MEDIA ADVISORY Stanislas in Toronto on November 27 & 28 As part of the “Toronto Draws Tintin” artshow, Stanislas will be in attendance on November 27 at the Steam Whistle Gallery. He will also participate to a conversation with the comics author Arnaud Boutle, on November 28, at the Alliance Française de Toronto. November 18, 2011, Toronto – The “Toronto Draws Tintin” artshow takes place until November 27 at the Steam Whistle Gallery. Featuring the work of dozens of comics artists and illustrators from Toronto, this event is a celebration of Tintin and his creator Hergé, and features dozens of pieces of original artwork which are auction off in support of The Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund. Stanislas, who will also be in Toronto on the occasion of the release of the English translation of Les Aventures d'Hergé , a biography in comics' form of Tintin's famous author, will be in attendance for the artshow closing on Sunday, November 27. And he will discuss with Arnaud Boutle about comics at the Alliance Française de Toronto on Monday November 28. *** Stanislas is one of the creators, with Jean-Christophe Menu, Lewis Trondheim, David B., Matt Konture, Patrice Killoffer and Mokeït, of the famous comic books publishing house L’Association. He is extremely prolific and his bibliography is huge. Some of his wellknown works are: Au passage du pourquoi-pas , with Anne Baraou, L’Association, coll. « Ciboulette », 2001 ; Archives Stanislas , L’Association, coll. « Archives », 2005 ; La Chute de l’ange , L’Association, coll. « Patte de Mouche », 2006 ; Le Grand Animateur , with Joann Sfar and Lewis Trondheim (série Donjon Monsters, t. 11 : Le grand animateur , Delcourt, coll. « Humour de rire »., 2007) ; L’Abécédaire illustré de Stanislas , Thierry Magnier, 2008, or Objets du XX e siècle , L’Association, coll.« Mimolette », 2008, and more recently Le Perroquet des Batignolles . Volume 1, L’Énigmatique Monsieur Schmutz / scénario Jacques Tardi, Michel Boujut ; Paris: Dargaud, juin 2011. *** Sunday, November 27 Steam Whistle Gallery 255 Bremner Boulevard Free entrance after 7pm Monday, November 28 – 6:30pm Pierre-Léon Gallery Alliance Française de Toronto 24, Spadina Road Free entrance *** Media contact [email protected] 416-847-1906 .