CCXP (originally called Comic Con Experience) is a Brazilian multi-genre entertainment and comic convention. It is based on the

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and has attractions and contents about comics, TV series, movies, video games, literature and internet. It is the largest pop culture festival in the world.

History

The first edition was held in December 2014 in

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, organized by the website

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, the comics agency Chiaroscuro Studios and toy company Piziitoys. It was visited by an estimated public of 100,000 and had 80 companies involved. Some of the invited artists included

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, from ''

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'', and

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, from ''

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'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, in which he played the role of

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History of each show

CCXP Awards

During the 2021 edition of the event, the organizers announced the creation of the CCXP Awards, an award focused on pop culture. The format of the first edition of the awards was announced in March 2022, with a total of 32 awards, divided into six categories with several subcategories.

References

External links

* * (CCXP Cologne) 2014 establishments in Brazil Annual events in Brazil Conventions in Germany Events in Cologne Events in São Paulo Festivals in Cologne Festivals in São Paulo Film festivals established in 2014 Film festivals in Brazil Film festivals in Germany Multigenre conventions Pernambuco {{Germany-festival-stub