Brief
Lucca Comics chief Emanuele Vietina outlines 60th‑edition lineup and crossover focus
The 60th Lucca Comics and Games runs Oct. 28‑Nov. 1, featuring new premieres, exhibitions and a focus on the legacy of geek culture.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Lucca Comics and Games director Emanuele Vietina told Variety that the 60th edition of the Tuscan convention will run Oct. 28‑Nov. 1, drawing more than 200,000 fans a day and highlighting the crossover between movies and video games.
What happened
The event will take place within Lucca’s medieval walls and will showcase a range of pop‑culture attractions. Highlights include a sneak‑peek of Season 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” an Italian premiere of Aardman Animations’ “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom” with founder Peter Lord and director Peter Walker, and a special fan screening of “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” the latest film based on Suzanne Collins’s 2025 novel.
What the reports add
Vietina noted that Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore‑eda will attend to discuss adapting Fujimoto Tatsuki’s manga “Look Back,” which blends live‑action realism with manga‑making. To mark the anniversary, the convention will host the “Lucca Legacy: A Comics and Games Story” exhibition in the 14th‑century Palazzo Guinigi, featuring archival material from Marvel legend Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Lee Falk and other American artists who found a home in Lucca in the 1970s.
What was said
“The ‘Legacy’ theme represents the heritage of what has become one of the world’s major comic conventions,” Vietina told Variety.
He added that the Percy Jackson franchise ties into the legacy theme by updating classical mythology for younger audiences, describing it as “contemporary mythology.” Vietina also emphasized that Lucca offers a formal red‑carpet in front of an early‑20th‑century opera house, a unique feature among comic conventions.
How it came about
The convention, now in its sixth decade, has grown from a niche comics fair to a broad‑scope geek‑culture festival. Vietina’s comments build on previous Felo News coverage of related entertainment crossovers, such as Xbox’s new XP division to turn games into movies and the recent Sony negotiations for a Battlefield film adaptation, illustrating a wider industry trend of blending gaming and cinematic experiences.
Key facts
- Lucca Comics and Games 60th edition runs Oct. 28‑Nov. 1 in Lucca, Italy. (variety.com)
- The event expects over 200,000 daily visitors. (variety.com)
- Highlights include a Percy Jackson Season 3 preview, Aardman Animations premiere, and a Hunger Games fan screening. (variety.com)
- Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore‑eda will discuss adapting the manga “Look Back.” (variety.com)
- The “Lucca Legacy” exhibition will be held in Palazzo Guinigi, featuring archives from Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Lee Falk. (variety.com)
Sources
- [1] variety.com — originally reported as “Lucca Comics Chief Emanuele Vietina on Celebrating the Crossover Between Movies and Video Games: ‘It’s All Part of a Specific Vision’”
