From the MCAF home site! Hosted by author and columnist Marylise Hamelin, the opening night also featured the presentation of the 26th Bédélys Awards, in collaboration with SODEC, celebrating the most outstanding comic books published or distributed in Quebec in 2024. Six comics were rewarded, with a total of $5,000 in grants given to this year’s winners.ContinueContinue reading “Winners of the 26th Bédélys Awards Announced at MCAF”
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Latest Edition of The Comics Journal, #311, features Kate Beaton!
And (if you read the fine print) Marc Bell! Get it! https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/the-comics-journal/products/the-comics-journal-311
TONIGHT! Drink & Draw Toronto #75 Comic Celebration 💥
The very fun and low-key Drink and Draw Toronto #75 is coming up on Monday Jun 2 at the very cozy Bampot House. From their event on Luna: https://lu.ma/e0iuyl4d With TCAF just around the corner (https://www.torontocomics.com/), a comic theme seems very fitting! Join us to draw your favourite comic, whether it’s a classic you’ve lovedContinueContinue reading “TONIGHT! Drink & Draw Toronto #75 Comic Celebration 💥”
True North Country Comics: Eric Olcsvary discusses anthology comic books
From John Swinimer’s True North Country Comics: By truenorthcountrycomics on May 28, 2025 Here’s my chat with Eric Olcsvary about supporting an artistic community, the AllsCherry anthology and more. Check it out here!
Alberta Gov’t Continues Hassasment of LGBTQ Communitues With Potential Prominent Graphic Novel Ban in School Libraries
From The Comics Journal’s current week in links: Literary freedoms news now, as politicians in Canada this week decided to take a leaf from the playbook of their friends to the south, with education officials in Alberta laying out plans to “determine the appropriateness” of books in school libraries, after a group of parents (surely not influenced byContinueContinue reading “Alberta Gov’t Continues Hassasment of LGBTQ Communitues With Potential Prominent Graphic Novel Ban in School Libraries”
Boom! Studios removed from Library Lending App Comics Plus
From Publishers Weekly: Penguin Random House’s acquisition of Boom! Studios has taken the Boom! digital catalog off the table for library lending app Comics Plus, sparking debates over lending models and unlimited access. Read the article here.
Drink & Draw Toronto #75 Comic Celebration 💥
The very fun and low-key Drink and Draw Toronto #75 is coming up on Monday Jun 2 at the very cozy Bampot House. From their event on Luna: https://lu.ma/e0iuyl4d With TCAF just around the corner (https://www.torontocomics.com/), a comic theme seems very fitting! Join us to draw your favourite comic, whether it’s a classic you’ve lovedContinueContinue reading “Drink & Draw Toronto #75 Comic Celebration 💥”
Introducing your TCAF poster for 2025 by Faith Erin Hicks!
From the official TCAF Instagram account, we see this year’s TCAF poster by the very talented and prolific Faith Erin Hicks! This year’s poster shows the new TCAF venue at MCU’s Mattamy Athletic Centre, Maple Leaf Gardens! You can grab your copy of this year’s poster at TCAF!
Toronto Comic Jam Recap: May 25, 2025
It was another full night in the back room of The Cameron House – though admittedly we took these pictures later in the night after about half of this month’s participants had left. Oh well. Anna visited from the US and we were all glad to see her! David B also brought some scones hisContinueContinue reading “Toronto Comic Jam Recap: May 25, 2025”
TONIGHT! Toronto Comic Jam: May 25th Flowers 2025!
The fifth and likely most fragrant jam of 2025! Come down to the Cameron House! Back room, Sunday May 25, 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. We have a zine table set up to share and sell your work! Old or new, get them out of your closet and bring them down for all to seeContinueContinue reading “TONIGHT! Toronto Comic Jam: May 25th Flowers 2025!”
The Toronto Comic Jam 