19 - TCAF Debrief!

Forgive us for the hiatus! We're back, better than ever, and chatting about our recent trip to the Toronto Comics Arts Festival. New books, new friends, and a new city, all in one visit--how lucky are we?! **Media Mentioned** Expectations - Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) - St. Louis Independent Comics Expo (SLICE) - J. Marshall Smith (aka Jonathan) - Sarah Becan - Meggie Ramm - Kat Schneider - *Someday Perfect* by Kat Schneider Biggest Starstruck Moment - *All the Cameras in My Room* by Michael DeForge - Lee Lai - Tillie Walden - *Charity and Sylvia* by Tillie Walden - Adam de Souza Biggest Surprise - Pascal Girard - *Pastimes* by Pascal Girard - *Rebecca and Lucie in the Case of the Missing Neighbor* by Pascal Girard - Glacier Bay Books - Cookie Puno Biggest Obstacle - The Lack Of: Jeff Lemire, Ben Clanton, PEOW2 Best Purchase - *Flash Point* by Imai Arata - *The New Girl* by Cassandra Calin - *Bug Scouts* by Mike Lowery (Betty accidentally said *Bug Boys*- also a great series by Laura Knetzger!) - *Batcat* by Meggie Ramm - *Pace of Play* by Vincent Lau Most Invigorating/Inspiring Moment - *Cannon* by Lee Lai - *Charity and Sylvia* by Tillie Walden - *Stone Fruit* by Lee Lai - *And the Strange and Funky Happenings One Day* by Natsujikei Miyazaki - *Akari* by Marco Kohinata Best Overall Moment - *Twilight* - J. Marshall Smith - Peggy, Francine, and Tom of Drawn & Quarterly - *Someday Perfect* by Kat Schneider Additional Shoutouts - *The New Girl* by Cassandra Calin - *The Confessional* by Paige Hender - *Lindsey Cheng Dates a White Boy!!!* by Asia Miller - *Ami Moon and the Galactic Peacekeepers* by Frances Lee - *The Gulf* by Adam DeSouza - *Belle of the Ball* by Mari Costa - *Avery and the Fairy Circle* by Rowan Kingsbury - *The Woodchipper* by Joe Ollmann - Meggie Ramm - Sarah Becan - Liz from Street Noise Books - Gina from Avery Hill Publishing - Alexander from Fieldmouse Press - Faith Erin Hicks - The Future - Zach from Bulgilhan Press What We’re Reading - *Butter* by Asako Yuzuki - *Kitchen Confidential* by Anthony Bourdain - *Absolute Green Arrow #1* by Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque - *Not Ready for Real Life* by Ding Pao-Yen - *The Odyssey* by Homer (2017 Emily Wilson translation) - *The Odyssey* (2026 film) - *Pastimes* by Pascal Girard - *Charity and Sylvia* by Tillie Walden The Sandwich - Comics University - Steenz - Lou Beishir