Scott McCloud to Headline the 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
The 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is proud to announce its newest headline guest, acclaimed international lecturer Scott McCloud, author of the groundbreaking graphic novel Understanding Comics. Scott McCloud will be appearing at TCAF, being held May 9th and 10th 2009 at Toronto Reference Library, to participate in panel discussions, presentations, and book signings (details TBA). McCloud will appear at TCAF courtesy of Toronto Public Library, as part of their continuing commitment to the medium of comics and graphic novels, and the Toronto Comic Arts Festival in particular.
Scott McCloud is probably best known for his graphic novel textbook Understanding Comics, one of the first long-form attempts to create an overview of the comic medium, which linked contemporary comic books and strips to works of art and antiquities as various as Egyptian hieroglyphs, The Bayeux Tapestry, and the woodcut novels of the 18th and 19th centuries.
TCAF 2009 will take place at Toronto Reference Library, at 789 Yonge St. just North of Bloor Street in the heart of the city. The Festival will feature over 15,000 square feet of attractions within the Reference Library complex, more than 200 cartoonists, and more than two weeks of programming and events leading up to the 2-day exhibition extravaganza!
The 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival is completely free to attend.
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