The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2015
Saturday May 9, 9am-5pm, & Sunday May 10, 11am-5pm
@ Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
@ The Marriott Bloor Yorkville, 80 Bloor St. E.
http://torontocomics.com/
Free to attend
Presented by Toronto Public Library and The Beguiling
Next weekend, it’s the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2015! Over 400 cartoonists from Canada and around the world are on their way to Toronto to celebrate the very best in comics, graphic novels, bandes dessinées, and manga! A week-long Festival of readings, launches, and art events culminating in a massive, FREE two-day exhibition centeredat Toronto Reference Library, May 9th and 10th!
For more than a decade, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival has showcased the incredible comics art being made here in Canada, and invited the attention of the international cartooning community. The 2015 programme continues to build on those successes, with an increase in programming, a renewed focus on Canadian cartoonists from coast to coast, and a special celebration of Drawn & Quarterly’s 25th Anniversary!
Some of the participating artists and exhibitors in TCAF 2015 include:
Sam Alden – Penelope Bagieu – Lynda Barry – Kate Beaton – Andy Belanger – Marc Bell – Sandra Bell-Lundy – Ruben Bolling – Boulet – Chester Brown – Nina Bunjevac – Charles Burns – Becky Cloonan – Conundrum Press – Jordan Crane – Eleanor Davis – Etienne Davodeau – Michael Deforge – Julie Delporte – Julie Doucet – Drawn & Quarterly – Hunt Emmerson – Fantagraphics Books – Ray Fawkes – Jess Fink – Matthew Forsythe – Pascal Girard – Gurihiru – Simon Hanselmann – Dustin Harbin – Matt & Jenni Holm – Kathryn Immonen – Stuart Immonen – Jeph Jacques – Keith Jones – Aya Kanno – Karl Kerschl – Killoffer – Koyama Press – Lucy Knisley – Blaise Larmee – Kate Leth – Ed Luce – Jason Lutes – MASSIVE – Lorenzo Mattotti – Scott McCloud – Ken Niimura – Anders Nilsen – Ryan North – Sydney Padua – John Porcellino – Editions Pow Pow – Ethan Rilly – Jon Rosenberg – Jim Rugg – Seth – R. Sikoryak – Noelle Stevenson – Cameron Stewart – Barbara Stok – Gengoroh Tagame – Babs Tarr – Mariko Tamaki – Jillian Tamaki – Raina Telgemeier – Tin Can Forest – Wowee Zonk – Chip Zdarsky – Jim Zub
…and more than 400 more cartoonists! Plus lots of programming both days:
- D&Q 25th Anniversary Programming Area, featuring some of the biggest cartoonists in the business in conversation with each other!
- Two full days of panels, interviews, and readings!
- Gallery shows featuring Lorenzo Mattotti’s Hansel & Gretel and an amazing show, Comics in Glass, from Finland!
- This year’s Comics vs. Games exhibition, featuring 20 different indy game makers from around the world!
- Much, much more!
Tons of guests, exhibitors, programming and events are now online at http://torontocomics.com! Hope to see you there!
TCAF 2015 poster by Pascal Blanchet. On sale now at The Beguiling.
