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GENT – Het popcultuurevenement FACTS sluit de deuren na een geslaagd weekend vol films, series, games en bordspellen. Maar liefst 54.213 fans zagen R2-D2’s rondjes maken rond K3 en fans gekleed als Harry Potter de nieuwste Nonkels-strip scoren. “Wie fan is, komt hier dichter bij elkaar.”

Dit jaar stond het ‘fan zijn’ in al zijn facetten voorop. Wie houdt van romantasy en strips, van bordspellen en rollenspellen, zelfs van geeky tattoos kreeg een toegewijde zone met activiteiten, shops en ontmoetingen. Wie met Halloween nog wat wou griezelen kon dat in horror experiences.

Fans van films en series kwamen ook aan hun trekken. Acteurs van Harry Potter, The Walking Dead, Invincible, Netflix’ Cobra Kai- en Avatar-series, en van Outlander konden met hun helden op de foto of konden luisteren naar hun anekdotes in panels. Of gingen naar de ervaring-standen van onder meer Ebenezer bij Sony, Avengers: Doomsday bij Marvel Studios en The Hunger Games bij Kinepolis.

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Daarbovenop zakten enkele van de grootste namen in de Amerikaanse comics-wereld af naar Gent, zoals Marvel-legende John Romita Jr. en cover-specialisten Artgerm en KIBAR.

Ook voor wie het Belgisch erfgoed wilde eren, kon langs bij de cast van FC De Kampioenen en bij K3, of kon de nieuwe Nonkels-strip scoren bij acteur Manu Van Acker, cartoonist Lectrr en tekenaar Louis Clement. Of op de bank gaan bij Moppersmurf in de Smurfen-expositie.

“Oprecht fan zijn van iets brengt mensen dichter bij elkaar en dat helpt enorm in onzekere tijden”, zegt showmanager Anthony Audenaerd. “Komen voor FC De Kampioenen en naar huis gaan met Harry Potter-spullen. Houden van de serie Nonkels en ontdekken dat je hier vintage LEGO kan kopen… Naar dezelfde Pokémon-kaart grijpen als een mede-fan en ontdekken dat je allebei van Psyduck houdt. Fan zijn opent deuren naar ervaringen die je niet wist dat je ze nodig had. En dat kan op FACTS.”

Ook zin in dit festival? De nieuwe lente-editie staat gepland op 3 en 4 april 2027. Tickets zullen binnenkort verkrijgbaar zijn via www.facts.be/nl. \u200b

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