Toronto Comics Art Festival

Talks

Konami Kanata in Conversation @ The Japan Foundation

Main Event

Kid Koala Space Cadet Headphone Concert @ 918 Bathurst

Main Event

Jeff Smith, Gabriel Ba, and Fabio Moon in conversation!

“Heartless is just amazing! I laughed out loud a lot. It is chock full of great stuff and I’m hard to please! Nina Bunjevac’s art is a pleasure to look at. The writing is seriously demented, but in a totally brilliant, highly entertaining way. It is its own thing, imitating …read more

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murmur nation

We are a nation of storytellers. We can make stories out of anything. Four stories about stories: how we tell them (and how we understand them) in our limited but human way. The tales revolve around a doctor’s note, a bottle, a stone and a rubber duck. And, of course, people.

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Rock Testament

“What if compact discs came from ancient Jerusalem? What if the King of Rock n’ Roll wasn’t born in Memphis, but in Nazareth? That’s the world of Rock Testament, a smart tale of how human nature never changes, and ambition can get the better of all of us.

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KIKI de Montparnasse

In the bohemian and brilliant Montparnasse of the 1920s, Kiki managed to escape poverty to become one of the most charismatic figures of the avant garde years between the wars. Partner to Man Ray – whose most legendary photos she inspired – she would be immortalised by Kisling, Foujita, Per …read more

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By This You Shall Know Him

Spring 2012 will see a new release from artist and illustrator Jesse Jacobs whose book Even the Giants (AdHouse, 2011) marked his major publishing debut after several award-winning self-published titles.

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Mikenesses

In Mikenesses, illustrator Mike Holmes draws himself (and occasionally his overweight cat Ella) in 100 of his favourite cartoon, comic book, children’s book and video game styles. Maurice Sendak, Dr. Seuss, 8-bit video game graphics, Transformers, the Muppets, Chuck Jones and MAD magazine are all paid tribute, as well as …read more

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Are You My Mother?

Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home was a pop culture and literary phenomenon. Now, a second thrilling tale of filial sleuthery, this time about her mother: voracious reader (London Review of Books to Star Magazine); music lover (opera to death metal); passionate amateur actor. Also a woman, unhappily married to a closeted gay man, whose artistic aspirations simmered under the surface of Bechdel’s childhood …read more

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Three Panel Soul: Book One

From the creators of the webcomic Mac Hall, Three Panel Soul is a semi-autobiographical collection of comic strips about dealing with mid-twenties life. Also, there’s a lot of video game jokes.

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Ojitos Borrosos

Ojitos Borrosos compiles the best of four years of Inés’ comics. In it you will find some funny stories, many confused characters and a lot of strange atmospheres. The book is divided in four chapters: Interdimensionals, How-tos, Lovers and Diaries; that contain comics that have been previously seen in publications …read more

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Namesake

Namesake is the story of Emma Crewe, a woman who is stolen in the aftermath of a library fire and is dumped in a land made famous by literature and cinema.

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