Forever thinking about TCAF 2019

Where I Fully sprained my ankles about 2 days before

And proceeded to;

-Not go to a doctor

-Put some ice on it over night then ride the train to Toronto

-Go Immediately to a Furry Dance Party

-Walk on it All Day at TCAF (In heels if i remember correct. Not Tall heels mind, but i was not Flat Footed)

-Be absolutely Mystyfied about why i felt Naseaus all day and proceeded to throw up the next morning before my train home,, for the next Several Years

(the pain, it was the pain, i threw up because of how bad my ankle hurt)

And when i came back I Still didn't take time off work or go to the hospital or anything!! How I still have a perfectly functional ankle is Beyond me!

28!

"28. Any art events you have participated in the past (like zines)"

So many?! Maybe too many to list if we're including zines/anthologies. I tag all my zine work here

I run a yearly shark charity zine called @swimonzine that opens for apps every May and is published every August! It's been going on for 8 years and I'm real proud of it!

As for events, I do MCX every year and boothed at TCAF 2019 which is my favourite show (I'll be applying for 2023).

crazy how much shit i missed in 2019....... i could've seen junji ito at TCAF in 2019............ i could've seen a couple wrestling matches with dudes that were just becoming big names a bus ride away from my student house........ 😔

Comic News Insider Episode 1293 - TCAF Recap & Interviews w/ Motzie Dapul/Allan Matudio/Melanie L. Yan!

Comic News Insider: Episode 1293 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!

Jimmy was in Toronto over the weekend attending TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival). He got 8 interviews from cartoonists Monica Gallagher, Sweeney Boo, Chris W. Kim, Catherine Castro, Anne Mette, Motzie Dapul, Allan Matudio and Melanie L. Yan. He also moderated his friend Aimee de Jongh's spotlight 1:1 panel. In this episode, Jimmy recaps the show both the good and bad. Interviews you'll hear in this episode are from Motzie, Allan and Melanie. The rest will air later this week and next week in TCAF specials. It was the first TCAF back since 2019. While there were some hiccups, overall it was a fun show and Jimmy got some great interviews. Check them all out this week and next! Oh, how was the show? Listen in to find out. :) Also, get a hold of us!

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I don’t think I’ve made an official announcement yet so I’m happy to say my next graphic novel will be released June 18th, of this year and it’s A Pillbug Story!! Millie the pillbug is finally in book form thanks to Andrew and Black Panel Press💜. A Pillbug Story is available for preorder right above. Millie maaay even debut at TCAF 🤞🏻. Thank you for VICE for posting millie comics way back in 2019. I hope to make many more or at least a few more comics abt ole millie 🐞🐛🐜🪲🪳but for now…goodnight

5, 20, and 30

5. 3 colours to paint my room

OH HELL YEA uhh

I'd perhaps pick a nice oxblood colour, brown, or just like a warm greige colour??

Whatever would match my current desk setup and make my room feel similar to the Hunter's Workshop

20. 3 (more) adjectives I'd use to describe myself

Creative, attractive, and I guess you want me to say classy so I'll put that in.

30. 3 moments I could never forget

This is a really interesting and tough one and will require some extra thinking on my end.

a) The first thing that comes to my head is the incident that required me to get stitches on my lip when I was a toddler. I was tobogganing for the first and last time down a hill, and when I stood up I slipped and fell on my face right on a sheet of ice

It took about 5 nurses to hold me down once we got to the hospital because it was the scariest shit. I think I even remember the face of the doctor that stitched me up

b) I'll never forget how good it felt to beat the Orphan of Kos for the first time. IYKYK. The adrenaline followed by that sheer euphoria and relief is just indescribable

c) I'll never forget when I went to TCAF 2019 and got to see Junji Ito draw at a panel. It was one of the coolest moments in my life and despite the auditorium being a full house, you could hear a pin drop with how quiet it was because everyone was just watching him draw intently and listening to him and the interpreter answer questions

Junji Ito’s finished digital illustration from his panel at TCAF earlier this year.

DEBUTING AT TCAF 2019: THE HANDMAID'S TALE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, BY MARGARET ATWOOD AND RENEE NAULT

Adapted from the novel by Margaret Atwood

Full Colour, 240 Pages, Published by McClelland & Stewart, CDN$29.95

An instant classic when it was published in 1985, Atwood’s genre-bending, dystopian story comes to life in this new, beautifully illustrated graphic novel. The story is iconic: In the Republic of Gilead, a Handmaid named Offred lives in the home of the Commander, to the purpose that she become pregnant with his child. Stripped of her most basic freedoms, (work, property, her own name), Offred remembers a different time, not so long ago, when she was valuable for more than her viable ovaries, when she was mother to a daughter she could keep, and when she and her husband lived and loved as equals. Darkly prescient, scathingly sarcastic, and eminently frightening, The Handmaid’s Tale has only gained relevance since it was originally published, and remains one of the most powerful, widely read stories of our times.

Gonna be at TCAF in less than two weeks!!  Hope to see you there! I’ll have copies of the TJ&A Omnibus edition, side comics, original stickers, and collections of all my Yuri!!! On Ice doujinshi. 

I just went to a panel at TCAF hosted by Junji Ito Sensei and he drew this original art while answering our questions. It was amazing! I took this photo with my phone of the original art.

Hello Friends!

This weekend I will be in Toronto for TCAF! I’m so excited to have the chance to go this year, I’ve even got a new comic about soulmates i’m excited to share with y’all (it’s about gay soulmates)!

If you’re visiting TCAF, come say hello! <3 I’ll be at booth 268 on the second floor!

some pages from my upcoming book HOUSE OF THE BLACK SPOT.

It debuts at @torontocomics next month!

Check out more pages at The AV Club:

https://aux.avclub.com/a-robot-murder-mystery-begins-in-this-house-of-the-blac-1833912311

Any followers going to TCAF?

I have a request if anyone will hear me out! ;o;

At TCAF 2019 Hiromi Takashima, the mangaka behind the wonderful yuri series Kase-san, will be attending! This series is super important to my twin sister @scrawlvitus and her girlfriend @p-curly. Unfortunately, since the con is in May and we have to move that month, none of us would be able to attend... 

Hiromi Takashima is planning on signing copies of Kase-sign though!! It would be a total dream come true to get a signed manga... I know it’s a stretch but I’m hoping someone would possibly go through the trouble of procuring one for them.  We would pay for the book itself, any shipping costs and I would throw in a free drawing to thank you for all the effort! Please hmu via my DM’s if you are interested in helping us- I would be so, so grateful!! ~M

Oops

TCAF hasn't even started yet and I bought three GNs, a comic, and two zines.

Comic News Insider Episode 1340 - NYCC: Colleen AF Venable!

Comic News Insider: Episode 1340 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!

Jimmy went to New York Comic Con (NYCC) and got a bunch of interviews and did a couple of press rooms. In this episode, you'll hear his talk with Colleen AF Venable. It's been since 2019 that Colleen was last on the podcast at TCAF. She talks about working on comics for a younger audience, her role as associate director for original content w/ Epic! Kids, tattoos, bunnies, tv, film...so much more. Just a lovely conversation. Colleen is one of those people you instantly connect with and just feel so comfortable chatting. Amazing creator and even more awesome human! Also, get a hold of us!

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✨Easy Going ✨

The cover for my first comic zine! This was the most fun I’ve had on an illustration in a while, tbh it was therapeutic lol 

It will be available at TCAF 2019 at the OCADU table and International Fan Fest 2019! More info on that soon!

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