D+Q is thrilled to be exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) in the Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8).
This year’s special guests include Guy Delisle who will be debuting Hostage, Elise Gravel who will be debuting If Found… Please Return to Elise Gravel, Seth who will be debuting Palookaville 23, Jillian Tamaki who will be debuting Boundless. In addition, D+Q will host Joe Ollmann, who recently launched The Abominable Mr. Seabrook, R. Sikoryak who recently launched Terms and Conditions, Michael DeForge who recently launched Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero, as well as legendary Toronto cartoonist Chester Brown.
TCAF takes place on Saturday, May 13th from 9am-5pm and Sunday, May 14th from 10am-5pm. Read on and check out what are authors are up to in this full programming and signing schedule.
TCAF SIGNING AND PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
For extended descriptions of any panel, please consult the TCAF website. Most programming takes place in the Toronto Reference Library (TRL) or Marriott Bloor-Yorkville (Marriott). All signings take place at the Drawn & Quarterly booth in the Reference Library.
Saturday, May 13th, 9am-5pm
10-12: Chester Brown signing at D+Q Booth
10:30-11:30: Joe Ollmann signing at D+Q Booth
11:30-12:30: Guy Delisle signing at D+Q Booth
12-1: Jillian Tamaki signing at D+Q booth
12:15 PM – PANEL w/ Seth: Canadian Reading Series: Alt Canada at Hinton Learning Theatre (TRL)
1-2: Joe Ollmann signing at D+Q Booth
1:00 PM – PANEL: Draw Along with Elise Gravel at The Beeton Auditorium (TRL)
1:30 PM – PANEL: Spotlight on Guy Delisle at Forest Hill Ballroom (Marriott)
1:30 PM – PANEL: Spotlight: R. Sikoryak x Gary Panter at The Pilot
1:30-2:30: Seth signing at D+Q Booth
2-3: Elise Gravel signing at D+Q Booth
2:30-3:30: Guy Delisle and R Sikoryak signing at D+Q Booth
2:45 PM – PANEL: Spotlight: Jillian Tamaki x Eleanor Davis at Forest Hill Ballroom (Marriott)
2:45 PM – PANEL w/ Michael DeForge: 21st Century Webcomics at High Park Ballroom (Marriott)
4-5: Michael DeForge and Jillian Tamaki signing at D+Q Booth
4:00 PM – PANEL w/ R. Sikoryak and Joe Ollmann: Comics Carousel at The Pilot
Sunday, May 14th, 10am-5pm
10:30 – PANEL: Make Your Own Sketchbook w/ Elise Gravel at The Beeton Auditorium (TRL)
11-12:30 Seth signing at D+Q booth
11:30-12:30: Elise Gravel signing at D+Q Booth
12:00 PM - PANEL w/ Michael DeForge: Koyama Press Spotlight at Hinton Learning Theatre (TRL)
12:30-1:30: Guy Delisle & R Sikoryak sign at D+Q Booth
1:30 PM – PANEL w/ Joe Ollmann: Telling Other People’s Stories: Comic Book Biography at Learning Centre (TRL)
1:30-2:30: Chester Brown signing at D+Q Booth
1:30-3: Jillian Tamaki signing at D+Q booth
2:30-3:30: Joe Ollmann signing at D+Q Booth
2:45 PM – PANEL w/ Guy Delisle: Canada 150 – Canada at Home and Abroad at Forest Hill Ballroom (Marriott)
3-4: Michael Deforge signing at D+Q Booth
3:30-4:30: Chester Brown signing at D+Q Booth
4-5: Guy Delisle signing at D+Q Booth
TCAF 2017 poster design by Eleanor Davis.
