Translated from the post on Lucca Comics & Games website:
The author of the 2017 poster is Michael Whelan. The US artist, among the most prominent living fantasy artists, has over 40 years of career created the cover of the leading authors of fantastic literature such as Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, Brandon Sanderson, and rock cover albums…Whelan will be present at Lucca and to whom will be exhibited an exhibition at Palazzo Ducale.
The bridge in the background is the marvelous Ponte della Maddalena, built in the XI century at the doors of Lucca, and better known as the “Devil’s Bridge” for the legend accompanying it. Whelan has been able to find a monument with an intriguing past, which attracts the attention of both historians and “nerd” more attentive. The poster (elaborated in collaboration with Studio KmZero) also looks at the cinematic and television sagas of the 1980s, pointing to an adventure of which visitors live the remake every year in Lucca.
The slogan of this edition is Heroes, that is Heroes. Not just comic books, electronic games, card games or role play, but above all those who build, participating in, the biggest European event community - its viewers. And just these heroes will be celebrated during the 51st year of Lucca: the enthusiasts will be the real protagonists along with their favorite authors, also the other heroes of the event.
Lucca Comics & Games 2017 is preparing to become an enchanted universe in which, to paraphrase David Bowie, each one “can be hero, even just for … 5 days!”