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  • Comment: The few secondary sources might be just enough to establish notability per WP:GNG, but my problem with this is that the majority of the citations are to the event's own website, meaning this is essentially the organisers telling us what they want to tell us, rather than the draft summarising what independent and reliable secondary sources have said. DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:36, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: This is a welcome translation of it:Napoli Comicon. In addition to references, it's a verbatim translation of a mildly promotional article, so some edits for neutral tone are needed. Best of luck with the article, and happy editing. Wikishovel (talk) 14:41, 21 September 2023 (UTC)


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

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.

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.[7]

Features

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.[8]

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.[9] Also from the 2012 edition, the Asian Village sector, a space entirely dedicated to Japanese and Asian culture, is inaugurated.[10][11]

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).[12]

Chore Theme

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. 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,[13] taking the place of the announced Architecture, which was the protagonist of the 2013 edition.[14] In 2014 the main theme, which closed the cycle of the interaction of comics with the arts, was Comics and Cinema.[15]

Award

Characteristic of the event are the Micheluzzi Award (named after Attilio Micheluzzi),[16] 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),[17] 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.

References

  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. ^ "Le date dell'edizione 2024 di Comicon Napoli". Fumettologica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  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 "La storia di COMICON, raccontata dall'inizio". Comicon (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Comicon nomina un nuovo direttore artistico". Fumettologica.it. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Comicon si espande: dopo Napoli nel 2023 a Bergamo". Fumettologica (in Italian). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ "La mappa di Comicon Napoli 2023". Fumettologica.it (in Italian). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Napoli si colora di Giappone: il Japan Village al COMICON". Animeclick.it. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Gli ospiti e le prime novità dell'area Asian di Comicon Napoli 2023". Fumettologica.it. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Le mostre di Comicon Napoli 2023". Fumettologica.it (in Italian). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Letteratura e fumetti, in arrivo Napoli Comicon". la Repubblica (in Italian). 20 February 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  14. ^ Alessandro Di Nocera (31 March 2013). "La primavera di Comicon: l'architettura a fumetti". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Comicon racconta i rapporti tra fumetto e cinema". la Repubblica (in Italian). 25 April 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  16. ^ "I vincitori dei Premi di Comicon Napoli 2023". Fumettologica (in Italian). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  17. ^ Cosplay Challenge


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