Tee-CAF (TCAF) 2025 was on this weekend. It was at a new venue this year, was at TMU on Carlton Avenue, just a short walk from the old hood. My buddy Carl Brundtland was on a panel, so we took the boys over to see what’s what and let them get a little bit of high brow comic culture. Mixed in within a bunch of exhibitors we saw some real characters. The guy with the long leather jacket, beak mask and earphones stood out. The guy with the beard and tight red dress made an impression.
The classic display tables, such as D&Q and the Beguiling had the most polished stuff. My boy got all three Milo books from Peter Balsano. There were a couple of books that did stand out to me, but I just didn’t take a punt and buy anything. I think I just probably needed a lot more time to digest what was going on, which was a lot. This is the third time that I go to TCAF and I am starting to get a little bit more familiar with the setup, except the interaction with the people creating the books themselves.
Maybe next time I’ll actually talk to the creators and get a feel for what they have created.