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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I’ll have a new Zine at TCAF this weekend, as well as a new holo sticker. Table 151 on the ice rink! ⛸️

Two copies of a mini Zin, one in blue and one in white. Titled Books Books Books.

A close up of an illustration in the Zine

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I will be exhibiting at TCAF this weekend, at table 151 on the ice rink with Hello Boyfriend! I'll also be a panelist for "The Black Bar: Adult Comics & Censorship" on Saturday. :) I'll have a new zine and sticker design debuting this weekend too. ^^

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jade armstrong @jelajade.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

bed bug comics from "bug", which debuted at TCAF last year

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I’m tabling today at ZINE DUMP with Hello Boyfriend!!! 58 Cecil St from noon to five! See ya!!!

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I love “Takahashi from the Bike Shop”!!!

A hand holds up the book “Takahashi From the Bike Shop” volume 3

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The Beguiling @thebeguiling.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

To celebrate the release of "Painting the Worlds of Studio Ghibli", we have collaborated with Pie International to have a special gallery show featuring layouts from some of your favourite Ghibli films. During October you can check out the lovely landscapes in our gallery space.

The definitive collection of background art from all of Studio Ghibli's theatrical releases. A pile of art books can be seen in the backgrounf, up against a wall with some art hanging.

A look at several gallery pieces featuring art from Ghibli films.

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

You can get Walking Club at the Bookworm Market today, repped by @greatworm.ca ! 11-6 today at 183 Geary Ave

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Day 2 of Momo Zine Fair! On the 4th floor of 401 Richmond in downtown Toronto. Today from 10-7! Pigeon Zine is ready for you. I’m tabling with mangaka Tamaki Segawa, who has a brand new comic for the fest!! (& a bonus peach socks shot for the Momo theme)

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

All set up at the Momo Zine Fair!! On the 4th floor of 401 Richmond, today 2-7, tomorrow 10-7!

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

✨PIGEON ZINE✨ is debuting at the Momo Zine Fair this weekend in Toronto! 28 pages of pigeon paparazzi from around the GTA. :)

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Jocelyne Allen @brainvsbook.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I may have gone a little overboard with the TCAF haul this year...

A whole schwack of comics and zines laid out on a table, plus a couple very beautiful art prints and some fun stickers.

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I will be tabling at TCAF this weekend with Hello Boyfriend! “Another Peak After Dark” will be debuting there. I’ll be giving away some free stickers to people who get the book. :) I am at table 107 in the ice rink!

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worm / the wussy 🔞 @softandworm.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

SURPRISE FOR CANADIANS ❤️❤️ the book, in beautiful MANGA PAPER, is making a debut at TCAF at the Mattamy Athletic Centre all weekend!! Come get copies or chat with us about SVSSS in the ice rink on floor 3 at tables 107 with @onechrispy.bsky.social or 215 with Fruit Salad Comics (me!) 🫣

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jade armstrong @jelajade.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The cats outta the bag~ I'm so excited to work with the incredible Nadia Shammas on this book, it's going to be AMAZING \ ( ^_^ ) /

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Yesterday’s ‘motivational’ quote in my diary scares me. Tezuka was an amazing cartoonist who really inspires me, but his lifestyle is definitely not something anyone should aspire to imitate…

A quote about Osamu Tezuka’s crazy manga output, 150 000 pages over the course of his 60 year life. 10 finished pages a day.

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Submitted my pages for a ~certain~ fancomic anthology today! :) Coming this May/June ish!

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Reading “Ashita No Joe” and having to take breaks because the cartooning is too good, it’s overwhelming me. (And it’s a chunky 600 page volume…)

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Kyle Gaddo @kylegaddo.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

it's that time

text: turning the page to a new year

image: a two-panel black and white comic drawn on grid paper

a white rabbit furiously slams open a door, a stressed look on their face
"MESSAGE TO ALL BITCHES" the first speech bubble reads

a second, closer image of the same rabbit, eyebrows furrowed, sweat beading, mouth screaming "PLEASE SURVIVE"

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

9/10 covers shown for my "year in books" are danmei hahaha!!

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Snagged my Shortbox fair comics just under the wire in the last hours of the show, phew! Super difficult choice, there were so many I want to read...

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Really really enjoyed reading VERSUS this week. A really strong start to a series that had me staying up late thinking about it. Kind of best to go in blind, imo! The writer is ONE, the same person behind One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100.

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 24/06/2024

I was reading this and thought “Ah, this is a Harta series, isn’t it?” Looked it up and I was right! That publisher has such a distinctive look and storytelling vibe.

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Jocelyne Allen @brainvsbook.bsky.social · 15/05/2024

It's like Tsurutani is inside my head. #AmReading

Manga pane of a boy saying, うーん…働きたくないですね

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 14/05/2024

Some stuff I’ve been reading recently. Skip and Loafer is so good, fantastic character writing! Having a great time with manga. Lucky to have so much good stuff to read.

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 13/05/2024

The Q&A was so fun!! Thank you to everyone who came out or tried the rush line! It was a thrill being able to chat with Shirahama sensei on stage!!

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 12/05/2024

Happy to announce that I will be moderating the Sunday @shirahamakamome.bsky.social panel at TCAF 2024 at 1:30pm!! Excited to chat with a great mangaka!!

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

Surprise, I’m at TCAF with Hello Boyfriend at table 2038!! Come find us on the second floor in the salon. I have hot & fresh copies of “Another Peak” available!!

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 01/05/2024

Gachiakuta continues to have great stylized art!! It’s a really fun sci fi shonen series.

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Jocelyne Allen @brainvsbook.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

Guess who's coming to VanCAF?? The amazingly talent Kaori Tsurutani, creator of BL Metamorphosis, that's who! And I'll be right there with her as her interpreter (and the translator of her books)! Come hang out with us!!

A Japanese woman with a cute bob smiles in front of shelves full of books. At the bottom in a mustard yellow frame, the text reads:
Featured Guest
Kaori Tsurutani
VanCAF
May 18th & 19th
The Roundhouse Community Centre

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

I. This BL parody themed gag manga about man boobs is so funny??? Like… so amazing?? It hits right in my weird strike zone of fujoshi humor. Strong recommend to BL fans looking for something fun & wacky!!!

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

The "Scum Villain's Self-Saving System" comic anthology I'm a part of was announced yesterday! And then pre orders immediately sold out within an hour, hahaHA! But do not despair, I will have physical copies for sale at TCAF this year! wormbooks.bigcartel.com/product/anot...

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The Beguiling @thebeguiling.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

Another great week for new manga

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

Finished a short comic for a soon-to-be-announced project. ^o^ I've been so busy with my full time job(s) this past year so comics have mostly been on hold, but I'm hoping to get back into things soon!

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The Beguiling @thebeguiling.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

Our new manga display is up, featuring titles about love, hate, and all the weird relationship dynamics in-between. (And a great deal on Rose of Versailles)

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

There's a really good manga humble bundle on right now with "A Silent Voice", "Drops of God", "Witch Hat Atelier" and more...! $~30CAD for like 130 volumes?! www.humblebundle.com/books/kodans...

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Recent reads and my fave from the lot. “Status Royale” is a new Viz Original about team eSports & friendship! Feels really modern. Solid rec!

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The Beguiling @thebeguiling.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

A big shipment of @j18publishing.bsky.social books have arrived, just in time for a certain romantic part of the year. 🌹Plenty of new titles in, as well as a restock on some fan favourites.

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Christine @onechrispy.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

Really liked this young adult graphic novel. Sapphic POC, love & drama, really solid & cute art.

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jade armstrong @jelajade.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

comics are soooo much workkkkkkkkk

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The Beguiling @thebeguiling.bsky.social · 04/01/2024

Lots of new 18+ H doujinshi in store from new publisher Irodori Comics. Plenty of great titles in the batch. www.beguilingbooks.com/lists/LGCuVI...

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Glacier Bay Books @glacierbaybooks.com · 27/12/2023

And another story to celebrate the end of 2023 –– here is a complete story from Kusahara Umi's stunning and emotional josei manga collection MOTHERS that we published this summer through Glacier Bay Books. Wolf of the Woods 1/5 『森のオオカミ』by Umi Kusahara

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The Beguiling @thebeguiling.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

We are The Beguiling, Toronto's "coolest comic store", with the largest selection of alternative, underground and avant-garde graphic story telling in Canada. Located at 319 College Street, Toronto. Open 11am-6pm every day. Masks required for in store shopping.

The exterior of "The Beguiling", a comic store in Toronto.

The inside of The Beguiling, showing new weekly comics and graphic novels on display.

A selection of underground comics and zines

Staff Manga picks and non fiction graphic novels on display

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Glacier Bay Books @glacierbaybooks.com · 14/12/2023

Excited to share the live prelaunch page for our upcoming Kickstarter campaign! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gla... You can select to be notified when our campaign launches here! I'd greatly appreciate it if you could help boost this so we can get as many people onboard for the upcoming launch~

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Coming soon: Glacier Bay Books Winter 2024 Titles

A stunning lineup of underground manga launching from cutting-edge award winning indie comics publisher Glacier Bay Books

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