The 24th edition of Comicon in Naples ended with a new record of 175.000 visitors , confirming its position as one of the most important cultural events in Italy and Europe.
The festival, which took place from 23 to 26 April 2024, offered a rich and varied program for all tastes, ranging from comics to cinema, from TV series to video games, from music to cosplay, from manga to role-playing games.
Mind-boggling numbers for this edition: over 30.000 m50.000 of covered spaces, 850 m6.000 of outdoor areas, an 400-seat theater, a 450-seat arena, 580 exhibitors, more than 8.000 guests, over XNUMX events and XNUMX accredited professionals in the sector.
"We are delighted with the festival's success and its extraordinary quality and international reach ," said Claudio Curcio, president and founder of Comicon. "Comicon is a successful example of the fusion of different creative languages, but also of economic development, tourism, and outreach."
Among the novelties of this year, the delegation of South Korea and the twinning with the Bucheon International Comics Festival (Bicof), which brought to Naples dozens of artists, exhibitions, events and even Korean gastronomic culture.
Comicon 2024 also represented an important showcase for major national and international brands, which participated in the festival as partners and sponsors.
"A special thank you to the entire team who, with dedication and passion, work every year to ensure the growing success of COMICON ," Curcio concluded. "We are proud to have made so many events accessible in sign language for the first time and to have broadened the focus on social vulnerability and disabilities."
Comicon is already looking to the future with two eagerly awaited events: the second year of COMICON Bergamo (21-23 June) and COMICON NAPLES 2025, which will celebrate the important milestone of the XNUMXth edition of the festival.
