April Showers Bring May Magic!
We launch our first Kickstarter of 2025, and are excited to host Maurice Vellekoop at the RAID Gallery & cafe!
Get ready for more mayhem in the woods — Forest Folk: Mischief & Monsters is coming to Kickstarter on May 19th!
We’re thrilled to announce the fourth volume in the Forest Folk series (or should we say Fourest Folk!?). This latest instalment sees the whole quirky cast return to Shady Vale for one of their longest and most epic adventures yet — packed with laughs, hijinks, and of course... monsters.
Help us make launch day a big one by signing up for the Mischief & Monsters landing page today!
New to Forest Folk? Hard to believe — but no worries! This campaign will offer the perfect chance to catch up, with all four books available at a special bundle price.
Sign up now and join the adventure!
Over the moon on Forest Folk? Well, If you’re local, drop by the RAID Gallery & cafe to enjoy Mischief & Magic running from April 19th to May 31st, featuring a retrospective of Dax Gordine’s Forest Folk!
Speaking of shows, a favourite festival of ours is around the corner…
We’re thrilled to be part of the next chapter of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival as it moves to a brand new, larger venue of the Metropolitan University’s Mattamy Athletic Centre (for us, forever known as Maple Leaf Gardens)! Join RAID Press at TCAF 2025 to discover our latest creator-owned graphic novels and meet some of our incredible artists and storytellers!
Stay tuned for more details, and be sure to mark your calendars for this coming June 7–8, 2025.
In the week leading up to TCAF, we’re thrilled to welcome Maurice Vellekoop for a special evening in conversation with fellow illustration icon Anita Kunz. This ticketed event marks the launch of Toronto, A Love/Hate Letter, our newest exhibition featuring original artwork from Maurice’s deeply personal graphic memoir, I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together (Penguin Random House).
Join us for an intimate night of art and conversation as Maurice and Anita—two of Toronto’s most celebrated illustrators—discuss identity, memory, creativity, and the stories behind the work.
📍 Thursday, June 5th
📍 RAID Gallery Café – 1720 Queen St. West
More details coming soon!
To be first in line when tickets go live, sign up at: Meetup.com/RAIDsessions
SPECIAL EVENT ALERT:
For all those in the neighbourhood we also have RAID THE CLOSET an upcoming vintage clothing event at our RAID Gallery & Cafe on June 1st, 2025.
Long-time MAD Magazine Illustrator and industry colleague Tom Richmond is hosting a caricature workshop in Toronto! Not only will you have the chance to learn techniques from this award-winning illustrator, but you will also walk away with a digital copy of The Mad Art of Caricature, a couple of Tom’s signed prints and much more.
Sign up here to join Tom at the Hilton Garden Inn Toronto/Vaughan on May 17-18, 2025. Only 12 spots are available, so sign up while they last!
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