Toronto Comic Arts Festival

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Toronto Comic Arts Festival
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StatusActive
GenreAlternative comics convention
FrequencyAnnual
VenueVirtual
Location(s)Toronto, Ontario
CountryCanada
InauguratedMarch 29, 2003; 18 years ago (2003-03-29)
FounderPeter Birkemoe
Chris Butcher
Most recentMay 11–12, 2019
Next eventMay 8–15, 2021
Attendance25,000
Organized byTCAF
Websitehttp://torontocomics.com/

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is a comic book festival held annually in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2003, TCAF has grown to become one of the world’s largest festivals dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of comic arts.

Programming[]

TCAF focuses on alternative and independent comics, but includes other creative arts besides comics.[1] Unlike traditional comic book conventions, TCAF is modeled off of independent comic festivals and art book fairs such as the Angoulême International Comics Festival and Small Press Expo.[2]

TCAF is a free-admission event.[2]

Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop[]

"Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop" is a non-profit store located in the Toronto Reference Library. Opened in May 2015,[3] the 2,000-square-foot (190 m2) shop sells books and merchandise that fund the festival and related activities.[4]

History[]

TCAF was founded by Peter Birkemoe and Chris Butcher of The Beguiling in 2003.[1] The festival was held biennially until 2009, when in partnership with the Toronto Public Library it became an annual event. Starting that year, the festival took place at the Toronto Reference Library.[1]

Event history[]

Dates Location[5] Attend.[5] Featured Guests
March 29, 2003 Trinity-St. Paul's United Church600
May 28–29, 2005 Honest Ed's6,000
August 18–19, 2007 Victoria College6,000Chester Brown, Darwyn Cooke, Evan Dorkin, James Jean, Joe Matt, Paul Pope, Seth[6]
May 9–10, 2009 Toronto Reference Library10,500Ivan Brunetti, Anke Feuchtenberger, , Bryan Lee O’Malley, Paul Pope, Seth, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Adrian Tomine[7]
May 8–9, 2010 Toronto Reference Library12,500Daniel Clowes, Jeff Lemire, Paul Pope, Dash Shaw, James Sturm, Charles Vess, Jim Woodring[8]
May 7–8, 2011 Toronto Reference Library15,000David Boswell, Chester Brown, Darwyn Cooke, Ludovic Debeurme, Brecht Evens, Usamaru Furuya, Lorenzo Mattotti, , Natsume Ono, John Porcellino, Jillian Tamaki, Adrian Tomine, Pendleton Ward, Chris Ware[9]
May 5–6, 2012 Toronto Reference Library18,000, Aislin, Gabriel Bá, Kate Beaton, Alison Bechdel, , , Guy Delisle, Tom Gauld, , Jennifer Holm, Jason, , Kazu Kibuishi, Kid Koala, Bryan Lee O’Malley, , Fábio Moon, Catel Muller, Michel Rabagliati, Andy Runton, Jeff Smith, Pendleton Ward, Adam Warren[10]
May 8–9, 2013 Toronto Reference Library18,000Bill Amend, David B, Blutch, Boulet, Ivan Brunetti, C.F., , Glyn Dillon, Lisa Hanawalt, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Chip Kidd, Michael Kupperman, , Bryan Lee O’Malley, Ulli Lust, Taiyo Matsumoto, Rutu Modan, Françoise Mouly, Frederik Peeters, Paul Pope, Michel Rabagliati, Dash Shaw, Art Spiegelman, Gengoroh Tagame, Raina Telgemeier, [11]
May 10–11, 2014 Toronto Reference Library22,000Moyoco Anno, Isabelle Arsenault, Kate Beaton, Gabrielle Bell, , Fanny Britt, Ed Brubaker, Darwyn Cooke, Michael DeForge, , est em, , Réal Godbout, Akira Himekawa, Lynn Johnston, Kazu Kibuishi, Reinhard Kleist, Abel Lanzac, Luke Pearson, Sean Phillips, Mimi Pond, Trina Robbins, Jeff Smith, Jillian Tamaki Mariko Tamaki[12]
May 9–10, 2015 Toronto Reference Library24,000Pénélope Bagieu, Lynda Barry, Marc Bell, , Boulet, Charles Burns, Eleanor Davis, , Julie Doucet, Hunt Emerson, Gurihiru, Simon Hanselmann, , Matt Holm, Jennifer Holm, Aya Kanno, Killoffer, Lucy Knisley, Ed Luce, Jason Lutes, Lorenzo Mattotti, Scott McCloud, Anders Nilsen, Seth, Noelle Stevenson, Barbara Stok, Gengoroh Tagame, Jillian Tamaki, Adrian Tomine, Chip Zdarsky[13]
May 14–15, 2016 Toronto Reference Library25,000Marguerite Abouet, Adrian Alphona, Balak, Kate Beaton, Boulet, Chester Brown, Brian Chippendale, Brecht Evens, Duncan Fegredo, , Matt Furie, Pia Guerra, Lisa Hanawalt, Simon Hanselmann, , Faith Erin Hicks, , Shintaro Kago, , Jeff Lemire, Emi Lenox, , MariNaomi, Sean Phillips, Michel Rabagliati, Rokudenashiko, Ant Sang, Steve Skroce, Raina Telgemeier, Noah Van Sciver, Brian K. Vaughan, Bastien Vivès, Gene Luen Yang, , Chip Zdarsky[14]
May 13–14, 2017 Toronto Reference Library25,000Charlie Adlard, Isabelle Arsenault, , Pénélope Bagieu, Gabrielle Bell, Fanny Britt, Svetlana Chmakova, David Collier, Katherine Collins, Dave Cooper, Colleen Coover, Eleanor Davis, Aimée de Jongh, , Guy Delisle, Rick Geary, Élise Gravel, , Shannon Hale, , , Jason, Jeff Lemire, Marjorie Liu, Ulli Lust, , Dave McKean, , , Bryan Lee O’Malley, Gary Panter, LeUyen Pham, Nate Powell, Michel Rabagliati, , Emma Ríos, Martina Schradi, Gengoroh Tagame, , Jillian Tamaki, , Ngozi Ukazu, Scott Westerfeld, Eric Kostiuk Williams[15]
May 12–13, 2018 Toronto Reference Library25,000, , Ho Che Anderson, Inio Asano, David B, , Vera Brosgol, Eddie Campbell, Emily Carroll, Cecil Castellucci, , , Michael DeForge, , , Melanie Gillman, , Jamie Hernandez, Ananth Hirsh, James Kochalka, Hope Larson, , Liniers, , Françoise Mouly, National Cartoonists Society, Audrey Niffenegger, Katie O'Neill, Molly Knox Ostertag, , , , Julie Rocheleau, , , Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki, Lewis Trondheim, Jen Wang, , Ronald Wimberly, [16]
May 11–12, 2019 Toronto Reference LibraryGabriel Bá, Bessora, , Emily Carroll, , , , , , Kieron Gillen, Bill Griffith, Stephanie Hans, Erica Henderson, Gord Hill, Junji Ito, Jason, , Lucy Knisley, Nora Krug, , , Richard Marazano, Jamie McKelvie, Fábio Moon, Søren Glosimodt Mosdal, Anders Nilsen, Alex Norris, Ben Passmore, , , , Brian Selznick, Seth, Vivek Shraya, Mark Alan Stamaty, James Stokoe, , Craig Thompson, Typex, Jhonen Vasquez, , Chip Zdarsky[17]
May 9–10, 2020 ––Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[18]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Braga, Matthew (May 9, 2011). "Toronto Comics Fest, Ruining Mother's Day Yet Again". Torontoist. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "2010 Hero: The Toronto Comic Arts Festival". Torontoist. December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Nawotka, Ed (May 12, 2017). "Toronto's Beguiling Comics Store Relocates". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  4. ^ Hains, David (March 18, 2015). "TCAF Store Finds Permanent Home in Reference Library". Torontoist. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "About TCAF: History and Staff". Toronto Comic Arts Festival. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  6. ^ Boyd, Kevin (June 11, 2007). "TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL AUG 18-19 ANNOUNCES 2007 GUESTS". CGC. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Announcing the 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival (via Archive)". Toronto Comic Arts Festival. March 5, 2009. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  8. ^ "Toronto Comics Arts Festival (TCAF) Preview". The Comics Journal. April 30, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "Featured Guests - TCAF 2011 (via Archive)". Toronto Comic Arts Festival. 2011. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  10. ^ "Featured Guests - TCAF 2012 (via Archive)". Toronto Comic Arts Festival. 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "Featured Guests - TCAF 2013 (via Archive)". Toronto Comic Arts Festival. 2013. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  12. ^ "Featured Guests - TCAF 2014 (via Archive)". Toronto Comic Arts Festival. 2014. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Featured Guests - TCAF 2015 (via Archive)". Toronto Comic Arts Festival. 2015. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  14. ^ "Featured Guests - TCAF 2016 (via Archive)". Toronto Comic Arts Festival. 2016. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  15. ^ "Featured Guests - TCAF 2017". Guidebook. 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  16. ^ "Featured Guests - TCAF 2018 (via Archive)". Toronto Comic Arts Festival. 2018. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  17. ^ "Featured Guests - TCAF 2019 (via Archive)". Toronto Comic Arts Festival. 2019. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  18. ^ "TCAF 2020 Announcement of Event Cancellation". TCAF. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

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