A couple of months after the world's greatest athletes finish competing at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina, some of the world's greatest artists will gather in Italy for the Lake Como Comic Art Festival from April 24th–26th, with the opening reception "overlooking the breathtaking lake and gardens of the historic Villa Erba."

"Each year the festival prints a limited-edition 2026 Fine Art Portfolio featuring original prints by a curated selection of festival artists," and ahead of this year's anticipated LCCAF, we're thrilled to exclusively reveal the stunning 2026 Fine Art Portfolio prints by Dustin Nguyen, Andy Belanger, Laurence Campbell, Joshua Cassara, and Germán Peralta, respectively.

Equal parts haunting, beautiful, and altogether enthralling, you can check out our exclusive look at five of the 2026 Fine Art Portfolio prints below, and we also have the official press release with additional details on the Lake Como Comic Art Festival.

To learn more about Lake Como Comic Art Festival, be sure to visit: https://www.lccaf.com/

Press Release: The Lake Como Comic Art Festival is a one-of-a-kind event where renowned comic artists from around the world meet with elite collectors, industry luminaries, and art lovers. This year’s festival takes place Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th with the opening reception, overlooking the breathtaking lake and gardens of the historic Villa Erba, on Friday, April 24 th.

More guests have been confirmed including: Alessandro Barbucci, Alexander Lozano, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dike Ruen, Elsa Charretier, Félix Meynet, Geof Darrow, Germán Peralta, James Stokoe, Joe Quinones, Kevin Maguire, Laura Braga, Laurence Cambell, Michael Bair, Mark Brooks, Mark Raats, Matteo Scalera, Miki Okazaki, Paolo Rivera, Pepe Valencia, Pierangelo Boog, Rachta Lin, Régis Loisel, Richard Case, Simone Bianchi, Steve Leialoha, Warren Louw, and Yannick Corboz.

Previously announced guests include: Alan Davis, Alex Maleev, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Andy Belanger, Brian Bolland, Carmen Carnero, Dani, David Mack, Dustin Nguyen, Enrique Breccia, Enrico Marini, Esad Ribic, Frank Cho, Gabriele Dell’Otto, Gary Frank, J Scott Campbell, Joe Chiodo, Jordi Bernet, Joshua Cassara, Juanjo Guarnido, Liam Sharp, Mahmud Asrar, Monte Michael Moore, Olivier Vatine, Patrick McDonnell, Pepe Larraz, Riccardo Federici, Rick Leonardi, Sanjulian, Sara Pichelli, Scott Hampton, Stanley Artgerm Lau, Sylvain Repos, Tanya Lehoux, and Terry Dodson.

Each year the festival prints a limited-edition 2026 Fine Art Portfolio featuring original prints by a curated selection of festival artists. These numbered editions are sought after collectors’ items and one of the many highlights of the festival.

This year’s contributors to the 2026 Fine Art Portfolio include:

  • Enrique Breccia, artist of Lovecraft, Swamp Thing, and numerous International works
  • Michael Blair, his works include Alpha Flight, JSA, Hellstrom and more
  • Scott Hampton, currently adapting Wicked as a 2-part graphic novel
  • Rick Leonardi, best known for his work on Spider-Man 2099, and more recently, Star Wars
  • Monte Michael Moore, is best known for his pinups in Maidens and illustration for the games Magic The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons
  • Dike Ruan, is a concept artist and illustrator, best known for his comic book cover art
  • Carmen Carnero, her work has appeared in some of the most iconic DC and Marvel titles
  • Dustin Nguyen, Eisner award-winning artist of Batman Lil' Gotham, Ascender and more
  • Andy Belanger, noted artist for Heavy Metal Magazine
  • Laurence Campbell, is best known for his work in 2000AD, Hellboy
  • Richard Case, best known for his work at Vertigo on series such as Doom Patrol
  • James Stokoe, his work includes Wonton Soup, Orc Stain and Godzilla: The Half-Century War
  • Elsa Charretier, her works include November with Matt Fraction, Love Everlasting with Tom King and the graphic novel adaptation of Windhaven by George R.R. Martin
  • Patrick McDonnell, award-winning creator of the daily comic strip Mutts
  • Miki Okazaki, her covers include, Ultimate X-Men, The Amazing Spider-Man, Magik
  • Joshua Cassara, best known for his Marvel work X Lives of Wolverine, X-Force, and Falcon
  • Warren Louw, known for his realistic cover work including Power Girl, Harley Quinn and more
  • Germán Peralta, his works include Moon Knight, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Man-Thing written by R.L. Stine, and Thanos written by Jeff Lemire
  • Kevin Maguire, his works include Justice League, Batman Confidential, Captain America, X-Men
  • Paolo Rivera, known for illustrating the Mythos series of one-shots, Spider-Man and Daredevil.
  • Félix Meynet, his work includes Double M, Tatiana K., Les Éternels
  • Steve Leialoha, is an Eisner award-winning inker and artist best known for Fables

The 2026 Fine Art Portfolio is included with the purchase of a 2-Day Pass, the All-Access pass, and the

VIP Pass, until Thursday, February 26, 2026. After February 26, the portfolio can be purchased in person at the festival for a fee. Tickets for the 2026 festival are available for purchase now, visit: https://www.lccaf.com/tickets.

For more information, follow the Lake Como Comic Arts Festival on social media @como_art_fest and visit: https://www.lccaf.com/

Artwork by Dustin Nguyen

Artwork by Andy Belanger

Artwork by Laurence Campbell

Artwork by Joshua Cassara

Artwork by Germán Peralta

  • Derek Anderson
    About the Author - Derek Anderson

    Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.

    When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.

  • Derek Anderson
    About the Author : Derek Anderson

    Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.

    When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.