Europe

Austria

Culture

Nextcomic Festival is going to take place in Linz, Steyr, Traun and Steyrermühl from the 14th-23rd March; speakers include Bettina Egger. Link (27/02/2019, German, MdlI)

Germany

Culture

The 8th “Hamburger Graphic Novel Tage” are going to take place from the 11th-14th March; guests include Nora Krug, Jason Lutes and Catherine Meurisse. Link (25/02/2019, German, MdlI)

Research

Essays from the Tübingen Winter School “De/Recontextualizing Characters” have been published as a special issue of the journal, Image. Link (07/02/2019, German, MdlI)

Portugal

Culture

From the 7th to the 10th March, the Coimbra BD – international exhibition of comics will take place. Authors such as Etienne Schréder, Fabio Celoni and Joana Afonso will be in attendance. Link (21/02/2019, Portuguese, RR)

Obituary

Geraldes Lino, author of the well know blog ‘Divulgando BD’ (Promoting Comics) and also one of the most passionated comics connoisseur, passed away on the 19th February, at 83 years old. Link (21/02/2019, Portuguese, RR)

Spain

Culture

Netflix has announced a tv series based on Pepe Pérez and Santiago García’s comic El Vecino. Link (06/02/2019, English, EdRC)

The Basque Government has announced a total financial aid of 105 000 euros for Basque comics and album authors, including specific sections for young women artists. Link (29/01/2019, Spanish, EdRC)

The Spanish Association of Comics Critics has published their biannual list of best comics (July-December 2018). Link (25/02/2019, Spanish, EdRC)

Research

The Aula de Cómic at the University of Valencia (with the creation of the first Chair of Comic Studies in Spain) has started its activities. Link (21/02/2019, Spanish, EdRC)

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Correspondents:  Enrique de Rey Cabero (EdRC, Spain), Martin de la Iglesia (MdlI, Austria and Germany) and Renata Rafaela (RR, Portugal).

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