Malpensafiere is the land of fantasy: over 8 thousand people at the Milano Comics&Games

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*Translated by Sara Pasino

BUSTO ARSIZIO – «We can only be satisfied,» said Claudia Lugli of Blu Nautilus in front of the more than 8 thousand people who took part in the first day of Milano comics&games at Malpensafiere on Saturday, September 17. The exhibition in Busto Arsizio became a destination for fans of comics, video games and imaginary fantasy of all ages.

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This year there has been a novelty: the extension of the event to a new pavilion, which hosted the virtual reality tank of Nocntrl, the simulators of Volandia and the buildings with bricks, from the traditional reproductions of railway and city circuits to the shuttle and Indiana Jones films.

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From the K-pop challenge to the lightsabers battle 

There were also the classic events of previous editions such as the stage and the screen outside intended for the K-pop dance contest, which saw the performance of Jessica Liu before the arrival of singers, and the Total Combat Wrestling ring that saw the fight between Danny Wolf and Emanuel El G., who won.

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Walking among the various stands, with 3D printed comics, action figures, Gunpla and fantasy miniatures, as well as accessories for cosplayers and Japanese street food, it was possible to meet the famous brothers of Mario Bros, various versions of Spider-Man and Batman, Harley Quinn and Mickey Mouse up to the Ghostbusters, Austin Powers, Billy the puppet of the Saw saga or Sith Kylo Ren. For Star Wars fans, the academy Ludosport Porta dei Laghi also offered the opportunity to admire the lightsaber duels of its athletes upstairs.

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For those who love to play videogames there was a specific area to try their hand at gaming, starting from immortal titles such as Street Fighter 2 to get to the most modern Magic The Gathering.

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Escape spaces and a now transversal phenomenon

On the Far East front there were Alba members, as well as many admirers of Naruto and the ninja of the Leaf village, along with the pirates of One Piece, Asuka and Rey of Evangelion, Trunks and Vegeta of Dragonball Z, Ken Kaneki of Tokyo Ghoul, Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury up to 2B nier:Automata and Morrigan by Darkstalkers from the world of video games.

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«“Express yourself”, as Madonna says,» commented Lugli. «This is a free zone to set one’s imagination free, where everyone can live a few hours carefree. There is a need for spaces of escape like these: now it is a transversal phenomenon, involving grandparents and grandchildren. And the enlargement to a third pavilion has allowed the opening of new attractions such as virtual reality or Brick!: all proposals that fall under that big hat that is pop culture».

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For Tommaso Bianchi, artist from Varese and designer of the Bonelli comics at work at the Dada Editore area together with Ivan Calcaterra, historical author of Nathan Never and Thomas Carpinteri, creator of the event manifesto, «Milano comics&games is a must. And especially for us “local”, because it is not limited to a single appointment per year».

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Busto arsizio milano comics&games malpensafiere – MALPENSA24