The XXVI edition kicks off today, 10 June, to end on Sunday 12, at Lingotto Fiere Torino Comics 2022 edition. An event that for 2022 has chosen the theme of magic. “We believe in magic” is in fact the title and a hymn of hope and joy, it is the desire to leave the real world for a moment to enter a dimension made of surprise and wonder.
Five main thematic areas of the Turin event. It starts with the Comics area, with the Italian protagonists of the world of comics, personalized sketches and drawings, conferences and meetings. In the Cosplay area, space for international competitions, guests, karaoke and karacosplay, thematic workshops. The Content Creator space is dedicated to the meeting of youtubers, tiktokers, and streamers with the public through meet & greet and entertainment events. At Torino Comics 2022 edition Games, Esport and Videogames will see the national finals of the tournaments of the most important titles on the market, role-playing, card and board games, live demonstrations and the presence of the major Italian publishers in the sector. Finally Cinema, music & live: actors, voice actors and characters from the big screen and the main streaming platforms, as well as an area dedicated to entertainment with performances and live shows.
The event, organized by Just for fun in a joint venture with GL events Italia, attracts tens of thousands of fans of comics, manga, anime, cinema, games, esport, videogames to the Piedmontese capital. There will be cosplayers from all over Italy.
Torino Comics 2022 edition https://torinocomics.com/ takes place in Pavilions 2 and 3 (plus external areas) of Lingotto Fiere, for a total of 50,000 square meters.
The program of 10 June
Numerous guests from the world of comics will be present on 10 June with sketching sessions and signing copies. Everyone will have a personalized exhibition space where they can meet fans and curious people.
Among the names present should be remembered Giorgio Cavazzano, Silvia Ziche, the Diabolik trio Stefania Caretta, Giulio Giordano and Giulia Massaglia, Mattia Surroz, Ciro Cangialosi and Simona Capovilla.
Also on June 10th from 3 to 5 pm, it will be possible to meet Kristian Nairn, a Northern Irish actor known to international audiences for playing Hodor in the series “Game of Thrones”, available to fans with a meet & greet session.
The first musical appointment with the Gremlins, a group specializing in film soundtracks and TV series from the 1980s, is scheduled for the main stage of Torino Comics 2022 edition at 2 pm.
In the games area, at the Jolly Joker stand, meeting with Fabio Porfidia, illustrator for numerous projects related to role play from Lex Arcana to Nameless Land, from Alba di Chtulhu to Rayn, of which he is artistic director and main artist.