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Lucca Comics and Games Set for Watershed Edition With Thousands of Fans Descending Upon Tuscan Town to Meet Their Heroes


Lucca Comics & Games returns over the Halloween weekend, with thousands of fans descending on the Tuscan town to celebrate all things geek.

Europe’s largest cosplay get together, Italy’s Lucca Comics & Games returns for its 58th edition over the Halloween weekend, with thousands of fans descending on the medival Tuscan town to celebrate all things geek. From TV shows launched by the top streamers to video, tabletop and role-playing games, comic books and horror movies, Lucca showcases the latest in fandom, paying homage to the pervasive power of pop culture at large. Oscar-winning Italian director Gabriele Salvatores will attend a panel along with visual effects supervisor Victor Perez in anticipation of the release of his film “Naples to New York,” which is based on a Federico Fellini screenplay.

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