From
http://comic-30.ficomic.com/NOTICIES/detall.cfm/ID/3906/T/xina-es-pais-convidat-30-salo-comic-.html (in Spanish)
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People's Republic of China is the invited country to the
30th Comic Convention of Barcelona.
China's creations will be shown in a 200 square meter stand that will display the history of
comics in this Asian country and will also display the work of its most remarkable creators through images, books, magazines, e-books and videos. The
Convention will host members of
Chinese government, representatives of
comic-related companies and
Chinese artists, who will take part in several public activities.
The participation of
China as invited country of the
30th Comic Convention of Barcelona is the result of an agreement between the Department of Culture, Radio and Television of the
Tianjin government and
FICOMIC, the Federation of Comic's Professional Institutions, the organizer of the convention. This agreement was also actively promoted by the
Chinese embassy in Spain.
Chinese comics have developed mostly in the last 30 years with the help of the
Chinese Ministry of Culture, who has backed both artists and editors with the organization of different kinds of events, including international promotional activities.
Chinese comics draw their influence from the traditional arts of the country and from the local culture, but each of its authors has been able to give his/her creations a unique personality. Many
Chinese comic authors have become celebrities in
China and it is not rare that some comics can sell over 2 million copies.
Barcelona's 30th Comic Convention will host four
Chinese comic authors:
Chen Weidong (陈维东), script writer and founder of Tianjin Creator World Comic Co., Ltd.;
Benjamin Zhang Bin (本杰明), a renowned illustrator that has worked for Marvel, among many others;
Lotulist, a young
Chinese draftswoman that has specialized in traditional
Chinese icons, such as dragons; and
Andy Chen, journalist and founder of K-ID Studio, specialized in the creation of comics and illustrations.
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The Roca brothers, owners of El Celler de Can Roca (image from the restaurant's website)[/caption]
