The 2024 edition of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) runs from Saturday May 11th to Sunday May 12th! D+Q will be returning as an exhibitor, find us at tables 162-165 on the ground floor of the Toronto Reference Library.

D+Q featured guests this year include: Adrian Tomine (with debut copies of Shortcomings: A Screenplay), Chester Brown, Freddy Carrasco, Julie Delporte, Luke Healy, Lawrence Lindell, Chris Oliveros, Jillian Tamaki, and Seth. Also attending: Jessica Campbell, Michael DeForge, Nick Maandag, and Joe Ollmann. All of these authors will be present, signing books at our booth and speaking on panels. Follow our instagram for all the updates over TCAF weekend!


Friday, May 10th

4 pm - State of the Industry III: Return of the Indie Publishers Round-table, featuring D+Q's Senior Editor, Tracy Hurren (Bluma Appel Salon)


Saturday, May 11th

10 am - Freddy Carrasco Spotlight, moderated by Ho Che Anderson (Hinton Theatre)

10-11 am - Adrian Tomine, Chester Brown, Seth signing

11 am-12pm- Freddy Carrasco and Jillian Tamaki signing

12 pm - Doug Wright Volume Two, moderated by Joe Ollmann, featuring Seth (Hinton Theatre)

12-1 pm - Luke Healy and Nick Maandag signing

1 pm - Laneha House, featuring Lawrence Lindell and Breena Nuñez (Discussion Room)

1-2 pm - Joe Ollmann and Jillian Tamaki signing

2 pm - Joe Matt, the Cartoonist, moderated by Jeet Heer, featuring Adrian Tomine, Seth, Chris Oliveros, and Chester Brown (Hinton Theatre)

2-3 pm - Freddy Carrasco and Lawrence Lindell signing

3 pm - Queer Kisses, moderated by Olea Kim, featuring Julie Delporte (Learning Centre)

3-4 pm - Adrian Tomine and Chris Oliveros signing

4-5 pm - Julie Delporte signing

6 pm - Screening of Shortcomings with Adrian Tomine! at Revue Cinema, followed by a Q&A with Ho Che Anderson


Sunday, May 12th

11 am - Adaptations, moderated by Glenn Sumi, featuring Adrian Tomine (Hinton Theatre)

11 am - Pannelled Rheum: Art and Comics and Sequential Narrative, moderated by Jessica Campbell

11 am - 12pm - Chris Oliveros and Freddy Carrasco signing

12-1 pm - Adrian Tomine and Jessica Campbell signing

1 pm - Roaming Guests, moderated by Michael DeForge, featuring Jillian Tamaki (Hinton Theatre)

1 pm - Teen Titans: Empowering stories for young folks, moderated by Cole Pauls, featuring Lawrence Lindell (Learning Centre)

1-2 pm - Freddy Carrasco and Julie Delporte signing

2 pm - Laugh Riot: Humour in Comics, moderated by R. Sikoryak, featuring Luke Healy (Learning Centre)

2-3 pm - Jillian Tamaki and Michael DeForge signing

3-4 pm - Luke Healy, R. Sikoryak, and Chester Brown signing

4 pm - The Joy & Pain of Parenthood in Comics, moderated by Lara Antal, featuring Lawrence Lindell

4 pm - Are You Willing to Die for the Cause?, moderated by Francois Vigneault, featuring Chris Oliveros


TCAF takes place at Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St, Toronto, M4W 2G8.