@torontocomics.bsky.social
Official account for The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! TCAF returns June 6-7, 2026 at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Mattamy Athletic Centre. Stay in touch comic friends! Sign up for our newsletter! https://www.torontocomics.com/
Want to help run TCAF? (and get a cool free shirt?)
Now's your chance to volunteer with us!
You could help set up the space, guide attendees, support programming and artists, or whatever skills or interests you want to bring. Sign up for a June 5, 6, or 7 shift here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Nova Scotia's arts sector has been gutted, making it the only province in Canada offering zero support for its local publishing industry.
If you're a Nova Scotian, please contact your MLA and tell them that arts and culture matter!
@conundrumpress.bsky.social
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We'll be tabling at #OLASC2026 with our dear pals @thebeguiling.bsky.social!
Swing by Booth #518 on Thursday & Friday to hear what we're planning for #TCAF2026 and Libraries and Education Day, then enter to win a TCAF mystery bag!
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Don't forget to apply! 🤑
TCAF is partnering with the Ontario Arts Council to provide grants to comic writers creating new work. We’re looking for works exploring the full breadth and diversity of comics.
Deadline January 15, 1pm ET. Grant range: $1,500-$5,000 www.torontocomics.com/post/funding...
One of my favourite shows of the year!
19.12.2025 23:27 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0One of the best comic shows in North America. The most literate comics crowd next to Denver. Must go. Must exhibit. Apply!
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Good news! We’ve extended the application deadline to exhibit at TCAF 2026 or suggest programming.
We know life, art, and admin can be extra hard to juggle before the holidays, and we want to ensure everyone has a little more breathing room.
Apply by December 29 at 11:59pm ET www.torontocomics.com
Today is the LAST DAY to bid on an original watercolour painting by me of Ripley from Alien! The auction benefits @torontocomics.bsky.social , and shipping is Canada only (sorry). Bid here: www.torontocomics.com/product-page...
12.12.2025 17:19 — 👍 48 🔁 24 💬 0 📌 0
📢 Auction closes tonight! 📢
It's your last chance to take home a one-of-a-kind art piece, book set, or creator experience for the indie comics fan in your life. Plus, all $$$ supports TCAF's community programming!
Bid bid bid >>> www.torontocomics.com/winter-auction
Want a fan art commission from me?
Start bidding for an original fan art commission by yours truly! Silent auction held by @torontocomics.bsky.social Ends this week!
I’ve made arrangements to ship the winning bid to anywhere in the world.
www.torontocomics.com/product-page...
A young woman sits in a tree with Toronto in the distance. She is reading a comic, sitting in an apple tree, which is covered in different racoons doing different things.
Toronto vibes 🦝
You can bid on this painting as part of the Winter Auction held by TCAF! @torontocomics.bsky.social
Want to support @torontocomics.bsky.social and get feedback on a comic pitch or script?? I'm offering to review your work and chat with you about it on a video call! There are also lots of other amazing prizes, like signed books and original art!! www.torontocomics.com/product-page...
05.12.2025 02:39 — 👍 17 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 1
Manga lovers, don’t miss this!
3️⃣ A signed copy of Akane Torikai’s "Sensei’s Pious Lie," an unflinching exploration of power, gender, desire, and violence. A rare chance to own a standout work from one of Japan’s most compelling contemporary creators.
www.torontocomics.com/winter-auction
Love spooky stuff?
2️⃣ Snag this hardcover edition of Junji Ito’s "Smashed" signed by the author himself. This cult-classic collection of 13 stories is a must-have for any serious Ito reader.
www.torontocomics.com/winter-auction
Our super-friends at The Beguiling have come through with three incredible items for our winter auction!
1️⃣ Take a guided tour of shop’s famously labyrinthine basement with owner Peter Birkemoe—followed by a $200 shopping spree to cap it all off.
www.torontocomics.com/winter-auction
A watercolour painting of a young woman sitting in an apple tree. Her back is to the viewer and she is reading a comic. There are racoons in the tree, climbing, eating apples, sleeping and exploring. We see Toronto in the distance with fall foliage in the foreground.
A collection of comics + books I've worked on - In order from left to right, top to bottom: Pulping Volume 1, Pulping Volume 2, Dumbass! #1, Girl Comics #1, Magical Beatdown Vol 1, Magical Beatdown Vol 2, Magical Beatdown Vol 3, Marie and Worrywart, Magical Beatdown Vol 1.5, Jenn Woodall x Silver Sprocket Postcard Set, GIRLS, GHOULS
I donated 2 items to the TCAF silent auction - An original watercolour painting I did custom for the auction, and a bundle of my comics! Head over to @torontocomics.bsky.social to find the link and bid on tons of cool stuff!
02.12.2025 16:36 — 👍 55 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 2Fixed!
02.12.2025 14:55 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Fixed!
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I'm auctioning off a Dinosaur Comic about YOU, to help support TCAF! Never done this before, may never do this again, such is my love for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival! Starting bid just 30 bux :0
www.torontocomics.com/product-page...
There's some fantastic stuff in here you can bid on to help support TCAF 2026!! I'm offering a pitch or script review, but there's lots of other cool stuff on the table, like signed books, original art, and a behind-the-scenes tour/shopping spree at The Beguiling!!
02.12.2025 00:11 — 👍 13 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0Support TCAF and get some cool stuff - I did an original painting as an auction item and you can also bid on a bundle of my comics and collab books! There is so much good stuff, check it out and spread the word. ❤️
02.12.2025 00:06 — 👍 19 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0Canadians! I donated an original watercolour painting of Ripley from Alien to the TCAF auction! Bid on it here! (Unfortunately shipping is only available to Canada.)
01.12.2025 23:55 — 👍 82 🔁 31 💬 2 📌 0
Snag a one-of-a-kind item for the indie comics fan in your life!
Our Winter Auction features art and experiences from top publishers and comics icons like Junji Ito, @ryannorth.ca, Jillian Tamaki, @laufman.bsky.social, @faitherinhicks.bsky.social & more.
www.torontocomics.com/winter-auction
Please come to TCAF so I don’t have to pay US shipping for your comics. In return, if you want, I will bring you a coffee at the show. (And not a Tim’s coffee.)
18.11.2025 14:41 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Attention comics creators!
We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our exhibitor + programming applications for TCAF 2026.
Head to torontocomics.com to apply, and we hope to see you on the rink!
Join TCAF in taking action and pushing back against censorship in Canada!
Read our blog post for all the details: www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...
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/...
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.
15.09.2025 15:04 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0A lot of great resources on how to fight against censorship in Canada. Time to take action.
15.09.2025 16:25 — 👍 20 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0
#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)