TCAF 2023: Greeting from Montréal Panel & Portfolio Reviews

I have the immense pleasure of hosting a group of truly talented cartoonists for the panel “Greetings from Montréal: BD and Comics from Québec,” part of the programming at Toronto Comic Arts Festival on April 29th at 11:00am! If you’re at TCAF don’t miss this roundtable discussion with some of Montréal’s top creators: Lee Lai, Ariane Cloutier, Boum, Julie Delporte, and Tania Mignacca for a discussion of the Montréal scene and Quebéc comics and bande dessinée!

Greetings from Montréal: BD and Comics from Québec

How well do you know your neighbors? Home to some of the top publishers of comic books and a thriving self-publishing community, Montréal boasts one of the most vibrant comics scenes in the world, bar none! But barriers still remain, and many curious readers just aren’t sure where to start exploring the world of Québec bandes dessinées. Come meet some of the incredible creators who make up the diverse Montréal scene as they discuss what makes for a good comics city, the intersecting cultures of francophone BD and anglophone comics in Québec, and what the future holds for an increasingly interconnected comics community throughout Canada and beyond. Presented in English.

Boum (Boumeries, The Jellyfish)

Julie Delporte (This Woman’s Work, Corps vivante)

Lee Lai (Stone Fruit)

Ariane Cloutier (It’ll Be Alright?, I’m Still on the Road)

Tania Mignacca (Ponto)

Moderated by François Vigneault

TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL
Saturday, April 29th at 11:00am
Hinton Room

Pow Pow Press will also be doing two sessions of portfolio reviews during the Festival, with either myself or publisher Luc Bossé giving creators feedback and constructive criticism of their work. If you are a budding creator or know someone who is getting started in the comics world, feel free to send them our way!

Saturday, April 29th, 4:00 – 5:00
Sunday, April 30th, 1:00 – 2:00
First Floor Study Room