There’s a lot happening in the Comics Centre at the Frankfurt Book Fair. This is the platform for talks with artists, activities, workshops, presentations, award ceremonies and trade visitor events. The stars of the comics scene sign dedications for their fans. Crossmedial content, printed books, tips for booksellers and librarians, artistic events, discussions with prominent guests, a cartoon exhibition: all these things and more are at the heart of the Comics Centre. Visit us there in Hall 3.0.

What's new in the Comics Centre? The Comics Shelf has developed into the Comics Collective Stand. This will enable even the smaller publishers without their own stands to exhibit their products for the full duration of the fair. The stand will be supported by expert staff from the Frankfurt Book Fair and is furnished with tables and chairs. Exhibitors using the collective stand can conduct their important discussions here. One more advantage: Participants can arrange their appointments flexibly across all the days of the Book Fair as they don’t have to be present at the stand all the time. For instance, smaller publishers would be able to visit the Book Fair for just two days, in which time they can conduct their business while their comics are presented at the collective stand for the whole duration.
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Things to read, things to learn. The Hot Spot Kids & Comics provides space for exhibitors of children’s books and publishers of comics who are digitally-focused to present their digital products. The Hot Spot also offers exhibitors a stage for holding events, as well as a lounge for business talks.

To lend physical emphasis to the relationship between comics, film and games, and the new digital forms of content use, this year the Comics Centre is in a new location, directly next to the Hot Spot Kids & eReading. The collective events stage serves as a bridge between the tried-and-tested and all things new.