Following the great success of the 2022 edition, the organization of the fair Be Comics! Of Padua announced the dates of the next, the 2023 edition. The appointment is set 17, 18 and 19 March 2023more information is available below.
RECORD OF ENTRANCES, ATTENDANCE INCREASES BY MORE THAN 70% AFTER THE GREAT SUCCESS OF BE COMICS! APPOINTMENT WITH THE 2023 EDITION FROM 17 TO 19 MARCH
More than 18,000 fans populated the Padua Fair for the great International Festival dedicated to comics, manga, videogames, esport, cosplay and entertainment. The most important in Veneto, three days of full immersion in pop culture and geeks. A record attendance that almost doubled the number of visitors compared to the 2019 edition.
Padua, 21 March 2022 – Be Comics! – the most important celebration of pop culture in the whole of Veneto, organized by Fandango Club Creators in partnership with Padua Hall, the company that manages the Fiera di Padova brand – is back in style and, for the whole weekend just ended, has filled the city with fans of comics, manga, cosplayers, video games and esports. They have been more than 18 thousand the participants a Be Comics! 2022which touches so a 72% increase of attendances compared to the 2019 edition. The excellent result recorded by the event and the great interest aroused in the territory have prompted the organization to set an appointment for the 2023: the next edition will be held from 17 to 19 March in the pavilions of the Padua Fair.
The Festival Be Comics! 2022 welcomed, in the three days, more than 130 exhibitors among the main publishing houses, the most popular comics stores and board game publishers with their highly anticipated demo areas, as well as many retailers of gadgets and unmissable collectibles. The event, which marked the return in attendance, was held in Hall 7 and in Gallery 78 of the Padua Fair, animated by the presence of fans of all generations ready to share their greatest passions. Be Comics! 2022, in fact, has combined the world of comics, manga, cosplay, with that of video games and export, thus embracing all areas of pop culture, for a truly rich and engaging offer between shows and panels on the Main Stage. expertly conducted by Giorgia Vecchini, in addition to meetings with artists, authors, creators, pro-players and talents of international standing. Among the most important guests and appreciated by the public, it is impossible not to mention the Lacuna Coil with Cristina Scabbiabut also Giuseppe “Cammo” Camuncolidesigner of Spider-Man, Star Wars and “Undiscovered Country”, from Veneto Marco Checchettodesigner of Daredevil and Punisher, and again the famous cartoonist and youtuber SIOthe oscar award Sarah Arduinithe writers Giovanni Masi And Mauro Uzzeothe multifaceted Don Alemanno and many artists including Davide Gianfelice, Nut, Loputyn and many others.
In line with the theme of Be Comics! 2022 – that is the Journey to the East which also inspired the event poster designed by Mario Alberti – for the whole weekend there was ample space given to Asian pop culture. Lots of manga to discover, anime screenings and moments on stage “Living in Japan”, They transported the lucky audience directly to Akihabara, the famous “nerd” district of Tokyo. In this context, cosplayers could not be missing! As never before, many have colored the three days with their costumes and, on Sunday, the best competed on the Main Stage in the highly anticipated Cosplay Contest, a real competition of skills to discover the best costume and determine who best plays your character. Great turnout also in the areas dedicated to gaming and esports enthusiasts: the Gaming Zone powered by GameStop was set up with numerous game stations dedicated to the latest video games and the latest generation consoles, without forgetting the moments on stage with content creator how Froz3n And Pokétonx. Since March 20th was the 2nd birthday Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons – which, with over 37 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling video games ever on Nintendo Switch console family – in the three days of Be Comics! visitors had the opportunity to physically immerse themselves in an Animal Crossing island thanks to a special themed set-up with some of the most iconic elements of the video game. But not only that, on Sunday afternoon on the central stage, the content creator Lightning 95 Channel celebrated this special anniversary together with the Italian communities. Of course, a Be Comics! the export could not be missing: fans filled the front rows of the dedicated area, theEsportshowfor a spectacular challenge to League of Legends commented by the casters of PG Esports KenRhen And Moonboy.
“Be Comics! 2022 was an opportunity to bring families and enthusiasts together around beautiful stories and passions, a real sharing factor. Given the excellent conditions and the great results of this first new edition, as organizers of the event – confirmation Domenico Romano, CEO of Fandango Club Creators – “we want to continue to bring pop culture to Padua, to weave the souls of the geek universe. For the 2023 appointment we are ready to significantly expand the spaces dedicated to the event and to welcome more and more fans, investing in the proposition of comics and new digital scenarios“.
“In these three days we saw people of all ages at the Fair, including many young people. The record turnout recorded – explains Marco Valsecchi, general manager of Padova Hall – it represents a beautiful sign, the city is reactive, the public feels the desire to return to meet in presence and rediscover their passions. The goal of making this event a reference event for pop culture enthusiasts from all over the Veneto region has been fully achieved, the premises for further growth and development of the event in view of 2023, with a national project, they are all there “.
The players who supported the event are different and all noteworthy: from Gamestopofficial retail partner, a RDS 100% Grandi Successi, official radio of the event, whose musical selection animated the stage. Corriere dello Sport – Stadium And Tuttosport are, however, for the first time, editorial partners of the e SchoolZoo, the most followed student community in Italy, with over 5 million followers on the main social platforms and over 10 thousand ambassadors throughout Italy, is a social media partner. The event also obtained the prestigious ones Patronages from the Veneto regionfrom the provinceof the common and of Chamber of Commerce Of Padua.
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