Special guests

Christian Duce is a Spanish comic book artist who has created some of the most notable illustrations for DC Comics, including notable work on “Batman and the Outsiders,” “Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong” , “Detective Comics” and various “The Flash” series, where he was able to recreate the dynamism and speed inherent in this superhero with ease! His portfolio also includes the Marvel standouts “Guardians of the Galaxy: Ozone Heroes” and “Marvel’s Hero Project: Astonishing Austin”.

He began his professional career in 2005, when he sent his first sample pages to several small publishers, until he finally got his first project, work on which almost made him quit drawing.

Fortunately, the first failed attempts failed to completely discourage him and in 2008 he made his debut in the comics world with a book about Wildstorm – “IDES OF BLOOD”.

Soon after, he caught the attention of fans and the industry alike with his unique style and his ability to portray emotion and action in each of his works, moving through the various characters with ease.

Social Links:

• https://www.instagram.com/ducechristian/
• https://www.facebook.com/christianduce.art/

Neda Malcheva is one of the most popular artists on social networks.

There is hardly anyone who has not come across the work of this crazy mother with even crazier children and apparently… patient father. The talented artist has been sharing stories inspired by family life – the good, the bad and especially the funny – for years, and her page now has over 70,000 fans! Neda has painted the illustrations in “How to Survive in Bulgaria” by Brato.bg, “Mama Ninja”, “The Daily Life of a Dad” by Kaloyan Yavashev, as well as a whole series of “Bulgarian Knowledge” by Viktoria Petkova. For almost two years she has been teaching classical and digital drawing to children in Ruse.

Neda will be with us on both days of the festival, where she will have her own booth to meet fans.

“Tony Pateto” is a comic project by Anani Borisov and Martin Petrov, launched in 2016, bearing the working title “Sexyboy Igracho” and inspired by the native reality, with the main character – a typical young Bulgarian from the countryside. Created as a joke, Tony Patetto became a serious title with thousands of fans who 7 years later still support the idea.

Anani and Martin continue to work actively as comic authors and develop new series. They’ll be with us at the festival and will give us a first-hand account of exactly how “the game is played” and what’s new with our beloved Tony and company.