Gary Chapple - Detours

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M a y 9 - 1 0 , 2 0 0 9 - T o r o n t o C o m i c A r t s F e s t i v a l

This weekend was the 2009 Toronto Comic Art Festival, held every two years.

First stop, Crêpes à Gogo, for the Côte d'Azur - yummy! It's always a crazy busy little place, and one of the few where you can hear French used regularly.

The TCAF was held in the Toronto Reference Library this year (it's been a different place every year), which was cool, but kinda hot, and verty crowded.

This is Michel Rabagliati, of the awesome 'Paul' series, signing books.

New purchase - this is out of print!

New collection of classic Canadian cartoonist.

Looking out to the street. This is a hidden area, away from the rest of the show.

New purchase.

I brought this from home.

Torrie?

This isn't everything - there were things hidden in nooks and crannies, and that one area that was kinda isolated. You can see a line up for signatures on the second floor.

The second floor signatures.

Another side room - this was pretty hot, and busy. West wall, looking north?

East wall, looking north?

Looking at the east wall, from the northwest corner?

Back in the main area - Jamie McKelvie (Phonogram, Suburban Glamour).

Part way through, i dropped off all the books i had brought to be signed in my car (well, all those i was able to get signed), and went back to look at picking up some new ones.

New purchase. Ah, not what you think, lol.

New purchase. Very funny!

New purchase.

I brought this from home.

The Oni area - a little blurry. That's Marc Ellerby (Love The Way You Love, Ellerbisms) sitting up, and Ross Campbell (Wet Moon), face partially obscured.