#tcaf 2017

[elegieenbleu]

PATRICK KYLE /

Wowee Zonk Small Press Showcase  TCAF 2017 _ http://www.patrickkyle.com

[inknose]

I tabled at TCAF this weekend and drew 17 victor sketch cards while I was at it! oh vitya... you are so beautiful...

thanks to everyone who came by, you helped make it one of the most enjoyable cons I’ve ever been to ^_^

[peowstudio]

“An alien desert comes to life around the body of a dying whale. Animals, insects and ancient peoples scramble for her remains and make their homes among her bones, struggling through a millennia-long process of decay.”

Stages of Rot is Linnea Sterte's first full length comic but hopefully not the last. It's brimming with mystique and life, recognizable - but still very different from anything you've read before. She is one of the strongest artists we know alive today and we're very proud of her and to be able to publish this book.

Stages of Rot will be available for sale at TCAF and SiS (Stockholm International Comic Festival) in May. 

[torontocomics]

Debuting at TCAF 2017 - My Brother’s Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame

Translated by Anne Ishii Published by Pantheon Books

From one of Japan’s most notable manga artists: a heartbreaking and redemptive tale of mourning and acceptance that compares and contrasts the contemporary nature of gay tolerance in the East and the West

Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo, married to wife Natsuki, father to young daughter Kana. Their lives are suddenly upended with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the widower of Yaichi’s estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji’s past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented, revelatory look at and journey into the largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it’s been affected by the West, and how the next generation has the chance to change the preconceptions of and prejudices against it.

“When a cuddly Canadian comes to call, Yaichi—a single Japanese dad—is forced to confront his painful past. With his young daughter Kana leading the way, he gradually rethinks his assumptions about what makes a family. Renowned manga artist Gengoroh Tagame turns his stunning draftsmanship to a story very different from his customary fare, to delightful and heartwarming effect.” —Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home

[beckyandfrank]

We’re off to TCAF with Bustletown #1 our first new comic in 2 years and our first mini in close to 10! Find us on the third floor (Table 317) of the Toronto Reference Library this weekend! It’s free to attend!

[robinandcat]

TCAF 2017 Commissions! Cat is by Danielle Corsetto Robin is by Chip Zdarsky Both were a pleasure to meet. And I didn't embarrass myself as much as I thought I would when meeting them!

[rritchiearts]

It has been a busy couple weeks! TCAF was just last weekend, and in addition to my usual work load, I wanted to make a mini to give away (as I didn't table this year).

Erin and Fran are a couple characters from the one time in university I was like "hey what if I just random gen some D&D characters and run with it," and they show up in my art every once in a while. After reading a bunch of GORGEOUS fantasy comics with pretty scenery, I plucked Erin and Fran from my stockpile once more so I could draw a short story with lots of wide shots and mountains and stuff.

The final mini is two sheets of legal size paper each folded in this super easy fashion  and then bound with a string of twine. It was a little stressful towards the end (always add more time to a project than you think you need, folks!) but I really enjoyed it, and I hope I get to do more fun fiction comics in the future. <3

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[toonyballoony]

Part 2 of the TCAF diary comics~