Arsenal at VanCAF (along with Vivek Shraya, Ness Lee, Gord Hill, and Teresa Wong)
If you're in Vancouver on May 18 and 19, please join us at VanCAF, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival that takes place at the Roundhouse Community Centre. We'll be selling our graphic novels and comic books, and Vivek Shraya and Ness Lee (Death Threat), Gord Hill (The Antifa Comic Book), and Teresa Wong (Dear Scarlet) will be participating on panels and signing books!
The Roundhouse is at 181 Roundhouse Mews (corner of Pacific and Davie Sts). We'll be at Tables A1 and A2 in the Main Exhibition Hall.
Here's what our authors are up to; all events are free:
VIVEK SHRAYA:
Radical Forms in Comic Creation:
On Friday, May 17, the night before VanCAF, Vivek Shraya joins moderator Sloane Leong and fellow creators Ben Passmore, Cole Pauls, and Kris Mukai to talk about craft, cultural memory, collaboration, and their latest comics.
Friday, May 17, 2019
Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, Alice McKay Room, 350 West Georgia St.
7:00pm
Books available for purchase and signing by the author
VIVEK SHRAYA AND NESS LEE:
Vivek Shraya and Ness Lee Spotlight:
Moderator: Andrea Warner
Panellists: Vivek Shraya, Ness Lee
Join Vivek Shraya and Ness Lee as they discuss their new book ‘Death Threat’ and the collaboration process between writer and artist.
Saturday, May 18, 2019
VanCAF, Performance Theatre
1:30pm
Book signing:
Your one chance to get both Vivek and Ness to sign copies of Death Threat!
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Arsenal tables A1-A2, Main Exhibition Hall
2:30-3:30pm
GORD HILL:
Workshop on Writing Non-fiction Comics:
On Friday, May 17, the day before VanCAF, Gord Hill leads a workshop on writing for non-fiction comics: "Do you love reading non-fiction comics, but don't know where to start on creating your own? In this workshop Gord Hill, author of The Antifa Comic Book, will discuss research methods and storyline crafting for non-fiction comics."
Friday, May 17, 2019
Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, Room 919, 350 West Georgia St.
3:00-4:00pm
Indigeneity in Comics Discussion:
Moderator: Cole Pauls
Panellists: Cole Pauls, Alina Pete, Jenn Arledge, Gord Hill
Artists Cole Pauls, Alina Pete, Jenn Arledge and Gord Hill will have an open discussion about comics with Indigenous people in them. Focusing on non-native writers and their portrayals of First Nations, Cole, Alina, Jenn & Gord will critique the misconceptions and flat out racist depictions of Indigenous people.
Saturday, May 18, 2019
VanCAF, Performance Theatre
12:30pm
Book signing:
Gord will be signing copies of The Antifa Comic Book, The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book, and The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book.
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Arsenal tables A1-A2, Main Exhibition Hall
1:30-2:30pm
Documenting Resistance:
Moderator: Taylor Brown-Evans
Panellists: Ben Passmore, Gord Hill, Nate Powell and David Lester
How do comics impact human rights and political movements? Panellists will discuss how their personal experiences help to create work that shed light on historical events that still affect the world today.
Sunday, May 19, 2019
VanCAF, Performance Theatre
11:30am
Book signing:
Gord will be signing copies of The Antifa Comic Book, The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book, and The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book.
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Arsenal tables A1-A2, Main Exhibition Hall
1:00-2:00pm
TERESA WONG:
Book signing:
Teresa will be signing copies of Dear Scarlet, her acclaimed graphic memoir on postpartum depression.
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Arsenal tables A1-A2, Main Exhibition Hall
12:00-1:00pm
Difficult Work:
Moderator: Sarah Leavitt
Panellists: Teresa Wong, Nate Powell, Mariko Tamaki, Ezra Clayton Daniels
Many comics address issues that are hard to discuss. Let’s talk about it! Join these creators for a discussion on how they were able to approach difficult subjects and what it was like creating their books.
Sunday, May 19, 2019
VanCAF, Performance Theatre
3:30pm
Book signing:
Teresa will be signing copies of Dear Scarlet, her acclaimed graphic memoir on postpartum depression.
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Arsenal tables A1-A2, Main Exhibition Hall
4:15-5:00pm
