Lucca Comics and Games 2022: the unmissable events on comics

Lucca Comics and Games 2022: the unmissable events on comics

Lucca Comics and Games 2022



After the numerous announcements relating to the new edition of Lucca Comics and Games, here is another overview of the events on comics that can be found this year in Lucca. Below we share the rich calendar with you.



Lucca Comics and Games 2022

The events on comics in Lucca

The day of October 28

At 12:00 appointment at the Auditorium Fondazione Banca del Monte of Lucca with the first survey conducted in Italy on comic book libraries. Guests of the event Giovanni Russo (Lucca Crea), Giovanni Peresson (AIE), Emanuele Di Giorgi (Tunué) and Simone Mazzino (Comics Corner). Moderated by Luca Valtorta (Republic). At 3.00 pm appointment in Sala Tobino with Lee Bermejo's showcase moderated by Andrea Fornasiero. So get ready to discover the artistic path of the artist also known for his DC productions. At 4.30 pm, again in Sala Tobino, the showcase of Kenny Ruiz, the author of Team Phoenix, comes to life. At 3.00 pm, at the Suffrage Auditorium, it is the turn of Star Trek: Engage!, The event that pays homage to the science fiction series par excellence, with millions of fans around the world and an ever-expanding multimedia universe. On this occasion, RW Edizioni presents the new Italian edition of the comics related to Star Trek, made under the supervision of the Star Trek Italian Club. Among the guests we will find the designer David Messina and Marcello Rossi and Nicola Vianello of the Star Trek Italian Club.

The day of October 29

Let's now move on to October 29 with Dragonero. I Paladini by Sergio Bonelli Editore, Rai Kids, Power Kids and NexusTV. The appointment is at 10.30 at the Teatro del Giglio. Are you ready to preview the first 4 episodes of the Dragonero animated series? At 10.30 at the Church of San Giovanni there will be Muse: a journey through artistic influences, with Leo Ortolani. For the occasion, Leo Ortolani will present Musa, the author's first artbook where the comic meets, among others, Frank Frazetta, John William Waterhouse, Alfons Mucha. Leo Ortolani, Sarah D’Imporzano and Luca Raffaelli will be present. At 12.00 at the San Girolamo Auditorium it will be time for Atsushi Ohkubo meets the readers. Werther Dell’Edera and Giovanni Russo participate in the meeting, together with Atsushi Ohkubo. 12.00, this time at the Auditorium Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca, there will be Eímear Noone, a symphony for a video game. How do you create a video game soundtrack? To find out, all that remains is to visit Eímear Noone and Riccardo Romano. At St John's Church, at 12 noon, you will find Chris Ware, the story builder. The artist will talk to Luca Valtorta (Robinson - La Repubblica) on the occasion of the release of the Italian edition of Building Stories. Francesco Pacifico will also be present on stage. For lovers of the Marvel world, at 13.00 at the Teatro del Giglio, Happy Birthday, Spider-Man will arrive! The event will retrace the character's six decades of publishing life and will not lack music, acrobatic performances and much more. Among the guests we will find Marco M. Lupoi, Giuseppe Camuncoli (co-creator of the Spider-Verse), Sara Pichelli, C.B. Cebulski, John Romita Jr. and Sara “Kurolily” Stefanizzi. The event will be directed by Marco Rizzo. At 1.30 pm at the Banca del Monte Foundation Auditorium in Lucca there will be Bulgarian Humor VS German Humor, with Kalina Muhova and Nadine Redlich, refereed by Valerio Stivé. Also at 1.30 pm, but at the San Giovanni Church, Eroticism for women will come to life with Mirka Andolfo, Fumettibrutti and Collettivo Moleste. At 2.30 pm, at the Archbishop's Hall, The Art of Ted Nasmith: from the Silmarillion to the poster of Lucca Comics and Games. Ted Nasmith and Paolo Barbieri, authors of the Lucca Comic and Games 2022 poster, will discuss art, fantasy and inspiration. Introduces and moderates Emanuele Vietina. At 3.00 pm, at the Church of San Giovanni, it is the turn of In the world of wonders by Chris Riddell with Chris Riddell and Eike Schmidt. Moderated by Pierdomenico Baccalario. Also at 3.00 pm, at the Banca del Monte Foundation Auditorium in Lucca, it will be the turn of From Europe to Manga, the other invasion. Who are the mangakas today? Kenny Ruiz and Tony Valente will answer. At 4.00 pm, at the Archbishop's Hall, it will be the turn of From Diabolik to Dracula: Corrado Roi, who are you? At 4.30 pm, at the San Giovanni Church, Roberto Recchioni will be present with the Manga from the other side event. At 4.30 pm, in Sala Tobino, Make noise !, a meeting that invites you to break the silence and to speak out against harassment and gender-based violence. There will be La Tram, Francesca Torre, Laura Guglielmo, Lucia Biagi and Davide Costa and the collective Moleste. Moderated by Valentina De Poli. At 5.00 pm, at the Suffrage Auditorium, there will be a conference dedicated to the Silver Age: Dario Bressanini - Scientists in tights.

The day of October 30

At 10.00, at the Church of San Giovanni, get ready for Brunung Cosmos! Saint Seiya: a global success. Guests Arnaud Dollen and Jérôme Alquié (authors of the official spin-off, Saint Seiya - Time Odyssey), together with Mosé Singh (voice actor) and Alessandro Falciatore (AnimeClick.it). At 12.00, in the Sala Tobino, there will be the Maradona Celebration. It is an event born with the collaboration of the Argentine Embassy in Italy which will have as guests Rep, Rosa Tiziana Bruno and Giuseppe Guida, authors of the graphic novel Diego - Maradona, not only football and Riccardo Corbò. At 1.30 pm, always keeping to the comics theme in Lucca, at the San Giovanni Church, Fumettibrutti, the Baffo and Quasirosso will be present with Surviving the thirty years. At 3.00 pm, in the Sala Tobino room, Gary Frank will start his showcase with live drawings and more. Together with Gary Frank there will be Marco Rizzo. At 3.00 pm, at the Archbishop's Hall, Sergio Bonelli presents: the great exhibition Castelli & friends. Luca Del Savio converses with Alfredo Castelli. At 3.30 pm, at the Church of San Giovanni, there will be a meeting with Milo Manara: Women and my other teachers. Together with the artist, Bruno Luverà and Mirka Andolfo. At 4.30 pm, at San Girolamo, From Spider-Man's past to the future of the entire Marvel Universe! Celebrating the glorious past of the House of Ideas will be John Romita Jr. (one of the most iconic Spider-Man designers ever), the editor-in-chief of Marvel C.B. Cebulski and the editorial director of Marvel Italia Panini Comics Marco M. Lupoi. To moderate there will be Nicola Peruzzi and Marco Rizzo. At 4.30 pm, in Sala Tobino, there will be the Chris Riddell showcase. At 5.30 pm, in Chiesa San Giovanni, there will be 15 years of Wrinkles with Paco Roca and Alessandro Apreda alias DocManhattan. It then continues at 5.30 pm at the Archbishop's Hall with Face to Face with Norihiro Yagi - Session 1. The author of Claymore meets a select number of fans. Event by reservation at the Star Comics pavilion. The use of the mask is mandatory during the event.

The day of October 31

Arrived therefore to October 31, at 10.30 in Sala Tobino there will be the showcase of John Romita Jr. The artist will draw and tell his story and his work on all the Superheroes existing, and not only. With Andrea Bellusci. At 11.30 am, at the Archbishop's Hall, Valerio Lundini will be present: the impossible interview, with Valerio Lundini and Alessandro Apreda alias DocManhattan. We then move on at 12.00 in Sala Tobino with the Marcello Quintanilha showcase. Coconino Press presents Marcello Quintanilha with Marco Rizzo. At 12.00, at the Church of San Giovanni, Barbarone presents Gipi presenting Barbarone. At 12.30, in the San Francesco Auditorium, he will predict life Something is drawing the Comics. Werther Dell’Edera, Roberto Recchioni, James Tynion IV, try to understand the implications of a long professional and artistic collaboration. At 1.15 pm, at the Archbishop's Hall, it will be the turn of Visioni da Taiwan a journey through historical memory with Zuo Hsuan and Marco Rizzo. At 1.30 pm, at the San Giovanni Church, Power Pizza Live returns to be live with Sio, Nick & Lorro. Also at 1.30 pm, another space dedicated to comics in Lucca will start at the Sala del Suffragio. Manuele Fior presents his new graphic novel Hypericon, a love story between two twenty-year-olds in Berlin in the nineties that is intertwined with the extraordinary adventure of the discovery of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen, which took place a century ago. At 2.00 pm, at the San Francesco Auditorium, there will be Zerocalcare - 365 days of welcome. Zerocalcare and its editor talk to each other every day. Comics? Of cartoons? Let's find out together with Michele Foschini. At 3.00 pm, in the Tobino Room, there will be the Nagabe showcase. The author will draw for the public and talk about his style with Alessandro Apreda alias DocManhattan. Also at 3.00 pm, at the Church of San Giovanni, Marco Rizzo and Lelio Bonaccorso, Paolo Bacillieri, Sakka, Mara Cerri and Giacomo Nanni will be the protagonists of the event The arts in the Ninth Art. Moderated by Luca Raffaelli. And then again, at 3.00 pm in the Suffrage Auditorium, Shockdom presents DIRT by Giulio Rincione. Dario Moccia was also present at the event. At 4.30 pm, in the Sala Incontri Cappella Guinigi, comic storytelling will be discussed in the digital world and the paper one with Webcomics: the digital authorial dream. Rita Petruccioli, Lorenzo Ghetti, Gianluca Caputo, Dario Sicchio and Matteo Gaspari will be present. At 5.00 pm, at the San Francesco Auditorium, Sio, Dado, Fraffrog and Keison will make a Gigannouncement. At 5.30 pm, at the Archbishop's Hall, it will be the turn of Face to Face with Norihiro Yagi - Session 2. The author of Ariadne in The Blue Sky meets a selected number of fans (reservation at the Star Comics pavilion). The use of the mask will be mandatory. Finally, to conclude the day, at 9.30 pm at the Teatro del Giglio there will be the Graphic Novel Theater event: Celestia by Manuele Fior (event to be booked on Eventbrite).

The day of November 1st

On November 1st, at 11.30 am at the Teatro del Giglio, Roberto Saviano presents The stories of the Paranza (event by reservation on Eventbrite). Readers will be able to buy The Stories of the Paranza. The memory of bones, available in only 500 numbered copies. Finally, at 12.00 in the Sala Tobino, Sio will be held: 30 strips in 30 minutes. Sio closes its Lucca Comics and Games 2022 with a flourish with the famous 30 strips within 30 minutes, like every year!








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