The festival aims to be an opportunity to talk to the public about future projects, recently published comics, and to show the public a “fresher” side of comic production.

The festival is organised by Niccolò Tonelli (Illustrator, comic artist and local event organiser) in collaboration with Off Hours Association, with the Sponsorship from the municipality of Misano Adriatico and the collaboration of Public Library in Misano Adriatico.
From this edition, Radio Sabbia and Associazione Brutta Scimmia join the organisation as media partners, while the Bauci Città bookshop returns with their bookshop. The Misano Adriatico Library will also host, starting from March 14th, the Show “Drawing History”, organised in collaboration with C.A.S.T. (Florence Convention of Archaeology, History and Tabletop Games). The exhibition hosts an interesting variety of works that disseminate history and archaeology through the language of comics and illustration. In its second year, the festival presents itself in a smaller but dense version, on a single date full of appointments and activities on March 15th. An edition we have defined as the UNDERGROUND EDITION, underground, like a seed, ready to explode bigger and stronger in the coming years. FUMETTI FUTURI (Future Comics) will be held at the Municipal Library of Misano Adriatico on March 15th from morning to afternoon and at the Independent Mexican Cultural Space in the evening. A bookshop managed by the Bauci Città bookshop of Modigliana will be present both in the afternoon and in the evening.

In the morning, From 10:00 to 12:30 will take place Haiku comic workshop, curated by Niccolò Tonelli and Lorenzo Ricci. In this 2-hour workshop, participants will engage in free writing and drawing, collaboratively creating three-panel comic haikus. The afternoon meetings to the Library of Misano Con Free entry and no booking required, will start at 3:30 PM and finish at 7 PM. In order they will be:

* 3:30 PM – Comic Journalism – telling the present with graphic journalism Con Alessio Ravazzani German The Magazine
Since 2022, every three months, La Revue has been publishing comic strip investigations and reports to tackle society's most important issues, those that affect us daily and which traditional journalism ignores, neglects, or uses to create sensation, fear, or simply to mess around. Read more about https://www.larevue.it/

* 16:30 – From self-production to Lupo Alberto – how is Italian comics being revolutionised? with Lorenzo La Neve
Lorenzo La Neve was born in Rome in 1998. A screenwriter for comics and animation, he is the curator of the BMR Production label and Tutto Un Altro Lupo, the revival of Lupo Alberto. He is also artistic director of the YEA series for the Gallucci Balloon brand. He has collaborated with various organisations and publishers, including BeccoGiallo, DeAgostini, and Pinguini Tattici Nucleari. For bookshops, he has written, among others, the volumes Giungla urbana, Rosa grezzo, Amore e sugna, La fabbrica dei rapper, and La banda delle mezze calzette, together with Lillo.

* 5:45 PM – New releases: Back to Italy and Il Curatutto, two graphic novels about getting lost and finding your way home with Laura Nomisake, Annalisa Trapani and Louseen Smith
Back to Italy: The inner monologue of a girl just over twenty as she returns home after an experience abroad. On one hand, the security of memories, on the other, the recognition of her own identity. A story filled with the experience of going and then returning, with her uncertainties and fragilities heightened.
The Healer: The thrilling and gripping adventure of two teenagers, Alex and Mandy, as they grapple with the scars of their past. What if the source of these traumas lay hidden in the heart of Mammoth Cave National Park? It is said that a mysterious magical creature capable of healing all ills lives in its forests: the Curatutto. Louseen Smith delves into the inner lives of the two young protagonists, drawing inspiration from series such as Stranger Things, skilfully blending young adult themes with the light-hearted, pop style of Scott Pilgrim.
Laura Nomisake graduated from the Urbino Academy in 2010. An illustrator and comic artist, she produces visionary fanzines that tell psychedelic stories of our east coast. She has collaborated with: Tenerezze Comix, Mr. Mango, Crack! Fumetti Dirompenti, Subseri, Blatta production, etc.https://www.instagram.com/nomisake/
Annalisa Trapani was born in Pollino, a poet and scientist, comic strip screenwriter, visionary, and fanzine creator, a musician and programmer by passion, a seeker of the human and an aspiring futurologist. Occasionally a curator, for The Wrong – New Digital Art Biennale (2015, 2017, 2019 editions), in the publishing world she has collaborated with: Grow, Motherboard, Čapek, In Your Face Comix, Atlas. www.annalisatrapani.it
Louseen Smith is a comic artist and illustrator with a passion for video games. She is primarily known locally for founding the Destroy Brandina collective. She has published a short story in “Materia Degenere 2” for Diabolo Edizioni, created ”Arciòn“ and ”Vampirilla’ for Maledizioni Officina Editoriale, and many other short stories for industry magazines and indie projects. She is also the author of the video game divulgation project “CliccoTutto” and an artist in the video game development collective “Debuggo Studio”. https://www.instagram.com/louseen_smith/

The festival evening.
At 9pm, the festival moves to Independent Mexican Cultural Space in Misano Adriatico.
During the evening you can find artisan stalls and artists, and witness a live podcast episode of Radio Brutta Scimmia and a live musicated drawing by Samuele Canestrari and Laura Nomisake. The evening will conclude with a DJ set.