Lucca Comics and Games 2011
The return of the great adventure. A great American artist signed poster of Lucca Comics and Games 2011! Don Maitz is one of the most popular fantasy artists in the Anglo-Saxon world. Its covers (for writers like Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, CJ Cherryh, Stephen King, Gene Wolfe, Michael Moorcock), earning him numerous awards, including two Hugo Award, the highest recognition in the field of science fiction for a artist. Author of two books of illustrations, "Dreamquests: The Art of Don Maitz" and "First Maitz," Don is best known in the United States for its Captain Morgan rum character image of a famous American. It is still the artist most famous pirates and privateers for the characters, when "Monkey Island" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" did not exist. To celebrate Salgari, author of unforgettable Caribbean pirates and Malaysia, Don has revealed an obvious choice! Maitz already knew the works of Emilio Salgari and achieved a perfect fusion between the iconography of the great adventure of the image of the pirate Sandokan Malaysia, and the atmosphere of the Renaissance streets of Lucca.
[Comics]Ospiti
Unveiling the first guests of Lucca Comics 2011! Jiro Taniguchi, a popular manga artist arrives at the five-day festival to wrap it with his art. Jeff Smith returned to Lucca to celebrate 20 years of bone, while it is the first time for David Lloyd, the creator of that graphic V for Vendetta, which is unquestionably as one of the most influential comics of the twentieth century. As regards Italy, the spotlight on two of the most acclaimed authors in recent years, makers of fine 'graphic novels' and Manuele Fior Reviati David. And it is only the first taste of a long list that will become, and will include some of the finest names in the comic world.
[Games]Highlights
At the heart of the program, as every year the three Guest of Honor: the writer Herbie Brennan, the game designer Sandy Petersen, and the artist Paul Barbieri. Competitions & Tournaments The Ruolimpiadi, the championship teams of role-playing games, and Mastering the tournament, only one in Italy and now in its twenty-fifth edition! Subscribe to the two tournaments Lucca Games dedicated to the wonderful world of Roleplay and "fight"! Awards The Awards of Lucca Games, the coveted awards for games produced by the Italian Publishers, opportunity for all young designers to see their prototype produced and distributed worldwide.
Japan Palace
Japan: the stronger and bigger! In the terrible misfortune that has hit Japan, Lucca Comics & Games wants to give greater emphasis to the land of the Rising Sun expanding the available space for the display of all that the Japanese people can offer. We want it to signal that Japan is ready to rise again, to surprise us with his strength and to accept us with open arms to propose its culture. The novelty this year is stronger than just the magnification of the Palace, which Japan won the first floor of the Royal College, which is accessible by two flights of stairs and an elevator.
All information are taken from the Lucca Comics 2011 official web site
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