Toronto Comic Arts Festival
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Official account for The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)!
TCAF returns June 7-8, 2025 at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Mattamy Athletic Centre.
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https://www.torontocomics.com/
TCAF returns June 7-8, 2025 at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Mattamy Athletic Centre.
Stay in touch comic friends! Sign up for our newsletter!
https://www.torontocomics.com/
Our Executive Director @librarylandia.bsky.social spoke with CBC about the Alberta government's censorship of comic books in schools.
Their attack on diverse voices is a continuation of how governments have historically exploited "moral panics" to threaten human rights. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Their attack on diverse voices is a continuation of how governments have historically exploited "moral panics" to threaten human rights. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta has banned graphic books before. In the 1950s, 'salacious' comics were the target | CBC News
In 1954, the province established the Advisory Board on Objectionable Publications to investigate "crime comics" that supposedly inspired undesirable behaviour in kids.
www.cbc.ca
September 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Our Executive Director @librarylandia.bsky.social spoke with CBC about the Alberta government's censorship of comic books in schools.
Their attack on diverse voices is a continuation of how governments have historically exploited "moral panics" to threaten human rights. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Their attack on diverse voices is a continuation of how governments have historically exploited "moral panics" to threaten human rights. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Why are they still banning books in 2025? Graphic novels are seen as a threat because they are so effective. LGBTQ+ is seen as a threat because it undermines the Patriarchy. The Patriarchy has been oppressing women and minorities for centuries, and it needs to be gotten rid of.
Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
September 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Why are they still banning books in 2025? Graphic novels are seen as a threat because they are so effective. LGBTQ+ is seen as a threat because it undermines the Patriarchy. The Patriarchy has been oppressing women and minorities for centuries, and it needs to be gotten rid of.
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A lot of great resources on how to fight against censorship in Canada. Time to take action.
Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
September 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A lot of great resources on how to fight against censorship in Canada. Time to take action.
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#Comics and us sharing our stories save lives.
Removing books from the shelf is erasure and #censorship.
68% of Albertans believe decisions about what’s age-appropriate should be made by librarians, teachers, and schools - not administrations.
Let’s fight back (cc: @torontocomics.bsky.social)
Removing books from the shelf is erasure and #censorship.
68% of Albertans believe decisions about what’s age-appropriate should be made by librarians, teachers, and schools - not administrations.
Let’s fight back (cc: @torontocomics.bsky.social)
Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
September 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
#Comics and us sharing our stories save lives.
Removing books from the shelf is erasure and #censorship.
68% of Albertans believe decisions about what’s age-appropriate should be made by librarians, teachers, and schools - not administrations.
Let’s fight back (cc: @torontocomics.bsky.social)
Removing books from the shelf is erasure and #censorship.
68% of Albertans believe decisions about what’s age-appropriate should be made by librarians, teachers, and schools - not administrations.
Let’s fight back (cc: @torontocomics.bsky.social)
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#SaveSpeech
The linked article has a handy list of direct action you can take as a canadian to push back against this censorship. Find an option or two that works for you and push it!!!
The linked article has a handy list of direct action you can take as a canadian to push back against this censorship. Find an option or two that works for you and push it!!!
Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
September 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#SaveSpeech
The linked article has a handy list of direct action you can take as a canadian to push back against this censorship. Find an option or two that works for you and push it!!!
The linked article has a handy list of direct action you can take as a canadian to push back against this censorship. Find an option or two that works for you and push it!!!
Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
September 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
We’re thrilled to announce that the TCAF will return next June to the Mattamy Athletic Centre!
Want to be a part of it?
Watch this space!
We’ll soon be posting our exact festival dates, application form for exhibitors, call for programming, and loads of other chances to contribute to #TCAF2026.
Want to be a part of it?
Watch this space!
We’ll soon be posting our exact festival dates, application form for exhibitors, call for programming, and loads of other chances to contribute to #TCAF2026.
September 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that the TCAF will return next June to the Mattamy Athletic Centre!
Want to be a part of it?
Watch this space!
We’ll soon be posting our exact festival dates, application form for exhibitors, call for programming, and loads of other chances to contribute to #TCAF2026.
Want to be a part of it?
Watch this space!
We’ll soon be posting our exact festival dates, application form for exhibitors, call for programming, and loads of other chances to contribute to #TCAF2026.
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"But from my transgender orbit, what I could see was a transgender future of comics, of art, pleasure and change, amid awkwardness, amid fear, on the hockey rink with no ice and millions of stories."
Lovely piece about @torontocomics.bsky.social from @hecuba.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/transgender-...
Lovely piece about @torontocomics.bsky.social from @hecuba.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/transgender-...
Transgender Gravity on a Rink Without Ice: A Toronto Comic Arts Festival Report, Of Sorts - The Comics Journal
Helen Chazan reporting from transgender center of gravity at TCAF 2025.
www.tcj.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"But from my transgender orbit, what I could see was a transgender future of comics, of art, pleasure and change, amid awkwardness, amid fear, on the hockey rink with no ice and millions of stories."
Lovely piece about @torontocomics.bsky.social from @hecuba.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/transgender-...
Lovely piece about @torontocomics.bsky.social from @hecuba.bsky.social
www.tcj.com/transgender-...
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my TCAF haul! (and a couple other things, which i thought i took a photo of but i can't find rn lol)
June 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
my TCAF haul! (and a couple other things, which i thought i took a photo of but i can't find rn lol)
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Thank you to everyone who dropped by my table at tcaf. Everyone was super kind. My comic ended up selling out! But, I now have reprints available on my online store (link in bio).
June 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thank you to everyone who dropped by my table at tcaf. Everyone was super kind. My comic ended up selling out! But, I now have reprints available on my online store (link in bio).
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this is so cool!!!! the librarian who bought my zines at TCAF reached out and thanked me for making them, as well as let me know they're now in the system at the toronto public library's zine collection!!!! 😭💜 holy SHIT!!
June 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
this is so cool!!!! the librarian who bought my zines at TCAF reached out and thanked me for making them, as well as let me know they're now in the system at the toronto public library's zine collection!!!! 😭💜 holy SHIT!!
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many many days late but peep the TCAF haul. i <3 toronto
June 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
many many days late but peep the TCAF haul. i <3 toronto
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This nice interview I did w/ @comixace.bsky.social while at @torontocomics.bsky.social slipped past me for a week, but here it is & boy do I say "um" a lot: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/...
More to Come 677: TCAF 2025 Interviews
Heidi goes to TCAF and sits down with several cartoonists. Hugh D'Andrade talks about making his debut graphic memoir, 'The Murder Next Door'. Dan Goldman talks about returning to the scene with a del...
www.publishersweekly.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This nice interview I did w/ @comixace.bsky.social while at @torontocomics.bsky.social slipped past me for a week, but here it is & boy do I say "um" a lot: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/...
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www.tcj.com/transgender-... my latest for @comicsjournal.bsky.social, on @torontocomics.bsky.social, changes, and trans pride.
Transgender Gravity on a Rink Without Ice: A Toronto Comic Arts Festival Report, Of Sorts - The Comics Journal
Helen Chazan reporting from transgender center of gravity at TCAF 2025.
www.tcj.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
www.tcj.com/transgender-... my latest for @comicsjournal.bsky.social, on @torontocomics.bsky.social, changes, and trans pride.
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GET ER DONE
June 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
GET ER DONE
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A very modest haul from tcaf:
@wrenmcdonald.bsky.social @hausofdecline.bsky.social zoe zoot, @diskettepress.bsky.social @bulgilhanpress.com huahua zhu, James collier, @strangers.bsky.social pierre lloga
@wrenmcdonald.bsky.social @hausofdecline.bsky.social zoe zoot, @diskettepress.bsky.social @bulgilhanpress.com huahua zhu, James collier, @strangers.bsky.social pierre lloga
June 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A very modest haul from tcaf:
@wrenmcdonald.bsky.social @hausofdecline.bsky.social zoe zoot, @diskettepress.bsky.social @bulgilhanpress.com huahua zhu, James collier, @strangers.bsky.social pierre lloga
@wrenmcdonald.bsky.social @hausofdecline.bsky.social zoe zoot, @diskettepress.bsky.social @bulgilhanpress.com huahua zhu, James collier, @strangers.bsky.social pierre lloga
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Gosh I have been SO busy, but I finally can show off (some of) my TCAF HAUL!!! I met so many lovely people and saw so many incredible artists!!
(I *do* have more, BUT they're all gifts that haven't been delivered yet.. so I shan't post those. maybe later..)
(I *do* have more, BUT they're all gifts that haven't been delivered yet.. so I shan't post those. maybe later..)
June 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Gosh I have been SO busy, but I finally can show off (some of) my TCAF HAUL!!! I met so many lovely people and saw so many incredible artists!!
(I *do* have more, BUT they're all gifts that haven't been delivered yet.. so I shan't post those. maybe later..)
(I *do* have more, BUT they're all gifts that haven't been delivered yet.. so I shan't post those. maybe later..)
Help make TCAF even better!
We're asking our community of exhibitors, attendees, and volunteers to tell us what you loved about #TCAF2025, and what we can improve on next year.
Take the 10-minute survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We're asking our community of exhibitors, attendees, and volunteers to tell us what you loved about #TCAF2025, and what we can improve on next year.
Take the 10-minute survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Help make TCAF even better!
We're asking our community of exhibitors, attendees, and volunteers to tell us what you loved about #TCAF2025, and what we can improve on next year.
Take the 10-minute survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We're asking our community of exhibitors, attendees, and volunteers to tell us what you loved about #TCAF2025, and what we can improve on next year.
Take the 10-minute survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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A little late on posting this, but this was my book haul from TCAF. So many amazing people making and publishing comics these days.
June 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A little late on posting this, but this was my book haul from TCAF. So many amazing people making and publishing comics these days.
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I went ahead and published my next blog post early so that I could get the newsletter + blog out today. Here's my TCAF blog post!
www.renstrapp.com/blog/tcaf-20...
www.renstrapp.com/blog/tcaf-20...
TCAF 2025 Recap — Ren Strapp
Right off the bat, I love going to Canada. When VanCAF got postponed for this year, I was so bummed. It’s my fave excuse to go to Canada and there’s no show quite like it. VanCAF sets the pace for wha...
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June 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I went ahead and published my next blog post early so that I could get the newsletter + blog out today. Here's my TCAF blog post!
www.renstrapp.com/blog/tcaf-20...
www.renstrapp.com/blog/tcaf-20...
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This was an amazing panel to open @torontocomics.bsky.social 2025! Thank you so much to our kick off panelists for your time and candor. The world may be on 🔥 but I believe in comics and each other.
From #TCAF2025 Canadian Comics Now: Cartooning In Dangerous Time with @tundrawizard.bsky.social, @faitherinhicks.bsky.social, @sanyaanwar.bsky.social, @librarylandia.bsky.social & Guy Delisle panel is now online @ www.thecomicbooks.com/audio.html#T...
June 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This was an amazing panel to open @torontocomics.bsky.social 2025! Thank you so much to our kick off panelists for your time and candor. The world may be on 🔥 but I believe in comics and each other.
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I had a blast at #TCAF last weekend. It's always fun to chat comics with other comic creators. Here's a look at what I brought back with me… and there's a few books I forgot to circle back and get. This year's haul was significantly larger than last year! #TCAF2025 @torontocomics.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I had a blast at #TCAF last weekend. It's always fun to chat comics with other comic creators. Here's a look at what I brought back with me… and there's a few books I forgot to circle back and get. This year's haul was significantly larger than last year! #TCAF2025 @torontocomics.bsky.social
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Cleaned up at TCAF this year! What a great show!
June 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Cleaned up at TCAF this year! What a great show!
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I cant stop thinking about how inspired I got by TCAF. I can't wait to unpack all the prints i got and stare at them
June 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I cant stop thinking about how inspired I got by TCAF. I can't wait to unpack all the prints i got and stare at them
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TCAF comics haul @torontocomics.bsky.social
@zeekayart.bsky.social @sobcomix.bsky.social @inkskratch.com @allisonmotoole.bsky.social
@zeekayart.bsky.social @sobcomix.bsky.social @inkskratch.com @allisonmotoole.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM