Master of Manga Horror JUNJI ITO Will Attend TCAF 2019

02/11/2019 3:00 pm by Samantha Puc

This is huge news for TCAF attendees.

TCAF 2018: Notes from the Floor

05/17/2018 5:30 pm by Philippe Leblanc

Some TCAF 2018 notes from Philippe Leblanc

The 2018 Doug Wright Award Winners are… Jesse Jacobs, Jenn Woodall & Sami Alwani

05/12/2018 7:57 pm by Philippe Leblanc

And your 2018 Doug Wright Awards Winners are…

Live from TCAF with news and notes!

05/12/2018 11:50 am by Heidi MacDonald

I’m in Toronto for TCAF and I’m trapped in a hotel room with bags and bags of maple bacon potato chips. Oh, Canada! Yesterday it was the Librarian-Educator Conference, and Word Balloon Academy and you can actually listen to my deeds and those of Brigid Alvelson, Deb Aoki, Erica Friedman and Johanna Draper Carlson […]

TCAF announces two days of kids programming and 14 guests

02/14/2018 12:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

The 2018 Toronto Comic Arts Festival continues to roll out the news, with the announcement that this year will have two full days of programing for young readers. The kids’ program is moving to the Forrest Hills Ballroom at the Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel, which features seating for 200, plus spaces for crafts and activities […]

TCAF 2018 reveals guests, posters and a hockey opera

02/06/2018 3:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is a gem of North American comics arts festivals and this year’s edition rolls out from May 11-13, with workshops, panels signings, art, and, for the very first time – a HOCKEY OPERA. Hockey Noir was written by TCAF featured guest Cecil Castellucci and features art by Kymberlyn Porter. It’s […]

Welcome to TCAF Idol! You’re going to Toronto!

01/09/2018 10:30 am by Heidi MacDonald

Just as American Idol is getting a scary looking reboot, a real talent contest took place yesterday, an event on the tension and triumph/tragedy spectrum somewhere between San Diego’s Hoteloween and getting into the state finals. Exhibitor applications for TCAF (Toronto Comics Arts Festival) went out yesterday, and just like in American Idol, there were […]

Butcher ankles the Beguiling to become Viz Editor-at-Large

06/28/2017 1:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

If you follow TCAF showrunner and comics industry savant Chris Butcher on twitter yuo know he’s always in Japan. Always! IS it just to bring back green tea Kit Kats? Well now all of that travel will be even more business savvy: Butcher has just been named consulting editor-at-large for Viz Media, according to an article […]

ThreeCAF Part 5: Three Comics from Anya Davidson

06/02/2017 5:30 pm by Philippe Leblanc

Gloom Planet, Golden Chimes & Tycho, by Anya Davidson Anya Davidson is a singular talent in the world of comics. There’s an incredible energy to her work that never ceases to amaze me. Her characters are expressive, she conveys movement well, her dialog are interesting, funny and smart, the stories she tells are compelling and her colour is […]

ThreeCAF Part 4: Terrifying & Grotesque Comics from TCAF 2017

06/02/2017 10:30 am by Philippe Leblanc

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is one of the most influential and important comic book event in North America. It’s mission is to “promote the creators of comic books in their broad and diverse voices, for the betterment of the medium of comics”. In the spirit of this mission, the Comics Beat is conducting a […]