The 11th Budapest International Comics Festival attracted hordes of comic fans to the Hungarian capital.
It is the adult market that is now booming rather than the more traditional children’s comics.
Róbert Vass is the event organiser:“Right now comics for adults are more important than kids comics. These days it is really complicated to get into the market by targeting kids.”
How times have changed in the not so distant past children’s comics flew off the shelves, now due to TV, smartphones and tablets the market is moribund.
“I don’t like Japanese comics, I prefer the American and European ones because they are more realistic, they are closer to real life, so for me they appear more believable,” said one young comic lover.
Comic fans take the opportunity to dress in the costumes worn by their favourite characters, while others show their drawing skills to a wider audience.
Gábor Molnár is a comic artist. “We are now in the “artist caressing area” which is a popular par
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