Libero Katowice and Zwykłe Życie invite you to the world of well-drawn stories.
On Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd February the space of Libero will be filled with pictorial stories of the best Polish illustrators an authors of comic books’ scripts.
Two days of fairs are ahead of us with more than forty exhibitions, where you may dig at will through novelties and get hold of real comics and zine rarities, drawing unique specimen, comic panels and cool gadgets straight from authors and editors of comic books. In the event program we also have four panels of creative workshops for you, where under the guidance of masters of comics everybody will be able to discover art of illustration and creation of pictorial stories. We invite also autograph hunters for meetings with the best Polish illustrators and authors of comic books’ scripts (apart from an autograph maybe you’ll be lucky enough to get a drawing?). And the curious fans are invited to talk about passion for comics with Ola Hamkało, Łukasz Orbitowski and Michał Śledziu Śledziński.
For the first time in Katowice and Silesia – Long live comics and illustration is a real treat for both those already head over heels in love with the world of pictures with speech bubbles as well as those, who are just beginning their adventure with comics. See you there!
We offer free admission to all the attractions!
Event program
FRIDAY 21st FEBRUARY
THE FAIRS
/ 16:00-20:00
More than 40 exhibitors from all over Poland, authors and editors of comics
Opportunity to buy comic books, zines, posters, comic panels and unique gadgets
Among exhibitors you’ll find, among others:
kultura gniewu, Planeta Komiksów, Timof Comics, Scream Komiks, Słowoobraz, Łukasz Kowalczuk, Henryk, Demland, YATTA, Ultimate, Gang Słodziakuw, Anna Krztoń, Beata Sosnowska, Mydło zin, Booka, Michasia Kowal, Ciut Zin, NON stop komiks, Wydawnictwo 23, Marginesy, Jaguar, Agata Duda, Mocak Bookstore, Helena Smołka&Krzymsky, Ongrys, Jan Zealot, Aga Gierek, Bubipop, Szlify, Booka, Javke, Dobrosława Rurańska, Aneta Łuczyńska, Śląska Akademia Komiksu – Biblioteka Śląska Wojtek rysuje / galeria Czorno
WORKSHOPS
/ 17:00-19:00
Creating your own book
Everybody, big and small, may become an author of a book! Do you dream of your own? This can be done in 5 minutes, just with scissors and paper!
workshop conductor: Michasia Kowal
age of participants: 5 years and above
Previous registration is required for the workshops:
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SATURDAY 22nd FEBRUARY
THE FAIRS
/ 11:00-20:00
More than 40 exhibitors from all over Poland, authors and editors of comics
Opportunity to buy comic books, zines, posters, comic panels and unique gadgets
meetings
Autographs’ zone
/ 12:00 Katarzyna Witerscheim, Berenika Kołomycka
/ 13:00 Łukasz Kowalczuk, Michał Śledziu Śledziński
/ 15:00 Henryk (Bartek Glaza), Rafał Mikołajczyk
/ 16:00 Anna Krztoń
CHATS
/ 16:30-17:30
„Why do we love comics?”
Ola Hamkało, Łukasz Orbitowski and Michał Śledziu Śledziński will tell you about their passion for comics
host: Szymon Holcman
WORKSHOPS
/ 12:00-14:00
„How to tame a black smudge”
In other words how to tame the impossible, win a friend and additionally create a unique comic guidebook!
workshop conductor: Berenika Kołomycka
age of participants: 9-12 years, beginners and advanced
/ 14:00-16:00
A comic strip in two hours!
Is it possible? Yes! We’ll create short forms together: one-page stories or mini comic books. Attention everybody – you do not have to have drawing skills!
workshop conductor: Łukasz Kowalczuk
age of participants: 10 years and above, beginners and advanced
/ 16:00-18:00
What is a „language of drawing”
How to find and develop this language? With the help of a few workshop exercises we’ll try to find our own artistic language to create comic books.
workshop conductor: Henryk (Bartek Glaza)
participants: beginners and advanced
Previous registration is required for the workshops:
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