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RESULTS 2015sElECtion of projECts162/To barcelona and beyond!jAViEr yustEEL CULTURAL | 17/04/2015 e International Comic Fair (Salón Internacional del Cómic) gives Spanish artists the opportunityto expose their work tobig players, such as US publisher DC or France’s Dargaud and Depuis, thanks to the support of the AC/E Programme for the Internationalisation of Spanish Culture.Making it big in the ercely competitive world of the comic, especially abroad is,for many Spanish artists, almost a thingof science ction or fantasy, as it is so hard to reach the right audience with the right material. It is precisely those two subjects —science ction and fantasy— that form the backbone the 33rd edition of Barcelona’s Salón Internacional del Cómic taking place in the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc exhibition centre until Sunday.With 165 exhibitors spread across 36,000 square metres of oor space, vignettes enthusiasts and videogame fans (thefair likes to be inclusive) can meet their favourite Spanish and international authors and artists and give ight to their fancies by dressing up, hunting autographs or taking part in workshops.But the Salón del Cómic is not just forfans to have fun but also o ers a centrefor business and professional congress, providing authors a special opportunity for showing their work to editors from home and abroad. “ is fair o ers a fantastic opportunity for an American editor tosee what young Spanish artists are doing,” explains Ms. Kristy Quinn, editor of DC Comics: “Normally, we only get to know them when an agent brings them to us but not all of them have that opportunity because, for that, they already need to be professionals.”Kristy Quinn, responsible for the publication of work such as Batman: Li’l Gotham and Sensation Comics, featuring