Check out TCAF this weekend!

Hey readers!

If you live in the Toronto area and are looking for something fun to do this weekend, check out TCAF!

Illustration: Jeff Lemire

TCAF, which stands for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, is a great place to see comic book authors and illustrators in person.

Even Owlkids author Brian McLachlan (Draw Out the Story) will be there with some fun comic games just for kids!

Check out the full TCAF schedule by clicking here.

See ya!

-Melissa, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

TCAF is Coming!

Hey readers,

Owlkids will be at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival May 9th and 10th at the Toronto Reference Library! Be sure to check out this FREE event if you’re in the Toronto area.

Here are the authors and illustrators who will be at the Owlkids table.

Saturday, May 9th

10:00am-11:00am: J. Torres, writer of the Chirp and Friends comic

10:00am-11:00am: Juan Carlos Solon, illustrator of Robot Smash!

11:00am-12:00pm: Qin Leng, illustrator of And What If I Don’t?

12pm-1:00pm: cton, illustrator.

1:00pm-2:00pm: Ramon Perez and Craig Battle, illustrator and writer of Max Finder Mysteries.

2:00pm-3:00pm: Charlene Chua, illustrator.

3:00pm-4:00pm: Brian McLachlan, writer of The Outrageous World of Alex and Charlie comic, and writer and illustrator of Draw Out the Story.

4:00pm-5:00pm: Matt Forsythe, illustrator.

Saturday is also TCAF Kids Day and there will be lots of programming at St. Paul’s Church, which is only 5 minutes away from the Toronto Reference Library. See all the cool and free programming HERE.

Sunday, May 10th
11:00-12:00pm: Steven Charles Manale, writer and illustrator of The Adventures of Chick and Dee, will be sketching and signing copies of chickaDEE at the Owlkids table.

10:00am-11:00am: J. Torres, writer of the Chirp and Friends comic.

Stop by and and get a free autograph or drawing!

Hope to see you there,

Melissa, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Countdown to TCAF!

TCAF poster by Isabelle Arsenault

Hi readers,

Only 8 more days until the Toronto Comic Arts Festival at the Toronto Reference Library. If you’re in the Toronto area, come visit our table and get free illustrations by some of your favourite Owlkids illustrators!

Did you know that chickaDEE Magazine turns 35 this year? Come by our table on Saturday, May 10th at 1:00 and get a free Chick and Dee drawing from Steven Charles Manale. Check out the rest of the schedule below!

Saturday, May 10th
1:00 – 2:00     Steven Charles Manale, The Adventures of Chick and Dee Comic
2:00 – 3:00    Craig Battle, Max Finder Mystery Collected Casebook Volume 7
3:00 – 5:00    Brian McLachlan, Draw Out the Story and The Outrageous World of Alex and Charlie Comic

Sunday, May 11th
11:00 – 12:00    Ladan Lajevardi, Chirp designer
1:30 – 2:30    Charlene Chua, Owlkids illustrator
2:30 – 3:30    Brian McLachlan, Draw Out the Story and The Outrageous World of Alex and Charlie Comic

There are tons of other kids stuff happening at TCAF. Check out TCAF’s website for a list of all the cool comic happenings HERE.

Hope to see you there!

Mandy, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com