Debuting Books
The Hic & Hoc Illustrated Journal of Humor Volume One: The United States
Edited by ambulatory laff factories Lauren Barnett (Me Likes You Very Much) and Nathan Bulmer (Eat More Bikes), the first volume of an anticipated 196 volume series of the best of funny comics throughout the world features the likes of Phil McAndrew, Box Brown, Madéleine Flores, Zac Gorman, KC Green, Dustin Harbin, …read more
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Machine Gum
A collection of wordless comic strips originally published on the artist’s blog. Machine Gum features the manic trials and mishaps of an unfortunate robot beset by a frenzy of transformation, mutation, and unsympathetic providence.
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Unknown Origins & Untimely Ends: A Collection of Unsolved Mysteries
Hic and Hoc announces the festival debut of Unknown Origins and Untimely Ends, edited by Emi Gennis. This book contains over 30 non-fiction unsolved mysteries by relative newcomers and small press comics legends alike, including J.T. Yost, Julia Gfrorer, Noah Van Sciver, Simon Moreton, and Sam Spina. Featuring tales of …read more
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Chronicles of a Wanderer
The wanderer is on journey across the lands of the subconscious. Travelling through the fantastic vistas of his imagination, our intrepid adventurer draws what he sees. Chronicles of a Wanderer is a record of his travels. Author and visual artist Frédéric Cordier imagines playful worlds where imaginaton, poetry and beauty …read more
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Starting Monday
WHAT’S THE WEIRD WEIGHT LOSS SECRET THAT YOUR DOCTOR WON’T TELL YOU? It’s impossible to whistle with chocolate cheesecake in your mouth. While that may be true it’s not nearly as helpful as Fiona, Trish and Shanta. These three well-meaning trainers of Promises Fitness, a posh, suburban health club, continue …read more
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Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens
Join fan-favourite characters Marceline and Princess Bubblegum for riot grrrl rock-fueled excitement in this brand-new Adventure Time mini-series! Thanks to a newfound interest in music, Princess Bubblegum joins Marceline’s paranormal rock band for a tour across the land of Ooo! But when they’re threatened by everything from scenesters to beasts …read more
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Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover Volume 3: Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness
The full-color, completely remastered, utterly astounding republication of the Scott Pilgrim epic continues! This new 6″x9″ hardcover presents Scott’s run-in with Ramona ex, Envy boy toy, and The Clash at Demon Head with bassist Todd Ingram as you’ve never seen it before – in full-color! Plus, previously unpublished extras, hard-to-find …read more
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Tibonom
“There are so many things that I love about Tibonom that continue to reveal themselves with repeated readings; the Charlie Brown motif on his cauldron, the inexplicable expressiveness of the featureless face of Lifeform and the beautiful, detailed pencil-shade and smudge drawings, littered with “incidental” ephemera that you can lose …read more
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Obituary Man
Behold: Obituary Man! A nondescript man who gains indescribable energy from reciting the eulogy at the funerals of strangers. He has never felt so alive! Maurice Petit is the unremarkable type, unaware of his own loneliness until, one morning, on his way to work he feels the crowds in the …read more
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Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned about …read more
[close]Upcoming Events
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Rutu Modan’s THE PROPERTY: Special Presentation
Sunday, May 12, 2013 -
Benign Kingdom Presents: TCAFête 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013 -
The Doug Wright Awards
Saturday, May 11, 2013 -
TCAF Queer Mixer: Featuring Tagame & Vellekoop!
Saturday, May 11, 2013
