San Marino Comics, unveiled the poster of the 2022 edition
The poster of the 2022 edition of San Marino Comics has been presented
“Directly from the distant Rising Sun – explain the organizers of the event – the skilled hands of Maestro Junichi Hayama created the illustration for the poster of the ninth edition of the San Marino Comics Festival. The Maestro, character designer of Ken the Warrior (Hokuto no Ken), will be a guest of the festival on August 26, 27 and 28 where meet & greet, exhibitions and panels with the public will be organized. Hayama is the first Japanese guest to fly to Italy after the pandemic period and he enthusiastically welcomed the invitation of the organization that asked him to create a poster that would recall the world of “fantasy” and “fantastic” (which are the main theme of this year’s San Marino Comics Festival), which only the wonderful landscape of the Republic of San Marino can offer.
“I was very pleased to receive the commission for a poster for an Italian event; it is the first time ”comments Maestro Hayama. “I really like history, both Japanese and from other countries. I have been to Italy and have received many gratifications from the Italians. With my brushes I wanted to create an image inspired by the history and greatness of San Marino. The rider on the back of his horse, ready to defend his places, seemed to me the most suitable image to represent this enchanted place that I can’t wait to discover during the days of the event, sure of the excellent hospitality I will receive. It was exciting for me to create a scenography starting from the beautiful images received. I hope that all visitors to the event and the entire population of the Republic of San Marino will like the poster ”.
San Marino Comics Festival is ready to repeat the success of the over 53,000 visitors last year with many guests, cosplay, steampunk, music and shows starting from 26th to 28th August.