Saturday Programming Description:

The Hacienda Lounge
The Hacienda Lounge is located at 794 Bathurst Street, Upstairs, across from Bathurst TTC Station (Formerly The Tequila Lounge). Programming Runs Saturday from 11am-6pm. Doors open at 10:30am. Admission is FREE.

11 AM: Comics In The Academy: Wish comics were taught more widely and well in schools? Want to see your favourite comics artists represented on University reading lists? Think the Academy should keep its paws off the format? Come out and have your say as part of this year’s new academic event.

TCAF is pleased to welcome comics expert and University of Calgary professor BART BEATY who will be delivering a short keynote address on the current state of Comics Scholarship, followed by a lively roundtable discussion with other panelists and audience members. Listen to what some of our leading comics scholars have to say about the emerging critical vocabulary for teaching comics in schools. Be part of this exciting field-- contribute your own thoughts!

Roundtable panelists:

Dr. Bart Beaty, Faculty of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary
Phoebe Gloeckner, School of Art and Design, U Michigan.
Rob Lendrum, Media Studies, Concordia U.
Dr. Anne Rubenstein, Department of History, York University
Dr. Jonathan Warren, Department of English, York University
Benjamin Woo, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University

Panel Moderator: Shannon Gerard, Graduate Programme in Interdisciplinary Studies, York University

12:30 PM: Steven Guarnaccia, New School: Steven Guarnaccia is a Art Director for the Op-Ed page of The New York Times, part of the founding faculty for SVA's MFA Design Program, and a member of the American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA) and Alliance Graphique Internationale. He has also Chaired the Objects of Design jury at the AIGA, and been a member of illustration juries for American Illustration, the Society of Illustrators, and the AIGA. He's going to talk about why he's proud to be a teacher at Parsons fledgling comic book and graphic novel program in at New York's New School, and why you should be attending.

1PM: All About Manga: Tokyopop Editors, Translators, and Original Manga Creators tell you about working in the "American Manga Industry". Scheduled to feature Leanne Sentaur, Svetlana Chmakova, Becky Cloonan, J. Torres, and more!

2PM: This Is Not A Reading Series Presents: Marc Ngui, Lorenz Peters, and Sonja Ahlers. Pages Books' THIS IS NOT A READING SERIES are proud to present readings by three outstanding Canadian graphic novelists; Conundrum Press' Marc Ngui; Pedlar Press' Lorenz Peters, and Insomniac Press' Sonja Ahlers.

3:30PM: Question and Answer with Jeffrey Brown: When people complain about autobiographical comics, they're probably talking about Jeffrey Brown's work. Their loss though, as Brown produces some of the most consistantly interesting, funny, harrowing stories in comics. Come meet the creator of CLUMSY, UNLIKELY, BE A MAN, BIGHEAD, and the best Wolverine comic you'll never read!

4PM: FIGHT COMICS! With Bryan Lee O'Malley and Corey Lewis: Exploring the wild and wonderful world of graphic novels that draw on new media and video games to produce their narratives. Features SCOTT PILGRIM creator Bryan Lee O'Malley, and SHARKNIFE creator Corey Lewis.

The Victory Cafe
The Victory Café is located at 581 Markham Street (Corner of Markham and Lennox Streets, just south of The Beguiling). Programming Runs Saturday from 11am-6pm. Doors open at 10:30am. Admission for Saturday Day Events is $5 ($2 for 18 and under) and is good for all Victory Cafe Day Events. Consider getting a TCAF Patron Pass!

11AM: Reading: Chester Brown: LOUIS RIEL creator Chester Brown reprises his standing-room only career overview, last presented at the Toronto Public Library's Graphic Novel exhibit. Features readings from comics throughout Chester's distinguished career.

12PM: Young Cartoonists Readings: Featuring Paul Hornschemeier and Leslie Stein. The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is proud to present readings from two of the most interesting and critically lauded young cartoonists working today. Paul Hornschemeier is the creator of the FORLORN FUNNIES series, and the graphic novellas MOTHER, COME HOME and BIG HEAD. Leslie Stein is the creator of the Xeric-Grant winning short work YEAH, IT IS.

1PM Reading: Paul Pope: Called "The Jim Morrison of Comics", Paul Pope presents his work and worldview in a special reading. In association with The Silver Snail.

2PM: Paul Pope & James Jean: About Illustration: Noted illustrator James Jean joins Paul Pope on stage to discuss illustration and comics, and how they interact in the North American comic industry.

3PM: Reading: Dave Sim Presents: CEREBUS LIVE! - Dave Sim tries his hand at a comic book “reading”, if it goes well, he may just do it again sometime. We all know what Lord Julius sounds like, but did you know that Dave wrote most of the Cerebus dialogue by speaking it aloud. Now you can hear what all of the characters are supposed to sound like. Following the presentation, Dave will be signing in Front of The Beguiling .

4PM: This Is Not A Reading Series Presents: The Harvey Christians- Brought to you by the creators of the Harvey Christ Radio Hour, a live weekly radio show produced by a collective and heard on CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal since October 2000. Inspired by gospel radio, the Harvey Christians offer sermons and storytelling , hymns, baptisms, exorcisms, barn burning, etc.... They satirize dogmatic beliefs--whether religious, political or pop cultural--and seek to mix the serious with the bizarre as an antidote to mainstream radio and religion. Their collected teachings will be released by Cumulus Press in May 2005 under the title The Dead Beat Scrolls.

5PM: Doug Wright Awards: Nominees Panel: Get to know some of the nominees (and their work) for the innaugural Doug Wright Awards.

The Panel-Area of the Victory Cafe Will Be Closed To The Public Between 6PM and 7PM.

Saturday Evening Events Presentation at The Victory Cafe
The Victory Café is located at 581 Markham Street (Corner of Markham and Lennox Streets, just south of The Beguiling). Evening Programming Runs Saturday from 7am-9:30pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission for Saturday Evening Events is $5. Consider getting a TCAF Patron Pass!

7PM: An Appreciation of Doug Wright , Presented by Seth: Named for the prolific creator of the classic Canadian comic strip Doug Wright’s Family, the awards aim to recognise outstanding work published by Canadian cartoonists in 2004. The awards presentation will occur Saturday evening at The Victory Café, and will feature a presentation on the life and work of Doug Wright by respected graphic novelist Seth. Seating will be limited.

8:30PM: Evening Events Featuring Eiland (Tobias Schalken and Stefan van Dinther) and Phoebe Gloeckner: Following the Doug Wright awards will be fantastic presentations from TCAF's honoured guests Tobias Schalken and Stefan van Dinther (the duo known as EILAND) and noted illustrator, teacher, and graphic novelist Phoebe Gloeckner.

Sunday Programming Description:

The Hacienda Lounge
The Hacienda Lounge is located at 794 Bathurst Street, Upstairs, across from Bathurst TTC Station (Formerly The Tequila Lounge). Programming Runs Sunday from 11am-5pm. Doors open at 10:30am. Admission is FREE.

11AM: An Appreciation of Doug Wright (Reprise), Presented by Seth: Couldn't make it to (or into) Saturday Evening's Doug Wright celebration? Seth will be reprising his appreciation of Doug Wright in a much larger venue.

12PM: Making Mini-Comics: Curious about self-publishing? Wanna just get out there and make comics, without waiting for someone else to publish you? Meet some of the most innovative mini-comics and zine producers around. Scheduled to feature Adam Aylard, Michael Comeau, and more.

1PM: Gays In Comix: What's Gay about comics? Meet creators including Tim Fish, Paige Braddock, and Leanne Franson as they give their impressions of doing gay-themed work in the North American comics industry.

2PM: Don't Quit Your Day Job- Toronto area illutrators who love comics! Meet some of the city's fantastic illustrators as they balance commercial demands with their love of producing comics!

The Victory Cafe
The Victory Café is located at 581 Markham Street (Corner of Markham and Lennox Streets, just south of The Beguiling). Programming Runs Sunday from 11am-4pm. Doors open at 10:30am. Admission for Sunday is $5 ($2 for 18 and under) and is good for all Victory Cafe Day Events. Consider getting a TCAF Patron Pass!

11AM: Putting Together A Great Anthology: The last several years have seen the rise of truly outstanding and internationally-recognized comics anthologies. Talk to the folks behind the books to find out what goes into making a top-flight comics Anthology. Scheduled to feature KRAMER'S ERGOT editor Sammy Harkham, FLIGHT editor Kazu Kibuishi, PROJECT: SUPERIOR editor Chris Pitzer, and STUDYGROUP 12 editor Zack Soto.

12PM: Reading: Ariel Bordeaux: RAISIN PIE creator Ariel Bordeaux presents a slide-presentation of her work.

12:30PM: Reading: David Heatley: DEADPAN creator and McSweeney's contributor David Heatley presents a slide-presentation of his work.

1PM: Effective Storytelling With Darwyn Cooke: NEW FRONTIER creator Darwyn Cooke gives a reprise of his extremely popular workshop fromParadise Comics' Toronto Comicon. Darwyn Cooke offers a few choice words on page design, composition and staging.

2PM: Reading: Ho Che Anderson: KING creator Ho Che Anderson gives a rare reading.

2:30PM: Reading: Sam Hiti: Creator of the Xeric-Grant awarded graphic novella END TIMES, Sam Hiti gives a presentation from his work.