Barcelona’s international comic fair is designed to promote comic strips and provide a meeting point for professionals. One of the most important activities it carries out is the meetings it arranges between national and international publishers and Spanish authors, which provide professional opportunities in and outside Spain for particularly talented Spanish creators. This edition, the 35th, featured an exhibition dedicated to José María Blanco, winner of the Grand Prix at the recent edition of the fair which is linked to the centenary of TBO magazine, of which he was a leading author. All genres of comics are represented in the exhibitions staged by the fair. It also holds workshops whose participants and topics are related to the genre.
The event is also attended by representatives of publishing companies, film and television producers, stores and merchandising suppliers, bookstores, clothing stores and video game companies, among others. The professionals who take part include national and foreign draughtsmen and screenwriters, whom it provides with a space to hold professional meetings with representatives of the main publishers in the sector. This year AC/E invited an important group of international publishers and planners, enabling them to gain first-hand knowledge of the latest developments in the Spanish comic industry.
The event is also attended by representatives of publishing companies, film and television producers, stores and merchandising suppliers, bookstores, clothing stores and video game companies, among others. The professionals who take part include national and foreign draughtsmen and screenwriters, whom it provides with a space to hold professional meetings with representatives of the main publishers in the sector. This year AC/E invited an important group of international publishers and planners, enabling them to gain first-hand knowledge of the latest developments in the Spanish comic industry.