We know folks have been excited to hear about Battan's programs and signings at TCAF, and today is the day you've been waiting for! As we expect there to be very strong demand, Battan will likely be unable to sign for all attendees looking for a signature. To ensure an equitable distribution of spots, and to avoid overnight lines or a resale market, we will be running a lottery to get a signature. Battan will have two public panels events followed by two signings at TCAF 2

It’s our final round of Featured Guests for TCAF 2026, happening this weekend at the Mattamy Athletic Centre! Jeff Lemire is a Canadian cartoonist and writer. His works include the Essex County trilogy and Sweet Tooth, which earned him multiple Eisner, Harvey, and Joe Shuster Awards. He’s also written major titles for Dark Horse, DC, Marvel, and Image Comics, and was the 2017 TCAF poster artist! Mohammed Sabaaneh is a Palestinian artist living in Ramallah in the West Bank. He

TCAF 2026 is nearly here! With special events getting underway in the week leading up to the festival, TCAF kicks off in earnest on Friday, June 5 in the Jet Ice Lounge on the Fourth Floor of the Mattamy Athletic Centre. This year's kick-off panel features past (and present) TCAF poster artists Battan, Chris W. Kim, Jenn Woodall and Maurice Vellekoop, as they talk about twenty years of TCAF with our executive director Amie Wright. Be sure to stay after the panel for some ligh

Michael DeForge is an artist in Toronto. He worked on Adventure Time and his illustrations have appeared in Jacobin, The New York Times, The Believer, and more. His 10th book with Drawn + Quarterly is All the Cameras in My Room. Rachel Smith is an award-winning comic creator in Manchester. She’s known for making comics that deal with mental health issues with warm, relatable humour, such as Wired Up Wrong, Quarantine Comix, and Isabella & Blodwen. Her latest is Who Killed Nes

Lee Lai is an Australian cartoonist living in Tio’tia:ke (colonially known as Montreal). She was named one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 for her debut graphic novel Stone Fruit, while Cannon won the Stella Prize, the first graphic novel to do so. Joana Mosi is an award-winning visual artist and cartoonist based in Lisbon, Portugal. Her graphic novel Physical Education is a portrait of creative stagnation, digital saturation, and the strange, sideways momentum o

Hazel and Bell are behind the super-popular BL romance webcomic Always Raining Here, which is now adapted as a graphic novel! Arizona O'Neill's Opioids & Organs is a heart wrenching memoir of a daughter losing her father, and a scathing indictment of the medical industry. Now out from Drawn + Quarterly. In Borderline, Mi’kmaq artist Zeta Paul tells her story as an Indigenous urban youth and her perspective on a world straying from nature and into a capitalist society that con

In honour of Conundrum Press's 30th anniversary, we’re thrilled to reveal a second poster for TCAF 2026, by Toronto’s own Chris W. Kim. Chris is joining us as a featured guest at TCAF this year at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on June 6+7. Pick up Chris’ latest graphic novel Closing Act from Conundrum Press and at TCAF (where we’ll also have this beautiful poster for sale!)

We’re excited to introduce you to our 1st round of Featured Guests, appearing at TCAF on June 6+7! Tillie Walden will present her new work Charity & Sylvia about an openly lesbian couple who survives and thrives in 19th century Vermont. Our beautiful festival poster was created by Battan (Soshite hiroin wa inaku natta / And Then There Were No Heroines)! Battan will be at TCAF alongside an incredible cohort of manga artists from Japan, coordinated by the Manga International Ne

Attending TCAF from outside Toronto? We'd offer our couches, but unfortunately space is getting tight. Instead, we've arranged special pricing at the Marriott's Courtyard Toronto Downtown. It's the location of our 2026 festival programming and special events, and just a 3-minute walk from the Mattamy Athletic Centre (where the main festival is happening) Act fast — the special rate expires May 11, 2026!

We are honoured to welcome to TCAF 2026 Poster Artist & Featured Guest Battan (Soshite hiroin wa inaku natta / And Then There Were No Heroines). About the Artist Battan debuted in 2016 with her title Nijiiro konpurekkusu (Rainbow Color Complex, KODANSHA). Her other works include Ane no yujin (My Older Sister’s Friend, LEED), Kakeochi garu (Run Away with Me, Girl, KODANSHA USA), Kemutai ane to zurui imoto (Secondhand Sisters, KODANSHA USA), and Fatale Game (KODANSHA/KODANSHA U

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is an annual celebration of the world’s greatest comics and the incredible authors that create them. Founded in 2003, TCAF has grown to one of the largest celebrations of comics and graphic novels globally, drawing 28,000+ visitors and 315+ artists from across Canada and around the world. TCAF is now seeking new members to join our Board of Directors, with exciting opportunities to be actively involved in a strategic and governance capa

If you applied to exhibit at TCAF 2026, be sure to check your e-mails: we've sent out all exhibitor decisions! We have informed all applicants, regardless of whether they were accepted, declined or wait-listed. The e-mail was sent to the address you indicated in your application, so be sure you're checking the correct e-mail address. If you applied, but haven't received an email, be sure to check your spam folder! Still not there? Politely reach out to contact@torontocomics.c

Good news! We’ve decided to extend the application deadline for exhibiting at TCAF 2026 or suggesting programming. We know that life, art, and admin can be extra hard to juggle before the holidays, and we want to make sure everyone who’s hoping to apply has a little more breathing room. New deadline: December 29 at 11:59pm ET Click the links below to apply. We can’t wait to see the incredible work you’re creating! Want to exhibit at TCAF 2026? Call for Exhibitors - Deadline:

TCAF is once again thrilled to work with the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) to provide grants to comic writers creating new pieces of work through the OAC Recommender Grants for Writers program. We are looking for works exploring the breadth and diversity of comics. Successful applicants should demonstrate a solid commitment to personal expression through whatever genres or a mix of genres they choose to explore in their works. We will also consider non-fiction prose projects th

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is thrilled to announce the opening of our exhibitor / programming applications for 2026! About this year's festival: Our in-person festival will be held for the second year in a row at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)’s Mattamy Athletic Centre on 50 Carlton St, aka the old Maple Leaf Gardens (did you miss our venue video from last year ?). TCAF happens June 6-7, 2026 at the Mattamy, with additional programming and special events i

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We are excited to announce the next round of featured guests for the 2025 festival! Meet these incredible comics creators, along with the...

We are excited to announce the next round of featured guests for the 2025 festival! Meet these incredible comics creators, along with the...

We are excited to announce the next round of featured guests for the 2025 festival! Meet these incredible comics creators, along with the...

We are excited to announce the next round of featured guests for the 2025 festival! Meet these incredible comics creators, along with the...