WHAT IS DCAF?

DCAF is a FREE all-ages event celebrating comics & cartooning! Dozens of cartoonists, illustrators, animators, writers & vendors of comics! Come see their wondrous wares at this annual event – like a farmer’s market but it’s all comics!

WHERE, WHEN & HOW?

DCAF is held at the lovely Dartmouth waterfront at Alderney Landing on a middle Sunday in August every year! Like a comic-con but with FREE ADMISSION! Sponsored by Strange Adventures Comix & Curiosities

HOW CAN I EXHIBIT?

E-mail calum@strangeadventures.com for information on exhibiting

WHO’S GOING?

Cartoonists, writers, artists, comic stores, publishers, zinesters, craftmakers & lots more! Most updates appear quickest on our instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dartmouthcomix/)

The “Last Paper Route” to debut at DCAF

July 21st, 2015

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Nova Scotian writer and rapper Sean Jordan aka Wordburglar will be debuting his brand new comic book “The Last Paper Route” at DCAF 2016 alongside friend and collaborator extraordinaire Dave Howlett! THE LAST PAPER ROUTE takes place in the 1990s in Harbour City – a town with a rich and mysterious paper-route history going back 100 years. Best friends Mikey and Arv are two up-and-coming paperboys who get promoted to the biggest paper-route in the city. They have no idea what perils and craziness they’ve inherited, but with the help of their boss, the enigmatic and tough-as-nails Mr. Beagles they’re determined to deliver their papers – despite the danger!

Paul Hammond at DCAF 2015

July 21st, 2015

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Paul Hammond is a Halifax-based comic artist, who writes & draws Hey You Guys, a weirdo comic about an annoying, delusional man who spends most of his time yelling things at you, and some of his time talking to small imaginary cats that live in his head. He also occasionally writes/draws Ding Dongs which is the one where those li’l mind-cats get to say mean things to each other that maybe you were considering saying yourself. Volumes of Hey You Guys and Ding Dongs will be available, as well as screenprinted art prints of various comics.

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artist Geoffrey Isherwood at DCAF 2015

July 2nd, 2015

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Geoffrey Isherwood recently worked on the forthcoming X-Men film, Age Of Apocalpyse, designing some props, and will soon be working on Necromantics from Renegade Press – a romance story with a ghost in a war setting.

Geof has worked on many different comic book series including Spider-man, the X-Men, Silver Surfer, the Avengers, Thor and many more.

Meet Geof at the 4th annual Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival on Sunday, August 16th from 11am to 5pm.

 

Hope to pencil you in at DCAF 2015

May 21st, 2015

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Drop by the Dartmouth location of Strange Adventures and pick up a free DCAF pencil, courtesy our friends at Power Promotional Concepts! (While supplies last!)

And make use of the pencil to create some great comics! Bring them (and yourself) along to the 4th annual Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival on Sunday, August 16th from 11AM to 6PM at Alderney Landing on the Dartmouth waterfront!

cartoonist Michael de Adder will be at DCAF 2015

May 9th, 2015

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Michael de Adder was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. He studied art at Mount Allison University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting.

After freelancing for a few years, he landed his first full time cartooning job at the Halifax Daily News.

After the Daily News folded in 2008, he now freelances for the Halifax Chronicle Herald, the Toronto Star and Ottawa Hill Times. His work is syndicated throughout North America by Artizans.com.

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He is the author of 5 books including You Might Be From Nova Scotia If… and You Might Be From New Brunswick If… The third book in the series You Might Be From Newfoundland and Labrador If… is due to be released Sepctember 1,2015.

de Adder’s publishers includes Nimbus and McIntyre Purcell Publishing. And The Halifax Chronicle Herald.