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Toronto Comic Arts Festival @torontocomics.bsky.social · 9d

Join TCAF in taking action and pushing back against censorship in Canada!

Read our blog post for all the details: www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...

Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.

Censorship thrives on silence. Let’s make noise.

www.torontocomics.com

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Toronto Comic Arts Festival @torontocomics.bsky.social · 9d

Our Executive Director @librarylandia.bsky.social spoke with CBC about the Alberta government's censorship of comic books in schools.

Their attack on diverse voices is a continuation of how governments have historically exploited "moral panics" to threaten human rights. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta has banned graphic books before. In the 1950s, 'salacious' comics were the target | CBC News

In 1954, the province established the Advisory Board on Objectionable Publications to investigate "crime comics" that supposedly inspired undesirable behaviour in kids.

www.cbc.ca

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JohnChalmers+SandraMarrs=Metaphrog @metaphrog.bsky.social · 23d

Why are they still banning books in 2025? Graphic novels are seen as a threat because they are so effective. LGBTQ+ is seen as a threat because it undermines the Patriarchy. The Patriarchy has been oppressing women and minorities for centuries, and it needs to be gotten rid of.

Toronto Comic Arts Festival @torontocomics.bsky.social · 26d

Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.

Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 23d

A lot of great resources on how to fight against censorship in Canada. Time to take action.

Toronto Comic Arts Festival @torontocomics.bsky.social · 26d

Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.

Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...

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Amie with an ‘i.e.’ is really trying to write that PhD @librarylandia.bsky.social · 23d

#Comics and us sharing our stories save lives.

Removing books from the shelf is erasure and #censorship.

68% of Albertans believe decisions about what’s age-appropriate should be made by librarians, teachers, and schools - not administrations.

Let’s fight back (cc: @torontocomics.bsky.social)

Toronto Comic Arts Festival @torontocomics.bsky.social · 26d

Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.

Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 26d

#SaveSpeech

The linked article has a handy list of direct action you can take as a canadian to push back against this censorship. Find an option or two that works for you and push it!!!

Toronto Comic Arts Festival @torontocomics.bsky.social · 26d

Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.

Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...

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Toronto Comic Arts Festival @torontocomics.bsky.social · 26d

Comics are under attack in Canada. We cannot stay silent.

Read and share TCAF’s statement on censorship in Alberta’s public schools, then join us in taking action! www.torontocomics.com/post/comics-...

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Toronto Comic Arts Festival @torontocomics.bsky.social · 28d

We’re thrilled to announce that the TCAF will return next June to the Mattamy Athletic Centre!

Want to be a part of it?
Watch this space!

We’ll soon be posting our exact festival dates, application form for exhibitors, call for programming, and loads of other chances to contribute to #TCAF2026.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · Jun 25

"But from my transgender orbit, what I could see was a transgender future of comics, of art, pleasure and change, amid awkwardness, amid fear, on the hockey rink with no ice and millions of stories."

Lovely piece about @torontocomics.bsky.social from @hecuba.bsky.social

www.tcj.com/transgender-...

Transgender Gravity on a Rink Without Ice: A Toronto Comic Arts Festival Report, Of Sorts - The Comics Journal

Helen Chazan reporting from transgender center of gravity at TCAF 2025.

www.tcj.com

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zee the RACCOON 🇨🇦 ✈️ HOWLOWEEN @zeekayart.bsky.social · Jun 17

my TCAF haul! (and a couple other things, which i thought i took a photo of but i can't find rn lol)

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Awuradwoa Afful @rajieeee.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thank you to everyone who dropped by my table at tcaf. Everyone was super kind. My comic ended up selling out! But, I now have reprints available on my online store (link in bio).

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zee the RACCOON 🇨🇦 ✈️ HOWLOWEEN @zeekayart.bsky.social · Jun 23

this is so cool!!!! the librarian who bought my zines at TCAF reached out and thanked me for making them, as well as let me know they're now in the system at the toronto public library's zine collection!!!! 😭💜 holy SHIT!!

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MEAT! @draculas.dog · Jun 24

many many days late but peep the TCAF haul. i <3 toronto

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Dan Goldman @ NYCC #K-33 @dangoldman.net · Jun 20

This nice interview I did w/ @comixace.bsky.social while at @torontocomics.bsky.social slipped past me for a week, but here it is & boy do I say "um" a lot: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/...

More to Come 677: TCAF 2025 Interviews

Heidi goes to TCAF and sits down with several cartoonists. Hugh D'Andrade talks about making his debut graphic memoir, 'The Murder Next Door'. Dan Goldman talks about returning to the scene with a del...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Pumpkin costume @hecuba.bsky.social · Jun 17

www.tcj.com/transgender-... my latest for @comicsjournal.bsky.social, on @torontocomics.bsky.social, changes, and trans pride.

Transgender Gravity on a Rink Without Ice: A Toronto Comic Arts Festival Report, Of Sorts - The Comics Journal

Helen Chazan reporting from transgender center of gravity at TCAF 2025.

www.tcj.com

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zee the RACCOON 🇨🇦 ✈️ HOWLOWEEN @zeekayart.bsky.social · Jun 16

GET ER DONE

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Losty @ NYCC @aaronlosty.bsky.social · Jun 16

A very modest haul from tcaf:
@wrenmcdonald.bsky.social @hausofdecline.bsky.social zoe zoot, @diskettepress.bsky.social @bulgilhanpress.com huahua zhu, James collier, @strangers.bsky.social pierre lloga

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Pocket @impocketsized.bsky.social · Jun 16

Gosh I have been SO busy, but I finally can show off (some of) my TCAF HAUL!!! I met so many lovely people and saw so many incredible artists!!

(I *do* have more, BUT they're all gifts that haven't been delivered yet.. so I shan't post those. maybe later..)

5 books rest in an arc with 1 zine sitting in the gap below it. From left to right, the books are Fish RPG: Low Tide Comics, Evilish, Bunt!, Youth Group, and Deep Simulator. The small blue zine below is titled "Hey! Let Me Tell You About My Favorite Nintendo 3DS Games!"

2 rows of 8 prints of various sizes. 3 large prints of Bloodborne characters make up the top row, and the bottom row is made up of smaller various prints.

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Toronto Comic Arts Festival @torontocomics.bsky.social · Jun 16

Help make TCAF even better!

We're asking our community of exhibitors, attendees, and volunteers to tell us what you loved about #TCAF2025, and what we can improve on next year.

Take the 10-minute survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Picture of TCAF vendors. Text reads: "Take the TCAF audience survey! What did you love? What could be event better? Tell us what you want to see at TCAF 2026."

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Lonnie Nadler @lonnienadler.bsky.social · Jun 15

A little late on posting this, but this was my book haul from TCAF. So many amazing people making and publishing comics these days.

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ren 🗡️ NYCC C-43 @renstrapp.com · Jun 13

I went ahead and published my next blog post early so that I could get the newsletter + blog out today. Here's my TCAF blog post!
www.renstrapp.com/blog/tcaf-20...

TCAF 2025 Recap — Ren Strapp

Right off the bat, I love going to Canada. When VanCAF got postponed for this year, I was so bummed. It’s my fave excuse to go to Canada and there’s no show quite like it. VanCAF sets the pace for wha...

www.renstrapp.com

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Amie with an ‘i.e.’ is really trying to write that PhD @librarylandia.bsky.social · Jun 13

This was an amazing panel to open @torontocomics.bsky.social 2025! Thank you so much to our kick off panelists for your time and candor. The world may be on 🔥 but I believe in comics and each other.

Jamie Coville @jamiecoville.com · Jun 13

From #TCAF2025 Canadian Comics Now: Cartooning In Dangerous Time with @tundrawizard.bsky.social, @faitherinhicks.bsky.social, @sanyaanwar.bsky.social, @librarylandia.bsky.social & Guy Delisle panel is now online @ www.thecomicbooks.com/audio.html#T...

Amie Wright, Cole Pauls, Guy Delisle, Faith Erin Hicks & Sanya Anwar

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Rick Joseph @lightamatch.bsky.social · Jun 15

I had a blast at #TCAF last weekend. It's always fun to chat comics with other comic creators. Here's a look at what I brought back with me… and there's a few books I forgot to circle back and get. This year's haul was significantly larger than last year! #TCAF2025 @torontocomics.bsky.social

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thegirlintheb.bsky.social @thegirlintheb.bsky.social · Jun 12

Cleaned up at TCAF this year! What a great show!

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🎃Moldy🎃🔞 @moldy-pumpkins.bsky.social · Jun 12

I cant stop thinking about how inspired I got by TCAF. I can't wait to unpack all the prints i got and stare at them

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