Dear Canadian Cartoonists, My name is Christopher Butcher, and I am the Director of TCAF, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival. It
Debuting Books
Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life
Back in 1984, a rebellious,17-year-old, punked-out Ulli Lust set out for a wild hitchhiking trip across Italy, from Naples through Verona and Rome and ending up in Sicily. Twenty-five years later, this talented Austrian cartoonist has looked back at that tumultuous summer and delivered a long, dense, sensitive, and minutely …read more
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My Dumb Dirty Eyes
Sharply observant, laugh-out-loud funny comics from The Believer cartoonist and New York Times illustrator. My Dirty Dumb Eyes is the highly anticipated debut collection from award-winning cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt. In a few short years, Hanawalt has made a name for herself: her intricately detailed, absurdly funny comics have appeared in …read more
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The Library
To debut the new Conundrum International Imprint, The Library is the first English edition of Chihoi, a young Hong Kong artist, who has had books published in Chinese, Italian and French. Reading the short stories included in this volume is like reading someone else’s dreams. “The Library” or “Father” reminds one of Kafka; …read more
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Stupid Stories #1
New comics by Toronto’s Hot-Dog-Madman Keith Jones. Stupid Stories #1 contains Jones’ newest work “Donut Daze” where rival drivers clash in a garbage encrusted drag race through a post-apocalyptic roadside donut den. Scrawled masterfully in Jones’ unmistakeable erratic style. Not to be missed! Catch Keith Jones’ artshow Budsies at Capital Espresso (1349 Queen Street …read more
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Strong Eye Contact
In Christopher Adams’ Strong Eye Contact, the reader is led through a kaleidoscope of crystalline memory fragments. These fragments coalesce into one narrative track, guided by a quixotic, Buster Keaton-like figure. As this unnamed figure tries, with limited success, to be a typical American: using consumer products, failed vacations, fabricated …read more
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Swear Down
East walks out of his front door and follows the line of longitude through England, France, Spain and Africa. In this first volume East walks from his Manchester home out and into England recording the landscape, the architecture, flora, fauna and the thing he’s walking away from in the first …read more
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When David Lost His Voice
The doctor’s report is final: David has cancer. Now the whole family is under the same terrible verdict. David’s wife becomes progressively consumed by the looming shadow of death while his daughters struggle to be as helpful as possible. Meanwhile, David soldiers on, not wanting the tumor to rob him …read more
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Paul Joins the Scouts
Following on the heels of the The Song of Roland, Montrealer Michel Rabagliati returns to the childhood story of his famous semi-autobiographical character. It’s 1970 and Paul’s family watches the news with anxiety as bombs are going off around Montreal. But Paul is more interested in flying his kite, comics, and …read more
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Aesthetics: A Memoir
This eye-popping illustrated autobiography by Ivan Brunetti traces his artistic trajectory and output, from youthful doodles to his latest cover illustrations and comic strips. Aesthetics: A Memoir unearths a trove of previously unpublished materials, including working drawings, sketches for cartoons, book covers, personal photographs, and items from the artist’s collection of toys …read more
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Every/Body
Every/Body is a follow-up to Little Heart that focuses inward on people as individuals, by examining the topics of the body and gender. This anthology, edited by newcomer Greer Lawson and distributed by 2D Cloud, discusses and explores the way people view themselves and others, their bodies, and the way …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
