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THE NEXT VANCOUVER COMIC &
TOY SHOW #29 IS: MARCH 14-15, 2026.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU AT OUR SPRING SPECTACULAR 2 DAY SHOW!

Purchase Tickets: To purchase tickets for the show, please click on the following link:  https://www.ticketleader.ca/events/detail/comic

Vendors: For information on becoming a vendor please email: vctspne@shaw.ca

Special Guests: Jeremy Simser, Richard Comely, Ryan Heshka, Arcana Studio & Curt Spurging, John Gallagher, James Lloyd, CGC Collectibles Grading including JSA Signature Authentication, Heritage Auctions, Peejay Catacutan, 501st Legion Star Wars Cosplay Group & More To Be Announced. Please see below for bios and pictures.

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MARCH 14th & 15th, 2026 GUESTS:

JEREMY SIMSER

Jeremy Simser is an illustrator and storyboard artist, working in (but not limited to!) Vancouver, BC.

Some of his credits include Deadpool 2, Game of Thrones, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, The Boys, WandaVision, Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness, Stranger Things, Deadpool and Wolverine, Fantastic Four: First Steps and Shawn Levy's Star Wars: Starfighter releasing in 2027.

In addition to his many film storyboard artist credits Jeremy also does art for comic books such as Kevin Smith’s comic book series Quick Stops / Jeremy Scott’s comic book series The Ables and more.

In his down time Jeremy chips away at his graphic novel Hockey: A Love Story (formerly Hit Somebody) written by Kevin Smith.

RICHARD COMELY

NOTE: RICAHARD COMELY WILL GUEST AT THE SHOW ON SATURDAY ONLY.

Bio on Richard Comely

Richard Comely won several art competitions as a child and was allowed free art classes at Allied Arts at age 11. He worked as a sign painter, crest designer, clothing designer, portrait artist, and graphic artist before co-creating and publishing Captain Canuck from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1975. He married his wife Evelyn that same year, and they are the parents of seven boys and one daughter, and grandparents to 11.

He has written and illustrated 14 children’s books and 280+ greeting cards. Comely has written and illustrated for advertising, newspapers, and magazines over the past 40 years. This includes dozens of articles for U.S. video production magazines, The Children’s Friend (LDS publication), the Calgary Sun, the Calgary Herald, the Toronto Star, Time Magazine, and many other publications. He worked as publisher and editor for the weekly Westwind News in 1976. He created and produced two syndicated newspaper comic strip features, Trumpet and Wabbits. The weekly children’s feature, Trumpet, was carried in over 65 newspapers in four countries. He also produced the Captain Canuck comic strip in 1995 and 1996. Captain Fresh Pac, Fan Guys, and Gemini Force are publishing and promotional projects created by Comely.

Over four million Captain Canuck comic books and books have been printed. A Captain Canuck postage stamp was issued in 1995, and Comely illustrated a Time magazine cover featuring Captain Canuck. He has also illustrated covers for other national magazines, including a Captain Canuck painting that appeared on the cover of Walrus magazine. The Royal Canadian Mint released a Captain Canuck coin in May 2018. It sold out within two days of its release.

Richard Comely’s original artwork, including his Captain Canuck comic book series and newspaper comic strip, has been exhibited at several galleries in Ontario. His paintings have been exhibited in Manitoba, Alberta, and Ontario. Much of the Captain Canuck comic book and newspaper strip original art is housed at Library and Archives Canada in Gatineau.

Richard has taught drawing since 1989. He taught drawing and cartooning as continuing education courses at Mohawk College and Conestoga College. He has also been a guest lecturer at SCAD in Savanah Georgia. Richard helped design the one-year post-graduate course in comic book scripting and illustration for Mohawk College. His Drawing from the Pros video was a best seller in the educational market in the United States and Canada.

Comely has made author visits and given presentations in dozens of schools and to many organizations across Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Comely has been a guest artist at numerous comic conventions beginning in the late 1970’s. Comely wrote the first Captain Canuck Crime Stopper edition. 218,000 copies have been distributed across Canada.

Comely was inducted into the Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creators Hall of Fame in 2010 and into the Canadian Cartooning Hall of Fame in 2025.

He is working with publisher and producer Fadi Hakim on new ventures for Captain Canuck and other titles. 2025 marked the 50th anniversary of the first edition of Captain Canuck. Comely’s Captain Canuck confronting Trump cover and poster art has been seen around the world. A documentary on Captain Canuck, set for a mid-2027 release, began production at the Vancouver Fan Expo. New comic book series, books, a TV animated series are all in the works.

Creator Richard Comely, who moved to Abbotsford, BC, from Ontario in October 2024, has seen Captain Canuck used to promote car sales in BC. TransLink introduced Captain Canuck Compass cards at the 2026 Vancouver Fan Expo.

Publisher Fadi Hakim and Richard Comely honoured Manitoba’s Premier Wab Kinew with a Special 50th Anniversary of Captain Canuck Gift Bag. BC Premier David Eby is next on the list.

BYU in Provo, Utah, closed its six-month Captain Canuck exhibit at the end of October 2025. The only USA store signing on the 50th Anniversary summer tour was in Duluth, Minnesota.

Comely was born in Oxford, England, and has lived in Canada since he was two.

RYAN HESHKA

Ryan Heshka was born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, and grew up in Winnipeg drawing and making super 8 stop motion movies. Formally trained in interior design, he is self-taught as an artist, influenced by monster and B-movies, comic books, animation and pulp magazines. Heshka’s illustration work has appeared in Vanity Fair, Playboy, and the New Yorker, and his paintings have hung in galleries across the globe and reside in prominent collections. He has authored and illustrated several comic books, including the “Mean Girls Club” series, “Frog Wife”, “Pleasure Planet” and the brand new “Hair World Comics". His children’s book “Welcome to Monster Town” was optioned by Dreamworks SKG (twice). He lives in Vancouver, B.C., Canada with his wife Marinda and their daughter Roxy.

ARCANA STUDIO & CURT SPURGING

Arcana Studio - Canada’s largest comic book & graphic novel publishing company - will be at the Vancouver Comic & Toy Show to meet and greet with fans as well as give amazing deals on their extensive line of books!

Curt Spurging will also be in the house on Saturday, March 14 at the Arcana Studio Table. Curt is an artist and comic creator known for his distinctive Goblin-inspired artwork and imaginative visual storytelling. Blending character-driven design with a playful yet dark edge, Curt’s work brings fantasy worlds to life through bold illustrations and compelling comic imagery. His Goblin art has become a recognizable signature, showcasing both humour and depth, and reflecting a passion for creatures, comics, and creative world-building.

JOHN GALLAGHER

It's all just a highly unlikely but true story of a very lucky kid trapped in an adult's body who gets to dream out for a living. That story started back in 1995 as Director of Concept Art at Bioware until 2004, during their golden age. The hit factory highlights included the entire Baldur's Gate series, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic and Dragon Age: Origins. After BioWare, it was time to explore other options and that big gamble option revealed itself as his first TV series Fear Itself in 2007. Since relocating to Vancouver after the show, he's worked on a wide range of projects, contributing to shows and series such as Once Upon A Time, Falling Skies, Man in the High Castle, The Flash, Supergirl, Percy Jackson, Dr Strange Multiverse of Madness and many others. He’s currently writing and drawing his first comic series, drawing Star Wars cards for Fantasy Flight Games and several other exciting NDA projects. Most recently, he's wrapping up on The Boys season 5 and nearest and dearest to his heart, has teamed up with his daughter Rynn for their artcentric podcast Knack 'n Kat, now available on all streaming platforms. In his downtime, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, diving into both high culture and lowbrow kitsch with abandon, engaging in good debate and pondering life in this shared reality substrate.

JAMES LLOYD

James Lloyd is a Vancouver cartoonist best known as the regular artist on the Futurama Comics title, for which he providing pencils for the series debut issue until its final publication in 2018. During that time he provided the art for the best selling Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis series, which remains a bestseller in print from Abrams Books today. He has since contributed to comic projects for First Second books, Boom! Comics (Adventure Time Comics), Oni Press (Rick and Morty comics) and remains true to his small-press roots with several new self-published releases. He currently focuses his creative lens on the shifting landscape of Vancouver life, telling the stories of his neighbours in comic form.

He has worked in Vancouver’s animation industry since the mid-90’s, returning recently on the revamped Rocky & Bullwinkle series, and as background supervisor on the Canadian production Summer Memories.

James has also explored the realms of comics education and played a key role in forming Langara College’s Graphic Novel and Comix program, where he instructed both World Building and Comics History courses. He has held presentations, workshops & mentorship programs throughout his twenty years plus of drawing professionally.

This summer he released a new retrospective sketchbook featuring both professional and personal work and will be available at the October Comic & Toy Show! Quantities are very limited, so this may be the last chance to procure a copy!

CGC COLLECTIBLES GRADING
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JSA SIGNATURE AUTHENTICATION

CGC is excited to be accepting comics and video games, as well as sports cards and TCGs at the March 14 & 15 VCTS - through their official submission center Grosnor Distribution Inc.

In addition - attendees can now submit previously signed comics & cards to be submitted for Signature Authentication by JSA!

CGC will also be authenticating signatures done by the scheduled Guests at the March 14 & 15 Show.

In order to save time at the Show - feel free to Contact: grading@grosnor.com to prefill out a submission form.

HERITAGE AUCTIONS

Heritage Auctions are returning to the Vancouver Comic Show this March! Barry Sandoval, Vice President, and Matthew McGee, Consignment Director, will have a table at the show and will once again be accepting consignments on-site for upcoming comic book and comic art auctions. They will be transporting consigned items back to Dallas, with Heritage handling all customs formalities. Any collectors who are not yet ready to sell, but just want to gather information for when the time is right, are welcome to come by the Heritage table to learn more about Heritage and the auction process.

PEEJAY CATACUTAN

Peejay Catacutan is a Filipino illustrator based in BC. He has worked on a range of projects from comic cover art to tabletop game illustrations for TMNT, Power Rangers, G.I.Joe, Transformers, and in the pages of Heavy Metal Magazine. He was recently commissioned to produce the latest Street Fighter 2 trading card series for Capcom USA and Saturday Morning Cards.

501ST LEGION STAR WARS COSPLAY GROUP

Defeat the Dark Side of hunger with your donations to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank!

Come join in on the fun at the 501st Legion Photo Op Charity Booth!

In a Galaxy not so far away happening at the VCTS both Saturday & Sunday!

The 501st Legion is a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization comprised of and operated by Star Wars fans!

GIANT-$IZE DOOR PRIZE$!

TONS OF GIFT CARDS TO BE GIVEN AWAY!!
AGES 3 & UP TOY STORE TO MATCH GIFT CARDS $ FOR $!!!

LOADS of Vancouver Comic & Toy Show $25 and $50 Gift Cards for use anywhere at the Show to be Mystery Bag drawn during the Pre-show Line-up on Both Days! Plus Multiple Gift Cards for use anywhere at the Show to be randomly handed out at the door Both Days!

Ages Three And Up Toy Store will be matching VCTS $25 & $50 Prize Bucks $ for $ in the Mystery Bag draw on Both Days! For use on any merchandise at their Show Tables and / or Store or Warehouse locations - in person or Online!

GREATER VANCOUVER FOOD BANK
$$$ FUNDING DRIVE!

A message to all Vancouver Comic & Toy Show Attendees!!

If you would like to donate $ to this very important charity, they will be located in the Front Lobby & also at the Star Wars photo booth!

PLEASE NOTE: The Greater Vancouver Food Bank does not accept Food Donations anymore due to Unhealthy Food Donations (non-nutritive food donated a lot of the time) / Better Buying Power ($$ go 2:1 further) & Labour Intensive Logistics (30% of food received is spoiled.)

Let's all Give A Little Bit together to those in need!

THE FORUM CAFE WILL BE OPEN AT THE SHOW!

Forum Cafe offers a variety of deli style entrees, snacks and beverages.

FOOD TRUCKS FEATURED AT THE SHOW!

STACKERS:

Stackers food truck is based in Vancouver and serves Korean-American fusion burgers. Focused on delivering quality through a simple yet creative menu, STACKERS offers three standout items: the Classic Stackers Cheeseburger with house-made Stackers sauce, the Korean fusion WANG burger featuring vegan kimchi, egg, and kimchi mayo, and the Vegan KIMCHI loaded fries topped with K(imchi)RIRACHA sauce and avocado coconut milk cream sauce.

As the only Korean cuisine-inspired American hamburger food truck, STACKERS takes pride in crafting all their sauces in-house and fermenting their kimchi for four days to achieve the perfect flavor. Eager to make their mark, STACKERS is excited to be involved in local events and promises not to disappoint!

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MOM'S GRILLED CHEESE:

Mom’s Grilled Cheese Truck serves classic home style gourmet grilled cheese, soups and other comfort foods... like Mom used to make.

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JAPADOG:

JAPADOG is an award-winning hot dog stand in the Greater Vancouver. JAPADOG has gotten attention as unique savory hotdogs that are combined with authentic Japanese taste.

Their reputation has rapidly increased by word of mouth from customers including celebrities, athletes and world-famous medias that made them famous as an iconic hotdog stand in Vancouver.

JAPADOG'S mission is making the world happy and alive through hot dogs!