FICOMIC

Federació d'Institucions Professionals del Còmic. Association created in 1988, representing Catalan comic editors, distributors and bookshops, in order to promote the culture of comic books. It organizes two annual events: the Saló Internacional del Còmic de Barcelona (since 1989, although it first took place in 1981) and the Saló del Manga de Barcelona (since 1995).