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“Comics are trash” and other lessons from TCAF 2012

This year’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival offered some interesting moments. Chief among them was a comment from Michael Comeau, the winner of this year’s Pigskin Peters Award for experimental or avant-garde comic. Following some very flattering words about his winning … Continue reading

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Books I bought at TCAF 2012, aka “the haul”

I’m fortunate to live in Toronto where, between the Beguiling, Silver Snail and my local comic shop, I can find (or at the very least order) pretty near anything I come across in the Previews catalogue. So as a general … Continue reading

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TCAF, Terry “Aislin” Mosher and the Doug Wright Awards

Never the same twice. Each year, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) provides a unique experience for me. This one reignited by interest editorial cartoons and provided the opportunity to meet some very interesting and warm people from that world … Continue reading

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Five tips to make the most of TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival)

As my wife is bored of hearing me say repeatedly, the only comic event I like attending is Toronto Comic Arts Festival. Yes, the event is different for everybody – some like the panel talks, some are there for the … Continue reading

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Countdown to TCAF 2012: guest and event highlights

My favourite annual comic gathering, Toronto Comics Art Festival, is around the corner. TCAF seems to get a little bigger and better with each edition, and 2012 seems to follow the rule. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve … Continue reading

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