme

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Some editions of Comicon have had one or more countries as guests to whom part of the event's program is dedicated: several exhibitions, screenings, lectures and meetings have been devoted to artists and works of comics and animation from those countries.

Since the 2007 edition, the central theme has shifted from nation (to which a comics school corresponds) to color, chosen from the five basic colors of letterpress printing (cyan, magenta, yellow, green and black). Each of these colors is associated with references and symbolism of various types and kinds that serve as a common thread for the various initiatives presented.[5]

Starting in 2011 Comicon inaugurated another four-year cycle that aims to link Comics, understood as "Ninth Art," with the other arts, showing in the program the interactions and mutual influences.[5] Each year one of the arts was the protagonist in a specific way: in 2011 it was the turn of Music, while in 2012 the relationship between Comics and Literature was explored,[10] taking the place of the announced Architecture, which was the protagonist of the 2013 edition.[11] In 2014 the main theme, which closed the cycle of the interaction of comics with the arts, was Comics and Cinema.[12]

Award

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Characteristic of the event are the Micheluzzi Award (named after Attilio Micheluzzi),[13] which are awarded each year in various categories to the authors and publishers of comics of the moment, and, since the 2005 edition, the Comicon Cosplay Challenge (also with various prizes),[14] which takes place in the auditorium (since 2010 on an outdoor stage in the Mostra d'Oltremare) on the last day of the fair (Sunday, in the 2012 edition). Other fixed activities of the event include the Imago competition, a drawing contest with a social theme (each year with a different theme) reserved for elementary and junior high school students, and whose winners for the various categories are decided by the visitors themselves, through a secret ballot.


Editions

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  • First edition (2-3-4 October 1998) staged at Castel Sant'Elmo
  • Second edition (5-6-7 May 2000) staged at Villa Pignatelli.
  • Third edition (15-16-17 June 2001) staged at Castel Sant'Elmo - Guest countries: Spain and Latin America
  • Fourth edition (8-9-10 March 2002) staged in Castel Sant'Elmo - Guest countries: Italy
  • Fifth edition (7-8-9 March 2003) staged in Castel Sant'Elmo - Guest countries: United States of America and Canada
  • Sixth edition (5-6-7 March 2004) staged in Castel Sant'Elmo - Guest countries: France and Belgium
  • Seventh edition (4-5-6 March 2005) staged in Castel Sant'Elmo - Guest countries: South Korea and Japan
  • Eighth edition (3-4-5 March 2006) staged in Castel Sant'Elmo - Guest countries: Great Britain and Germany
  • Ninth edition (27-28-29 April 2007) staged in Castel Sant'Elmo - Colour: Cyan/Blue
  • Tenth edition (24-25-26-27 April 2008) staged in Castel Sant'Elmo - Colour: Magenta/Red - Tickets sold: 27 000[13].
  • Eleventh edition (24-25-26 April 2009) staged in Castel Sant'Elmo - Colour: Yellow[14] - Tickets sold: 26 000[15].
  • Twelfth edition (30 April-2 May 2010) staged at both Castel Sant'Elmo and Mostra d'Oltremare (merged with Gamecon, dedicated to games and video games) - Colour: Black - Tickets sold: 32 000[16].
  • Thirteenth edition (29 April-1 May 2011) staged both at Castel Sant'Elmo and at Mostra d'Oltremare (merged with Gamecon, dedicated to games and videogames) - Theme: Comics and Music - Tickets sold: 35,000[17].
  • Fourteenth edition (28 April-1 May 2012) held at the Mostra d'Oltremare[18] (merged with Gamecon, dedicated to games and videogames) - Theme: Comics and Literature - Tickets sold: 50 000[19]
  • Fifteenth edition (25-28 April 2013) held at the Mostra d'Oltremare (merged with Gamecon, dedicated to games and video games) - Theme: Comics and Architecture - Tickets sold: 60 000.[20]
  • Sixteenth edition (1-4 May 2014) held at the Mostra d'Oltremare (merged with Gamecon, dedicated to games and videogames) - Theme: Comics and Cinema. - Tickets sold: 60 000 in the first 3 days alone[21].
  • Seventeenth edition (30 April-3 May 2015)[22] held at the Mostra d'Oltremare (merged with Gamecon, dedicated to games and videogames) - Theme: Comics and Media. - Tickets sold: 100 000. Visitors: 160 000
  • Eighteenth edition (22-25 April 2016)[22] held at the Mostra d'Oltremare (merged with Gamecon, dedicated to games and videogames) - Theme: Comics and Audiovisual Image.
  • Nineteenth edition (28 April-1 May 2017)[22] held at the Mostra d'Oltremare (merged with Gamecon, dedicated to games and videogames) - Theme: Comics and the impact of the web on our cultural landscape.
  • 20th edition (28 April-1 May 2018) held at the Mostra d'Oltremare (merged with Gamecon, dedicated to games and video games) - Theme: 1998-2018: twenty years of Italian comics. Tickets sold: 150 000[23].
  • Twenty-first edition (25-28 April 2019) staged at the Mostra d'Oltremare (inside were incorporated the sections CartooNa - Cinema and TV Series, Gamecon - Games and Videogames, Asian Village, Neverland) - Theme: A new beginning. Tickets sold: 160 000[24].
  • Twenty-second edition (22-25 April 2022): staged at the Mostra d'Oltremare.[25] Visitors: 135 000.[26]
  • Twenty-third edition (28 April-1 May 2023): staged at the Mostra d'Oltremare

In 2020 and 2021, the convention was not held due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, a series of events, mainly online, called 'Comicon Extra'[27] were held.

A second edition of Comicon will also be held from 23 to 25 June 2023 in Bergamo, which with Brescia will be the Italian Capital of Culture.[28]

Guests

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  • 17ª Edition (2015): Milo Manara (Magister), Tanino Liberatore, Davide Toffolo, Don Alemanno, Giacomo Keison Bevilacqua, Zerocalcare, Tuono Pettinato, Domingo Roberto Mandrafina, Alessandro di Virgilio, Massimiliano Frezzato, Gud, Maurizio Rosenzweig, Silvia Ziche, Sio, Angel de la Calle, Maurizio de Giovanni, Nicolò Nebo Zuliani, Keko, Emanuele Gizzi, Giovanni Masi, Squaz, Jens Harder, Kaare Andrews, Ryan Lovelock, Armin Barducci, Jacques de Loustal, Winshluss, Enrique Breccia, Goran Parlov, Francesco Francini, Matteo Scalera, Mirka Andolfo, Leo Ortolani, Kevin O' Neil, Yoshiki Tonogai, Ryuhei Tamura, Roberto dal Prà, Antonio Altaribba, Roberto Recchioni, Paolo Castaldi, Giuseppe Palumbo, Tito Faraci, Francesca Riccioni, Andrea Ferraris, Silvia Rocchi, Leomacs, Michele Petrucci, Marco Rizzo, Alfredo Castelli, Vincenzo Sparagna, Mauro Uzzeo, Mike Mckone, Rodolfo Torti, Daniele Caluri, Alessandro Rak, Nix, Lorenza Di Sepio, Nicola Saviori, Davide Barzi, Fabiano Ambu, Andrea Chiarvesio, Theo, Pierluca Zizzi, Rob Alexander, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Fabrizio Des Dorides, Stefano Antonucci, Claudio Iemmola, Scottecs, Michele Monteleone, Simone Angelini, Riccardo La Bella, Angela Vianello, Mauro Forte, Jessica Cioffi, Pierz, Davide La Rosa. Ospiti musicali: K-ble Jungle, Adams, The Asterplace, Loverin Tamburin, Airly, Slugger Punch, Dorian Gray (Sound and Vision[15] con Ausonia), Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti[16].

References

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  1. ^ "Comicon, quest'anno sarà un'edizione da record: verso il sold out, al via il 29 aprile". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  2. ^ "Record: 170.000 visitatori per la XXIII edizione, la più grande di sempre". Comicon.it (in Italian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b Paolo De Luca (27 April 2023). "Alla Mostra arriva il Comicon: verso il sold out". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ Comicon - Chi siamo
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "La storia di COMICON, raccontata dall'inizio". Comicon (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ^ "COMICON 2019: la direzione artistica e le nuove nomine". Comicon.it. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Eccoci, vogliamo cominciare dall'argomento che ci sta più a cuore? In realtà dai commenti sembra così, ma davvero volete tutti che concentriamo le attività solo alla Mostra d'Oltremare, lasciando il Castello? Votate (e fate votare)!". Pagina ufficiale di Comicon su Facebook. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Napoli Comicon presenta Japan Village". Comicon.it. 4 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Japan Village a Napoli Comicon". Comicon.it. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Letteratura e fumetti, in arrivo Napoli Comicon". la Repubblica (in Italian). 20 February 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  11. ^ Alessandro Di Nocera (31 March 2013). "La primavera di Comicon: l'architettura a fumetti". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Comicon racconta i rapporti tra fumetto e cinema". la Repubblica (in Italian). 25 April 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  13. ^ "I vincitori dei Premi di Comicon Napoli 2023". Fumettologica (in Italian). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  14. ^ Cosplay Challenge
  15. ^ "Sound & Vision viaggio nella musica per immagini". Napoli COMICON. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti Setlist at Napoli Comicon 2015". setlist.fm. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  17. ^ "Ospiti 2017". Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  18. ^ "jpg Ospiti 2017". Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Comicon 2019 Setlists". setlist.fm. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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