Today, October 20, 2021, a press conference dedicated to the presentation of the program of the 55th edition of Lucca Comics & Games, which will be held starting next week (from 29 October to 1 November). From the subtitle “… to see the stars again: light”, this will be a “lighter” event, in an attempt to reconcile these events to the normality of the general public.
Among the novelties present in this new edition we have the Tuono Day (October 31st), an entire day dedicated to the cartoonist Combed Thunder, who died prematurely last June, with the preview presentation of the documentary at the Festival Life and works of one of the most brilliant intellectuals of his generation: Andrea Paggiaro aka Tuono Pettinato.
In addition to the inevitable concert appointments (Caparezza, Pau, Shade, Gap Coil And Mahmood), a great return is represented by the Games Area, where the Italian talents of the GDR come back alive to meet the public and fans. Among the guests the boys of InnTale, Andrea “Il Rosso” Lucca and the presence of twelve associative realities of the Italian territory that will hold seminars, workshops and round tables on the themes of play as an educational, didactic and social inclusion tool.
In the Performance Area, moreover, space for the artists of Miniature Island, with the painting of live miniatures alongside the Masters of Fantasy Art such as Paul Barbers, Ivan Cavini, LRNZ and many others. Speaking of fantasy, among the many appointments in the Movie area, a panel will be dedicated to the series Netflix The Witcher, with the presence of the two actors of the new season Kim Bodnia And Joey Batey. Among the other products in the program, the new animated film Disney Encanto (in cinemas from November 24) and the highly anticipated preview screening of Ghostbusters Legacy, the new chapter dedicated to Ghostbusters.
From the world of videogames, Riot Games will set up an exhibition dedicated exclusively to Arcane, the TV series that will be released on Netflix on November 7 inspired by League of Legends and will be held at the former Museum of Comics. Also returning Italian Esports Open, 4 days of fun, fierce challenges between Battle Royale, MOBA and FPS. For the first time, the Esport Cathedral will host a full day dedicated to Pokémon with the Lucca Party and the participation of the huge Italian community dedicated to pocket monsters.
In addition, the Lucca Comics & Games Show will be the digital section of the Festival, which will be streamed on Twitch over 8 hours of daily live coverage with surprise content, interviews, insights and links. At the conduction, 3 important Italian creators: Claudio di Biagio, Ckibe And Kurolily.
The space dedicated to cosplay is also inevitable: Villa Bottini will be made available to carry out exclusive photoshoots and on the place it will be possible to meet guests of the sector such as Jade Robin, Leon Chiro, Meryl Sama And Nicolas of the Gentile Shire who will arrive with the entire company of the Ring to tell the story of his project to build the County in Abruzzo.
The passion for the East will be protaognist of Japan Town, including gadgets, pop objects and Japanese-style clothing and articles for cosplayers, in addition to the Anime Vocal Contest at the Auditorium San Francesco and the new edition of the Cosplay Live Show (October 30th at 3:30 pm), where participants will battle in front of a jury led by Maurizio Merluzzo.
These program offers and much more at the new edition of Lucca Comics & Games 2021, which will be held from next November 29th.
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