No Result
View All Result
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
23 °c
Tripoli
24 ° Sat
24 ° Sun
  • Advertising
  • Contact
LibyaHerald
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
SUBSCRIBE
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
LibyaHerald
No Result
View All Result
Home Libya

First-ever Libya Comic Convention held in Tripoli

bySami Zaptia
September 25, 2016
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
First-ever Libya Comic Convention held in Tripoli

The first ever Comic Convention was held in Tripoli over three days (Photo: Comic Con).

By Sami Zaptia.

The first ever Comic Convention was held in Tripoli over three days (Photo: Comic Con).
The first ever Comic Convention was held in Tripoli over three days (Photo: Comic Con Libya).

London, 25 September 2016:

The first-ever comic, manga, costume play, gaming and digital art convention, Comic Con Libya, (#ComicCon_Libya) was held over three days in Tripoli between 23-25 September.

The event was held at the Tripoli International Fairgrounds (TIF) in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

 

RELATED POSTS

300 companies exhibiting at 50th Tripoli International Fair

The 4th International Banking, Insurance and Investment Exhibition will take place between 20 to 24 February at the grounds of the Tripoli International Fair

(Photo: Comic Con Libya).
The event included cartoons (Photo: Comic Con Libya).

 

 

Thousands attended the very successful event with organizers reporting that at the end of the second day 7,000 tickets had been sold. They estimate that as many as 20,000 could turn up over the three days.

The event was organized by a group of eight young friends: Hisham Aref, Mohammed El-Gadi, Backer Faris, Mahmoud Najmeddin, Aymen Swesi, Haithem Abourgheba and Abdul Rahman Kraza.

They are mostly students studying electrical engineering, medicine art and computing with a number having to hold down jobs while studying, including a graphic designer and an English teacher.

Asked by Libya Herald how the idea of holding the event came about, one of the organizers, student and English teacher, Hisham Aref, said that it came about through ‘’brainstorming’’.

 

Cos Play or costume play was one of the forms of art on display (Photo: Comic Con Libya).
Cosplay or costume play, the practice of dressing up as a character from a film, book or video game, was one of the forms of art on display (Photo: Comic Con Libya).

 

‘‘It was just a brainstorming session between a group of friends who were discussing drawing, comics and gaming’’.

Organizing such a novel event in Tripoli would not have been easy at a time when the whole country was still dealing with its post 2011 revolution fallout. Asked about the challenges they faced as organizers, Aref said that ‘‘It’s the same difficulties anyone would face with an unprecedented idea. People were reluctant to sponsor. A new idea in these times in Libya is very difficult to pitch’’, he added.

‘‘Nevertheless’’, Aref stressed, ‘‘we got a lot of help from very generous donors who wanted to make it happen. ‘‘The Arete Foundation for Arts and Culture was our main sponsor. And official support came from many parts of the Libyan public and private sector. The Ministry of Culture was very cooperative with us and offered permission to host the event at TIF’’.

 

 

Gaming was very popular at Comic Con Libya (Photo: Comic Con Libya).
Gaming was very popular at Comic Con Libya (Photo: Comic Con Libya).

 

‘‘Tripoli Municipality helped provide a wide variety of locations before we settled on TIF. We also got a lot of help and instructions from the Art House’’, explained Aref.

The event received wide coverage on social media as well as coverage by Libyan TV stations and was seen as a welcomed positive distraction to Libya’s youth: away from polarized politics, shortages, everyday struggles of life as well as militia fighting.

The event was seen as an effort to highlight and encourage various artistic skills associated with makeup, cosplay, cartoon, and digital art.

Tags: cartoonComic Convention Comic Concosplaydigital artfeaturedTIF Tripoli International Fairgrounds

Related Posts

‘‘U.S. experts’’ visit Sirte’s single pivot agricultural irrigation circles – 87 irrigation circles will be restarted in 2025
Libya

National Development Authority signs contract to develop Sirte’s Mahari Hotel and the Guest Palaces area in line with Libya’s 2030 Vision

October 13, 2025
Atletico Madrid win Benghazi’s Reconstruction Cup after beating Inter Milan 4-3 on penalties – great political showpiece for Hafter
Libya

Atletico Madrid win Benghazi’s Reconstruction Cup after beating Inter Milan 4-3 on penalties – great political showpiece for Hafter

October 13, 2025
No saviour for Libya except through constitutional based elections to end transitional periods: Grand Mufti
Libya

Grand Mufti raises objections to CBL’s supposedly Islamic – Sharia compliant certificates of deposit

October 12, 2025
Attorney General orders arrests at Jumhouria bank branch for embezzlement
Libya

Two detained in Aman bank Ajdabiya branch for LD 1.063 million fraud to trade in foreign currency

October 10, 2025
Nearly 11,000 migrants repatriated from Libya and 3,165 Mediterranean fatalities: IOM
Libya

IOM identifies 894,890 migrants in Libya from 45 nationalities in May-July 2025 reporting period – 18 percent up on 2024

October 10, 2025
Attorney General orders arrests at Jumhouria bank branch for embezzlement
Libya

Director of Documentary Credit Department and his Deputy at Libyan Foreign Bank detained

October 10, 2025
Next Post
State Council plans to appoint new military and civil institution heads

State Council plans to appoint new military and civil institution heads

New municipal council offices opened in Benghazi

New municipal council offices opened in Benghazi

libyaherald-Ads

Top Stories

  • Atletico Madrid win Benghazi’s Reconstruction Cup after beating Inter Milan 4-3 on penalties – great political showpiece for Hafter

    Atletico Madrid win Benghazi’s Reconstruction Cup after beating Inter Milan 4-3 on penalties – great political showpiece for Hafter

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Emirates Airlines security delegation visits Tripoli to begin Mitiga Airport inspection tour

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • After its withdrawal from circulation of certain banknotes, CBL reveals that currency printed unofficially in Russia totalled to 6.5 billion dinars

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • CBL reviews foreign assets totalling US$ 98.8 billion with investment return of US$ 2.2 billion to September

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • IOM identifies 894,890 migrants in Libya from 45 nationalities in May-July 2025 reporting period – 18 percent up on 2024

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
ADVERTISEMENT
LibyaHerald

The Libya Herald first appeared on 17 February 2012 – the first anniversary of the Libyan Revolution. Since then, it has become a favourite go-to source on news about Libya, for many in Libya and around the world, regularly attracting millions of hits.

Recent News

Economic Conference on Diversifying Sources of Income held in Tripoli

LBC to hold virtual workshop with IsDB on export mechanisms and access to international markets

Sitemap

  • Why subscribe?
  • Terms & Conditions
  • FAQs
  • Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights
  • Subscribe now

Newsletters

    Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox.

    Sending ...

    By signing up, I agree to our TOS and Privacy Policy.

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password? Sign Up

    Create New Account!

    Fill the forms below to register

    *By registering into our website, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
    All fields are required. Log In

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In
    No Result
    View All Result
    • Login
    • Sign Up
    • Libya
    • Business
    • Advertising
    • About us
    • BusinessEye Magazine
    • Letters
    • Features
    • Why subscribe?
    • FAQs
    • Contact

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.