Bill Amend was born in New England and moved to the San Francisco Bay area when he was twelve. He is a former Eagle Scout, tuba player, math club president, and contributor to the student newspaper with twice-weekly editorial cartoons. He graduated from Massachusetts Amherst College with a degree in physics. After working for …read more
Christian Hincker, who uses the pseudonym Blutch, is the creator behind Peplum, a homosexual tragedy that was serialized in the French magazine A Suivre and later collected at Cornélius. As an illustrator he has contributed to Libération, Les Inrockuptibles, and The New Yorker. His other works include Sunnymoon, Tu Es …read more
Ivan Brunetti, Assistant Professor in the Art and Design Department of Columbia College Chicago, teaches courses on drawing, design, illustration, cartooning, and graphic novels. In 2005 he curated The Cartoonist’s Eye for the A+D Gallery of Columbia College Chicago, an exhibit that served as a preview for An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and …read more
David B. is a French comic book artist and writer, and one of the founders of L’Association. After studying advertising at the Duperré School of Applied Arts in Paris, Beauchard began working in comics in 1985, and wrote and illustrated stories in numerous magazines, including Okapi, À suivre, Tintin Reporter, …read more
Boulet, the pen name for Gilles Roussel, is a French comic book creator and cartoonist born February 1, 1975 in Meaux, France. He was among the first French cartoonists to become famous by publishing a comic strip weblog, starting in July 2004. Roussel studied art at the Graduate School of …read more
C.F. is an artist and musician based in Providence, RI. A prolific cartoonist. He will debut his latest book, MERE, at TCAF 2013. he has completed three editions of the projected multi-volume Powr Mastrs series and one book of drawings and graphics entitled Sediment. He widely considered one of the most important …read more
Éditions TRIP is a small alternative publisher whose mandate is to raise awareness of Quebecois comics on the international market. Trip was created and is managed by Stanley Wany and Marc Tessier. They uphold the works of Quebecois artists who have an original vision and a captivating narrative. We seek …read more
SelfMadeHero is an independent graphic novel publisher based in London. Since its launch in 2007, SelfMadeHero has gained huge critical acclaim for its various series including Original Fiction and Graphic Biography.
Since 2002, Colosse has published lovingly crafted, ephemeral small print run of more or less experimental comics, essays or sketchbooks from (mostly) Québécois authors. Only available at festivals we attend or by mail order, the Colosse collection is a haven for projects too risky, personal or radical for the bloody …read more
Benign Kingdom is a creator-owned publishing project designed to showcase the art of independent comic creators. It was founded by Evan Dahm (Rice Boy), Becky Dreistadt & Frank Gibson (Tiny Kitten Teeth), KC Green (Gunshow), and Yuko Ota & Ananth Panagariya (Johnny Wander), with assistance by George Rohac.
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.
[close]Follow the adventures of Mr. Cupcake as he hangs out with his friends Ms. Cupcake, Cotton Candy, Popcorn and Doughnut. Presented by Soda Pop Comics (Carla Rodríguez and Rosa Colón), the art is bright and colorful, and the stories are all ages.
[close]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]Barking long soliloquies in the vast hinterland stands a German Shepherd. The ever zealous breed, a brave specimen, particularly stubborn and stoical optimist. Murilo Martins’ second independent comic book is a tribute to working dogs. But, most of all, it is a fine piece of writing that is able to …read more
[close]The wild and wacky world of Astronaut Academy is back! It’s spring semester at this futuristic institution of learning, and Hakata Soy has lost his heart. Literally. And he’s not the only one . . . something is stalking the halls of Astronaut Academy, impersonating the crush-objects of students and …read more
[close]Using a grid of 9 panels over 40 wordless pages, Carlos Santos imagines multiple narratives driven by the power of the unconscious. With precise and accomplished images, Santos has created an experimental tour de force rarely seen in comics. “Carlos Santos creates strips in a manner that is essentially intuitive. …read more
[close]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]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
[close]Art, film, and Topps trading cards all converge when Baylis goes on a journey that takes him from New York University to Bilbao, Spain, where he discovers that he might have something in common with the great 1980s artist, Jean-Michael Basquiat. Cover art by the legendary underground comics and Garbage …read more
[close]Translated by Edward Gauvin Cover design by David Mazzucchelli What are the movies? What effect do they have on us? Why do we love them so much? Blutch addresses all these questions in a series of interlocking short comics that move between scholarly history, romantic theory and ribald vignettes, featuring …read more
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The Doug Wright Awards
TCAF Queer Mixer: Featuring Tagame & Vellekoop!
