The record has been broken. Such passion, patience, and joy has never been seen before in an Italian festival, nor abroad, we think. As every year, your peaceful invasion has turned the city center of Lucca into an incomparable happening: no other event in the world can boast the Lucca Comics & Games' public, an expert and active public that becomes the heart and soul of the city. And that is - of course - a numerous public: this year there were over 200 thousand paying spectators. Many other festivals envy this resounding number. But to us it's not just a matter of figures and of sold tickets: above all it is - as we said - a Matter of Style. And to us style also means working hard: tomorrow begins Lucca Comics & Games 2014, starting tomorrow we will work to improve even more, to polish imperfections, to surprise you as always, and to see you again in this wonderful city.