October Award Recipients Announced
After two decades of its existence, the Herceg Novi Comic Book Festival (HSF) has been awarded the October Award, the Municipality of Herceg Novi’s highest recognition for 2026. This year, the jury also selected Prof. Dr Milan Milanović and musician Vlado Georgiev as recipients of the October Award. The City Charter was awarded posthumously to […]
Luana Vecchio’s Drawing Found in Puglia
Another bottle containing a comic from the Herceg Novi Comic Festival has been found, this time near the Italian city of Ostuni, more precisely in Marina di Ostuni. This time, the drawing was created by Italian artist Luana Vecchio, and the bottle was found by Anja Koster. “Today, on the beach near Marina di Ostuni […]
A Comic-in-a-Bottle from the Herceg Novi Comic Festival Reaches Italy
The story of the Herceg Novi Comic Festival (HSF) did not end when the festival was over. This time, it continued in Italy, where a visitor found a bottle containing a comic while swimming. The bottle had been thrown into the sea by HSF guests on September 8, the penultimate day of this year’s festival. […]
20th HSF – An All-Boka Spectacle and the Biggest Comics Festival in This Part of Europe
The 20th edition of the Herceg Novi Comic Festival (HSF) lived up to all expectations and once again pushed the boundaries, confirming its status as the largest comics festival in this part of Europe, bringing together and delighting masters of the ninth art from around the world and a large audience. This year’s edition was […]
HSF Caravan Visits Risan for the First Time, Comics in Bottles Set Sail Across the Adriatic
The penultimate day of the 20th anniversary edition of the Herceg Novi Comic Festival (HSF) was marked by its first visit to Risan, a unique Festival tradition and a memorable musical finale. For the first time, the comic caravan arrived in Risan, where, in the pleasant shade of the town park, fans of the ninth […]
Comic Caravan Reaches Tivat and Lovćen, Heads to Risan Today
The 20th anniversary edition of the Herceg Novi Comic Festival (HSF) is bringing the entire Bay of Kotor together — yesterday, the comic caravan reached Tivat and travelled by cable car to Lovćen, the day culminated in a concert on the steps of Herceg Novi, and today, for the first time, comic book masters will […]
Comic Book Masters on the 20th HSF: “Drawing in Paradise” and an “Open Window onto Utopia”
The third day of the 20th anniversary edition of the Herceg Novi Comic Festival (HSF) was marked by a lively exchange between comic book masters and audiences at Novi’s Škver. The terrace of Jadran restaurant and bar became a hub of creativity and a gathering place for numerous fans of the ninth art. Visitors of […]
Day Three at HSF: Live Drawing, Presentations and Concerts
Comic book fair, live drawing for fans, environmental programmes and presentations of the regional and global comics scene are all part of the programme on the third day of the Herceg Novi Comic Festival. Today, the caravan of the ninth art moves to Škver, to the terrace of Jadran restaurant and bar, where comic book […]
20th HSF: Artists Draw for Fans in the City Centre, Jura Stublić and Film Perform at a Packed Forte Mare
The second day of the 20th anniversary edition of the Herceg Novi Comic Festival (HSF) was, traditionally, dedicated to the city centre. At the main town square, one of the Festival’s favourite programmes took place — free live drawing for fans and T-shirt drawing, alongside a rich fair of new regional comic book releases and […]
Jura Stublić and Film at HSF: Songs That Defined the New Wave
One of the most recognisable artists and frontmen of the Yugoslav new wave, Jura Stublić, will perform with his band Film on Saturday, September 5, from 9 p.m. at Forte Mare Fortress, as part of the 20th anniversary edition of the Herceg Novi Comic Festival. Jura Stublić and Film belong to the first generation of […]