VanCAF 2018 is in full swing—comics, creators, fans, panels, and more!
VanCAF is this weekend!
The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival is a free event, open to everyone. If you’re a fan of comic books, graphic novels, zines, or just interested in learning more about the people who create them, you should come!
With over 300 comic creators, panels and workshops, plus lessons on comic creation for kids, there’s something for everyone at VanCAF this weekend.
For more info and details, visit VanCAF.com
We’re excited to announce that Ronald Wimberly (Black History In Its Own Words, Prince of Cats) will be appearing at VanCAF as a featured guest!
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VanCAF, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, is May 19 & 20, 2018 at the Roundhouse in Vancouver British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. Attendance is free, and open to everyone.
Steve Skroce, comic artist (We Stand On Guard, Maestros) and storyboard artist (The Matrix, V for Vendetta), is a featured #VanCAF guest!
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VanCAF, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, is May 19 & 20, 2018 at the Roundhouse in Vancouver British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. Attendance is free, and open to everyone.
Cartoonist Craig Thompson, known for his award-winning graphic novels Blankets, Habibi, and Good-bye, Chunky Rice, is a featured guest of VanCAF this year!
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VanCAF, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, is May 19 & 20, 2018 at the Roundhouse in Vancouver British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. Attendance is free, and open to everyone.
French comic creators, and collaborators Lewis Trondheim and Brigitte Findakly will be appearing at VanCAF this year to promote the english translation of their book Poppies of Iraq. It’s the first time either has been to the city, and this festival! They will have signing sessions and a panel.
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VanCAF, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, is May 19 & 20, 2018 at the Roundhouse in Vancouver British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. Attendance is free, and open to everyone.
Check out this rad illustration by Em Partridge, for the first official VanCAF 2018 poster!!
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VanCAF, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, is May 19 & 20, 2018 at the Roundhouse in Vancouver British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. Attendance is free, and open to everyone.
French comic creator Yvan Alagbé will be at VanCAF to promote the English edition of his graphic novel Yellow Negroes and Other Stories, published by The New York Review of Comics. He attends with the support of Europe Comics and the French Consulate in Vancouver.
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VanCAF, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, is May 19 & 20, 2018 at the Roundhouse in Vancouver British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. Attendance is free, and open to everyone.
Volunteer at VanCAF!
We are looking for a dedicated group of individuals interested in volunteering at VanCAF this year. Volunteering at VanCAF is a great way to get hands-on event management experience, as well as the opportunity to meet other people who love comics, and help out the folks who create them. Volunteers are an essential part of operating VanCAF, the show would fall apart without them!
If you’re interested, or know someone who is, please check out the sign up form on our website.
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VanCAF, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, is May 19 & 20, 2018 at the Roundhouse in Vancouver British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. Attendance is free, and open to everyone.
Call for programming
Do you have an idea for a panel at VanCAF? An interesting discussion on a current issue in the comics industry? A new approach that’s stirring up the industry? Or a debate between creators from different schools? Tell us about it!
The VanCAF team is looking for suggestions on panels, workshops, and other events during the festival this year. If you have something that you’d like to be part of our festival’s programming, please fill out the programming application on our website.
Comic creator Julia Kaye will make her first appearance at VanCAF this year, as a featured guest!
Instead of a traditional written diary, Julia Kaye has always turned to art as a means of self-reflection. So when she began her gender transition, in 2016, she decided to use her popular webcomic, Up and Out, to process her journey and help others with similar struggles realize they weren’t alone. Julia’s poignant, relatable comics honestly depict her personal ups and downs while dealing with the various issues involved in transitioning—from struggling with self-acceptance and challenging societal expectations, to moments of self-love and joy. Her new book Super Late Bloomer both educates and inspires, as Julia faces her difficulties head-on and commits to being wholly, authentically who she was always meant to be.
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VanCAF, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, is May 19 & 20, 2018 at the Roundhouse in Vancouver British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada. Attendance is free, and open to everyone.