Lovers of Marvel’s creations such as the Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Captain America, Iron Man and more will be delighted with the Comic Pavilion featuring at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2015 for the first time. Organized in partnership with ComicCave, the UAE's largest distributor of comics, the 150 sq metre Comic Pavilion will be sited in the main hall during the fair from November 4 -14 at the Expo Centre, in participation with 26 specialized publishing houses.The Comic Pavilion is suitable for all age groups and in addition to teenage favorites and superheroes there will be cartoon characters and Hello Kitty for younger visitors to the book fair as well as Manga, the Japanese graphic novel for older visitors. Action figures and toys as well as books will also be on sale and there will be a range of activities, events and signings.
Faisal Al Naboodah, Sales Officer- International, said, “This is an exciting new addition to the Book Fair and is sure delight visitors young and old. Aimed at all ages, it will feature favorite brands and genres such as Marvel’s Avengers which is one of the biggest movies of the year globally. In 2015, everywhere you look you see comics and whilst we expect young adults to enjoy visiting the Comic Pavilion we also expect it will be overrun with youngsters keen to enjoy a read with their favourite superheroes.” Fans of the comic genre will get the opportunity to choose between specialized titles such as Attack On Titan, a Japanese comics series with more than 52.5 million copies in print which is a bestselling book globally or a highly anticipated book, Sandman: Overture, a graphic novel by the English author Neil Gaiman. Also available is Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets by Luc Bresson, based on a French comic book which is also a hotly anticipated new movie. Whilst graphic novels in the Walking Dead series are also on display. The show is aired in over 200 markets and fans can purchase a selection of the series during the event.
Because lovers of comics are also usually consumers of t-shirts, toys and games based on their favourite comic characters, selected merchandise will also be on sale during the book fair. Comic conventions from Shanghai to San Diego, Angouleme to Jakarta draw hundreds of thousands of people every year, often with visitors dressed as their favorite comic book heroes and organizers of this year’s SIBF are anticipating a great response from visitors to the Comic Pavilion. The 2015 SIBF will include an intellectual programme featuring seminars, lectures, cultural and poetry evenings, in addition to the Kids Programme, Cooking Corner, and the Social networking platform, among other events and activities. The SIBF is among the largest book fairs in the world, and the most prestigious in the Arab world and home to the most exciting literary event in the region. The fair was established in 1982, under the patronage of Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the Ruler of Sharjah in order to promote reading as a habit among the younger generation while instilling the love of literature among the people of the region.