Ten years later, Argentina Comic Con remains a classic in Argentina. Already in the classic center of the Costa Salguero (after an attempt in the rural area, with no good results), the event began last Friday, and today, Saturday and Sunday, it will have its busiest days. Breaking records every year, this year’s event has Ernie Hudson, the famous actor from the Ghostbusters saga, as its provincial guest. That invitation responds more to a classic moment of the con, where pop culture guests were abundant (the crisis, of course, but also the distributors that have put all their guns into larger events and have flatly ruled out, except for filming conveniences , the Argentine territory). Another of the luxury guests who fell the fastest with a bullet was Brandon Routh, the actor famous for his role as Superman. The truth is that Argentina Comic Con’s effort is increasingly notable: in this scenario, achieving a large event, with shows, with guests like Emilio Treviño and Juan Guzmán, from the universe of voices, is very complicated. One of the veins that the show has found to compensate for certain absences has to do with the musical shows, which increase year after year: in this case from tributes to Rocky to Star Wars Parade (which is not a show, but appeals to the universe of the show ), adding to Reservoir Songs, the recently hyperactive Back to the Orchestra, and even a concert by The Beats, the famous Beatle band (something that feels a little out of register, but shows the extension towards the corner of the show at the production time). When it comes to comics and cosplay, they continue to be corners that do not see alterations: there are still no foreign names from the comics medium, everything is aimed at spectacle, series and cinema (that does not mean ignoring Argentine comics, without a doubt, or anniversaries like Batman’s 85th birthday). It is a difficult year for any massive event and Argentina Comic Con continues to find ways to be relevant and be an exceptional meeting point for pop in our country.
1 An original Ghostbusters walks through Argentina
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Ernie Hudson is a pop legend. Without a doubt, his paths in Hollywood have several milestones (The Raven, Miss Congeniality, the Grace and Frankie series, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) but without a doubt the most famous character of his career is the worker turned billionaire Winston, the Ghostbusters for Hire , who was part of the original lineup of the famous original group along with Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray. Ergo, Hudson is one of the original ghostbusters. He is the great guest of Hollywood and celebrated by the nostalgic public. Today at 7:15 p.m. on the Main Stage and tomorrow at 4:15 p.m. in the same place.
2 Voice actors: an art always celebrated
Since the visit of most of the original voices of The Simpsons, Argentina Comic Con made one thing clear that it had already been highlighting: the importance of voice actors, those whose work allows Spanish versions of classic characters or even those that will become very loved. Emilio Treviño, who performs tomorrow on the Main Stage at 1 p.m., has many names under his belt: Miles Morales, in all his versions, Lloyd in LEGO Ninjago, Denji in Chainsaw Man, Robin in LEGO Batman, Ben in Ben 10, and even Norman in ParaNorman. An appointment not to be missed with an essential artist of the medium.
3 I come to tell you about Alejo and Valentina’s show
At 2:45 p.m. on Sunday on the Main Stage, a classic of Argentine animation, our South Park, our Beavis & Butt-Head, arrives at the main stage of Argentina Comic Con. That’s right: Alejandro Szykula, creator of the series, arrives next a long way, from LoCoARTS and MTV, through Flixxo to the TikTok phenomenon, to this show, to this huge celebration of style that generates thousands and thousands of views every day. Twenty years later, it is time to get together to say all the phrases, all of them, that several generations of Alejo and Valentina worshipers have already memorized.
4 Some classic and surprising rhythm
The Beats in Argentina Comic Con. More and more aiming for shows, for it to be an event where you can stay a whole day with different shows (expanding the idea of pop culture, further and further away, by far, from the word “comic” ), now it is the turn of the famous band The Beats, one of the most recognized when it comes to recreating songs from The Beatles’ repertoire. New ideas, new audiences, new experiences. Argentina Comic Con expands its spectrum and in this concert that is more evident than before. Let’s see what happens with the most famous pop on the planet today at 6:00 p.m.
5 The memory of Master Robin Wood and his adventure
El Corto Maltés, the classic created by Hugo Pratt, is one of the great presences, on the comic side of the equation, at Argentina Comic Con this year. With the presentation of material on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Auditorium and on Sunday with the talk in the same auditorium by Hugo Pratt: The Untold Story, at 5:20 p.m., the presence of creator and creation will be notable. In the character’s new life, in the salute to the genius responsible for him, many forms of the best comics in the history of the medium appear. Therefore, welcome this combo.
6 Salute to the beloved creator of Dragon Ball
On Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Auditorium, an event is held where Argentina has already stood out: a tribute to the mangaka Akira Toriyama, creator among many classics of the much-loved anime series Dragon Ball and its various iterations in other formats. The recent death of the Japanese author made obvious what we all already knew: he is a legend who has created an object with a level of multigenerational adoration beyond the norm. It remains to be seen if the record of people gathered to celebrate the famous storyteller is broken again. Dragon Ball fans, it’s time to make an appearance to surprise the world again.
7 85 years of the coolest supercomic characters
On Saturday at 3:20 p.m. the talk “OVNI Press presents: Batman 85 years” arrives. Since his debut in 1939, Batman has become the coolest character in the medium. Superman and Spider-Man don’t matter, it is impossible to think about the comic, his modern life, his past life and the one that follows without the man who can do everything and who has no superpower. A talk to celebrate, learn, discuss and understand how a unique anniversary is celebrated for an object generated by several specific and specific situations in pop culture. A new life for the famous aristocratic vigilante with pointy ears.
8 The giant Quique Alcatena is greeted again
Few names in Argentine comics have created as many worlds as Quique Alcatena. Few names draw with so much love: his passion for superheroes, for adventure, for what no one has ever told, Alcatena narrates, tells, and draws, and the comic does not remain the same. Talking to him means understanding not only how the comic strip works in many ways, but also with a creator who has marked the national comic strip and who has known how to generate his mark on the international level. Few say as much about everything that comics can do like Quique Alcatena.
9 The symphonic sounds of the classics are present
On Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on the Main Stage, the orchestra conducted by Damián Mahler, Back to the Orchestra, arrives. Along the way, Back to the Orchestra has celebrated symphonic sounds from John Williams, Jurassic Park, and in many different ways the most famous sounds in film history. It was more than logical that the orchestra’s multigenerational party would come to Argentina Comic Con. The presence in this edition will have to be seen what it implies in terms of sounds, whether it is great hits or old classics that sound new. It will be an unforgettable experience for all those who have never heard an orchestra.
10 The phenomenon of Enzo Vogrincic greets his audience
The Uruguayan Enzo Vogrincic has a legion of fans. Since his time in The Snow Society, JA Bayona’s Oscar-nominated film, his figure has not stopped growing in every corner. One of them is pop culture, where between his outboard fanaticism and his talent, a perfect synergy has been produced, which creates a new big name in acting in the region. Vogrincic arrives to celebrate with the fans a year where his presence in the media has been credited outside the norm, and to talk about all the productions that he finds himself being a part of, on his obvious path to Hollywood. Today at 2:30 p.m. on the Main Stage.
