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Denys Cowan Spotlight Anthony Ruttgaizer interviews Denys Cowan. Among the topics discussed were his being the new monthly artist on Nightwing, his start as an assistant to Rich Buckler, how…

Canadians Conquering Conan! The Creators Behind The Robert E. Howard Renaissance On the panel were Jim Zub, Fred Kennedy, Nick Marinkovich, and Mike Rooth. Jim started by telling his origin…

Greg Capullo Spotlight J.M. Clark spoke with Greg Capullo about coming to Canada when he was young, moving to Arizona, working with Todd McFarlane on Spawn, told funny stories about…

Silver Sketch Duel: Mike Rooth vs. Dawn McTeigue Moderators were Dan Ager and Khashi Parthavacoin. The artists were drawing on pure silver. Mike Rooth had an advantage as he’s drawn…

Sketch Duel: Adam Gorham vs Nick Bradshaw Anthony Ruttgaizer moderated the panel. They first took suggestions from the audience as to what they wanted to draw; they talked about what…

Creating Compelling Comic Covers Panelists were Michael Cho, Stephen Platt, Riley Rossmo, and Jeff Dekal. The group gave examples of successful covers, the first cover they did, favourite projects to…

Joe Quesada Live on Stage John Kirk interviews Joe Quesada on his family upbringing, his father buying him the Spider-Man non-comics code approved drug issues, his decision to become an…

Legendary Comic Book Creators JG Jones, Lee Weeks, and Brett Breeding spoke to Eric Anthony about when they fell in love with comics, when it hit them that they were…

DCs Absolute Universe John Kirk talked to Jeff Lemire, Pornsak Pichetshote, Rafael Albuqerque, Bengal and Jahnoy Lindsay spoke about their books and takes on the characters, how they got involved…

The Writer’s Panel: World-building 101 On the panel were Ricky Lima, Marco Piana, Rhys York,e and Sam Noir. After introducing themselves, es they revealed how world-building is different depending on…

2026 Doug Wright Awards Introduction by Brad Mackay, hosted by Ho Che Anderson. Winners are in bold The Egghead: The Doug Wright Award for Best Kids’ Book Presented by Jay…

Using Colour to Tell a Story Paterson Hodgson and panelists Michael DeForge, Audra Stang, and Heather Loase discuss doing comics in colour versus black and white, the rules they have…

Exploring Graphic Medicine Matthew Noe speaks with Jeff Lemire, Shreya Davies, Rachel Thomas, and Jon Claytor about how their work fits into the field of graphic medicine. They discuss whether…

Biopics on Bristol: The World of Biographical & Autobiographical Comics Arizona O’Neill, Cole Degenstein, Maureen Burdock, and Emily Yoshimoto, with translator Jocelyne Allen, speak with Megan Halsband about what drew…

Queer Romance MJ Lyons spoke to Tillie Walden, Hazel + Bell, Adeline Kon, and Ky Lawrence about which image stuck in their minds when they were young and changed them,…

The Black Bar: Adult (18+) Comics & Censorship Moderator MJ Lyons talks to panelists Mel Vargas, Garth Graham, and Christine Wong about their journeys from illustration into adult comics, the…

Spotlight on Conundrum Press: 30×30 Publisher Andy Brown gave a short history of Conundrum Press and spoke about the 30×30 anthology book that was just published, along with the box…

Spotlight on Tillie Walden x Lee Lai This talk was moderated by Hazel Newlevant, but she arrived a bit late, and Tillie and Lee had already started chatting. They spoke…

Concrete & Ink: Mythologizing the City Moderator Mark Askwith interviews panelists Joe Ollman, Seth, Chris W. Kim, and Robert Sikoryak. Among the topics discussed were why cities are so important…

Carousel @ the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2026 Kick-Off One of the most entertaining events of the festival’s opening day was the Carousel @ the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2026…