Comic Barcelona

Comic Barcelona
StatusActive
LocationsBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Inaugurated1981
Organized byFICOMIC [ca]
Websitehttp://www.ficomic.com
Carles Santamaría, general secretary of FICOMIC, at the 2017 edition of Comic Barcelona

Comic Barcelona is an annual fair and convention of authors, publishers and comic readers, managed by FICOMIC [ca]. It takes place in the city of Barcelona since 1981, and is an event of reference on the Spanish comic market.

Prizes

The Prizes are awarded to the best works published on the year preceding the Convention. An exception is the Gran Premi del Saló (Grand Prize of Comic Barcelona), which is awarded to an author based on his entire career.

The most relevant prizes are:

Grand Prize of Comic Barcelona

Best Work

Prize "Josep Toutain" to the Best New Talent


Best Foreign Work published in Spain

Best Fanzine

Discontinued prizes

Best Script

Best Comics Magazine

Prize for Industry Support

Prize for Best Retailer

Prize to the best comic-based film

Prize for Best Retailer

References

  1. ↑ González, Lucía (2009-12-09). "El cómic sale del 'gueto'". El Mundo. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  2. ↑ YEXUS (2012-05-07). "El Salón Internacional del Cómic de Barcelona cumplió 30 años". El Diario Montañés. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 online@zelig.net. "EL AUTOR ESTEBAN MAROTO, GRAN PREMIO DEL 44 COMIC BARCELONA - Ficomic". www.ficomic.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  4. ↑ Andreu), EFE (Sergio (2026-05-15). "Teresa Valero ('Contrapaso 2'), primera autora en ganar el premio a mejor obra española del Comic Barcelona". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-18.