Day#3 Featured Guests

Moyoco Anno Vertical Inc.

Isabelle ArsenaultGroundwood Books

Kate Beaton

Gabrielle BellUncivilized Books

Christophe BlainSelfMadeHero

Fanny BrittGroundwood Books

Ed Brubaker

Darwyn CookeIDW Publishing

Michael DeForge

Renaud DilliesNBM Publishing

Pascal GirardDrawn & Quarterly

Rual GodboutConundrum Press

Akira Himekawa

Jillian TamakiGroundwood Books

Mariko TamakiGroundwood Books

Luke PearsonNobrow Press

Sean PhillipsMimi PondDrawn & Quarterly

Trina Robbins

Jeff SmithCartoon Books

Lynn Johnston

Kazu Kibuishi

Reinhard KleistSelfMadeHero

Abel LanzacSelfMadeHero

Exhibitors2D Cloudhttp://2dcloud.com/

Abel LanzacAbsolute Truth Presshttp://www.absolutetruthpress.com/

AdHouse Bookshttp://adhousebooks.com

Alternative Comicshttp://wowcool.com/altcomics/

Blank Slate Bookshttp://www.blankslatebooks.co.uk

Breakdown Presshttp://www.breakdownpress.com/

Cartoon Bookshttp://www.boneville.com/

CGA Comicshttp://www.nelvanacomics.com/

Chromatic Presshttp://www.chromaticpress.com

Colour Codehttp://www.colourcodeprinting.com

Conundrum Presswww.conundrumpress.com

Dirty Diamondshttp://dirtydiamonds.storenvy.com/

Editions TRIP Comixhttp://editionstrip.ca/

Fantagraphics Bookshttp://www.fantagraphics.com/

Finnish Comics Societyhttp://sarjakuvaseura.fi/fi/in-english

First Secondwww.firstsecondbooks.com

Grimalkin Presshttp://grimalkinpress.com

Groundwood Bookshttp://groundwoodbooks.com/

Hic & Hoc Publicationshttp://hicandhoc.tumblr.com/

Merchandise

People always ask us how they can support TCAF when the show is free to attend! Welp, buying merchandise is a great way to support TCAF!

TCAF Postcard Set – $10

You asked for it, and we made it!

TCAF 2015 Poster by Lynn Johnston – $5

phillips_print_photo“Fatale” Limited Edition Giclee Print by Sean Phillips – $50

TCAF T-Shirts! Featuring Art by Gabriel Ba & Fabio Moon – $20

TCAF Kids & Adult T-Shirts! Featuring Natsume Ono Artwork! – $20

TCAF 2014 Totes – $10

What Is TCAF?

TCAF is The Toronto Comic Arts Festival.

It is a week long celebration of comics and

graphic novels and their creators, which

culminates in a two-day exhibition and

vendor fair featuring hundreds of comics

creators from around the world. Other

Festival events include readings, interviews,

panels, workshops, gallery shows, art

installations, and much more. Since 2009,

TCAF has been held at Toronto Reference

Library in Toronto, Canada, and presented by

Toronto Public Library.

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2015 will

take place Saturday, May 9th, 9am-5pm, and

Sunday May 10th, 11am-5pm, at Toronto

Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street.

Admission is free.

History

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival exists to

promote the breadth and diversity of comics,

and what is considered comics, as legitimate

medium of literary and artistic worth. We seek

to promote the creators of these works in

their broad and diverse voices, for the

betterment of the medium of comics and to

reach as wide an audience as possible for

them.

The first Toronto Comic Arts Festival (“TCAF”)

was held on the weekend of March 29th 2003.

It was the natural progression of years of

disparate book signings, author appearances

and miscellaneous events put together by a

group of volunteers interested in promoting

the literary and artistic merits of comic books

and graphic novels. Approximately 600

members of the public attended the first

festival, with 25 staff and approximately 70

creators in attendance.

Attendance and excitement grew during

subsequent events, held every two years.

TCAF 2005 was held the weekend of May

28-29, and saw approximately 6,000

attendees visit the large tents set up on the

grounds of Honest Ed’s department store.

TCAF 2007 moved back indoors to the Victoria

College building on the University of Toronto,

and it also featured about 6,000 attendees

over the August 18-19 weekend. TCAF 2009

was held in conjunction with Toronto Public

Library in their massive flagship location,

Toronto Reference Library. 10,500 people

visited the festival on the weekend of May 9th

and 10th, engaging over 300 exhibitors

consisting of authors, artists, publishers, from

6 different countries including France,

Germany, Japan, and England.

Day#1 Festival Venues

May 9 - I Put A Spell On You: A night of comics & stories in Toronto

7:00pm - 9:00pm @ The Pilot, 22 Cumberland St.

May 9- Lost Heroes Screening and Q&A

7:00pm - 9:00pm @ The Carlton Cinema, 20 Cartlon St.

May 9- TCAF 2014 Drink and Draw

8:00pm - 10:00pm @ The Spotted Dick, 81 Bloor St. E.

May 9- The Brinkley Girls, World War I and American Patriotism in

Women’s Comics: A Talk by Trina Robbins

6:00pm - 8:00pm @ Ryerson University, 111 Gerrard St. E.

May 9 - kus and Videofag present The Last Match

7:00pm - 9:00pm @ Videofag, 187 Augusta Avenue

May 9 - Toshio Saeki Solo Exhibition

7:00pm - 9:00pm @ Narwhal Art Projects, 2104 Dundas St. W.

May 9 - Comics Vs Games 3D + Vrcade Opening Party

7:00pm - 12:00am @ Bento Miso, #100 862 Richmond St. West

May 9 - Abel & Christophe present Weapons of Mass Diplomacy

7:00pm - 9:00pm @ Alliance Francaise, 24 Spadina Rd.

May 9 - TCAF 2014 Kick-Off Event: Lynn Johnston and

Kate Beaton, In Conversation

7:30pm - 8:30pm @ The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon

May 9 - Bit Bazaar Spring Fair

11:00am - 8:00pm @ Bento Miso, #100 862 Richmond St. West

Day#2 Off-Site Events

May 10 - Comics Vs Games Talks

11:00am - 8:00pm @ Bento Miso, #100 862 Richmond St. West

May 10 - Comics Vs Games 3D Gallery

11:00am - 8:00pm @ Bento Miso, #100 862 Richmond St. West

May 10 - In Conversation & Kubrick's THE KILLING

5:00pm - 8:00pm @ Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W.

May 10 - TCAF Kids Day

10:00am - 5:00pm @ St Paul’s on Bloor, 227 Bloor St E

May 10 - 10th Annual Doug Wright Awards

7:00pm - 9:00pm @ Forest Hill Ballroom, Marriott Hotel, 90 Bloor St. E.

May 10 - 2D Cloud Rudy & Detrimental Information Launch Party

7:30pm - 11:00pm @ Weird Things, 998 Bathurst St. Toronto

May 10 - TCAFete hosted by Chip Zdarsky & Krystle Tabujara

9:00pm - Late @ The Pilot, 22 Cumberland St.

May 10 - TCAF Talk: Akira Himekawa in Conversation

1:00pm - 2:30pm @ The Japan Foundation, 131 Bloor St. W.

May 10 - TCAF Talk: The Future of the Manga Industry

4:00pm - 5:30pm @ The Japan Foundation, 131 Bloor St. West

May 10 - This One Summer Book Launch

7:00pm - 9:00pm @ Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St.