The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival is a two day celebration of a lifelong love of comics with workshops, art activities, and one-on-one encounters between comics readers and comics makers.

The A2CAF 2025 Call for Exhibitors is now open! Apply by March 16 at 11:59 PM for a spot in the A2CAF Artists Alley. Click to apply.

Announcing the A2CAF 2025 headliners!

Raina Telgemeier

Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award–winning creator of the graphic memoirs Smile, Sisters, and Guts. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, the adapter and illustrator of the first four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, and, with Scott McCloud, the co-creator of The Cartoonists Club.

Scott McCloud

Scott McCloud has been writing, drawing, and examining comics since 1984. Winner of the Eisner and Harvey awards, his work has been translated into more than 16 languages. While with D.C. Comics, McCloud created the superhero comic series Zot!, along with work on The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln, and work on Superman comics. McCloud also created several influential non-fiction comics, and, with Raina Telgemeier, is the co-creator of The Cartoonists Club.

Tony Weaver Jr.

Tony Weaver, Jr. is an award-winning writer and educator creating diverse stories that make young people feel seen and valued. After seeing the impact that media stereotypes had on students in his community, Tony embarked on a journey to create new media narratives that would challenge the status quo. He's the author of Weirdo—a middle-grade graphic novel memoir about an awkward preteen who loves all things geeky but struggles with mental health issues and self-doubt.

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