What's your earliest memory of comics, reading them or encountering them? I grew up in Oshawa and I recall heading downtown with my mother while she was running all kinds of errands. It’s simultaneously as simple and difficult as that. If it’s done with passion and skill you’ll find the kind of fans who appreciate the same type of stories you do. What's one piece of advice you'd give to an aspiring cartoonist? Create stories that mean something to you rather than trying to figure out what you think the market wants. What's your most anticipated comic of the year? I know this will be on a lot of peoples’ list, but the final volume of Scott Pilgrim arriving this summer should be quite the finale. It’s hard to categorize “most”, but his name does spring to mind. Who's the most under-appreciated comic artist working today? I think Zack Giallongo is flying under most peoples’ radars right now, which hopefully will change when his new book comes out next year. The Pluto manga by Naoki Urasawa is pretty mind blowing though. What's the best comic you've read this year? I’ve been pretty sequestered away working on projects lately, so I honestly haven’t read too much this year so far. He’s had such a varied creative career and I’d love to pick at his brain a bit and swap stories. If you could have dinner with one other artist attending this year's festival, who would it be and why? Probably Paul Pope. Topping that off though, I also teach art classes at Seneca College here in Toronto in their Animation program. Our roots are based in creating a lot of comic book art and many of the projects we tackle include comics, so I’m pretty much making a living from that. We create artwork for all kinds of clients in the comic, movie, video game and toy businesses. I work as Project Manager and Artist for a studio called UDON. Do you make a living from comics? If not, what's your day job? I do, technically. Festivals like TCAF provide a touchstone for meeting all kinds of people who are passionate about comics and storytelling. With everyone’s crazy schedules and responsibilities it’s hard to find time to socialize with other people in the business. My fondest TCAF memory is probably post-show karaoke, hanging out with friends who love comics and comic art as much as I do. Have you been before? If so, what's your fondest TCAF memory? I’ve been to every TCAF so far. Oh Wait, Here It Is!’ and also ‘The Makeshift Miracle’, my first graphic novel published in 2006. I’ll also have copies of the full colour tutorial booklet I put together last year called ‘I Wish There Was a Good Little Booklet on Digitally Colouring Stuff. Every food has a fictional history and popcorn’s is worth reading about. I’ll be premiering a new mini-comic at TCAF titled ‘A Slightly Fictional History of Popcorn’. I’m an illustrator and writer, working in the comic book business. Who are you? Why are you coming to TCAF? My name is Jim Zubkavich. Just like like year, we've devised a fun little questionnaire so they can speak for themselves. This year's line-up of cartoonists, artists, writers, graphic novelists, and other sorts is fantastic, and in the lead-up to TCAF The Afterword would like to introduce you to some of the talent attending this year's festival. The 2010 edition of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival - TCAF for short - takes place May 8 and 9 at the Toronto Reference Library. Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2010: Jim Zubkavich
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