Michael Cho's Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes @ Gallery 129 Ossington
Posted Thursday, August 30, 2012
Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes, Michael Cho's fantastic book of painting of Toronto's less famous vistas, is back in stock at the Beguiling again just in time for some exciting news from Gallery at 129 Ossington:
"Gallery 129 Ossington is extremely please to announce an upcoming exhibition of Michael Cho's original paintings from this series, from September 5th to 29th 2012. Visit his artist's page on our website for more information or to preview the work."
Opening Reception: Thursday September 6, 7-10pm Gallery Hours: Wed to Sat, 12 – 6pm, or by appointment
Lose 4, Team Society League, Infinite Wait, from Koyama!
Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2012
We got new Koyama Press books! Woo hoo! From left to right, LOSE #4 by Michael DeForge, The Big Team Society League Book of Answers, and The Infinite Wait and Other Stories by Julia Wertz.
Shipping August 29th, 2012
Posted Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books and Art on Wednesday August 29th, 2012. All Prices listed in U.S. Funds. Variant prices are generally accurate, but in any dispute between web price and in-store price we will defer to in-store price.
In addition, we also got exciting new young readers graphic novels!
Amulet Book 5: Prince of the Elves, by Kazu Kibuishi
Bigfoot Boy, by J. Torres and Faith Erin Hicks
Binky Takes Charge, by Ashley Spires
The Captain Prince (Three Thieves v3), by Scott Chantler
Drama, by Raina Telegemeier
Luz Makes A Splash, by Claudia Davila
Announce: Tomi Ungerer Book Signing at Little Island Comics
Posted Friday, August 24, 2012
Special Appearance and Book Signing with Tomi Ungerer
Saturday, September 8th, 2012 @ 2PM @ Little Island Comics, 742 Bathurst St. Free to attend!
The Beguiling is extremely proud to announce an event at Little Island Comics with Tomi Ungerer. He is in town for the screening of Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story, a documentary about his fascinating work and life, as part of TIFF (Screening Times and Locations). We have not been this excited about an artist profile since Crumb (1994). I watched it last night, and it is an compelling and engaging introduction to the man and his diverse body of work. While perhaps most known for his children's work (The Three Robbers, Moon Man, etc.), his social and erotic images are as powerful as anything you find in our shop.
The event is taking place around the corner at Little Island Comics. For more information, please refer to the Little Island Comics website. See you September 8th!
The world cheered as Archie Comics introduced their first gay character to Archie’s Riverdale – KEVIN KELLER! Glad Day Bookshop is excited to host an evening with DAN PARENT, the creator of Kevin Keller. Please join us for this short onstage interview, an opportunity to ask Dan burning questions about Kevin and what it’s like to work for Archie Comics and get your copy of KEVIN KELLER signed by Dan himself! Please note: this venue is not wheelchair accessible. -- Not our event, but thought you might enjoy knowing about it!
The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books and Art on Wednesday August 22nd, 2012. All Prices listed in U.S. Funds. Variant prices are generally accurate, but in any dispute between web price and in-store price we will defer to in-store price.
Comics Versus Art Book Launch With author Dr. Bart Beaty Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 @ 7PM @ The Central, 603 Markham Street Free to attend!
Presented by The Beguiling Books & Art
You're cordially invited to attend the official book launch of Comics Versus Art, the brand new book of comics criticism by Dr. Bart Beaty. Bart has been a long time friend of The Beguiling and is a regular contributor on the subject of French comics to ComicsReporter.com.
"Comics Versus Art" examines the relationship between comics and the art establishment, from museums and auction houses to galleries and the press. It's an interesting book that challenges the notions of the general public's opinion of comics and of art, as well as the closely held beliefs of the comics cognoscenti.
Beaty will be presenting from the work, and it will be a good time digging into a subject of which we can only assume that you are incredibly interested, because who isn't interested in comics? And ART?!
CONTEST: REAL LIFE SUPERHERO premieres tonight! Win run-of-show tickets!
Posted Tuesday, August 21, 2012
CONTEST HAS BEEN WON! THANKS FOR ENTERING, AND CONGRATS TO WINNERS DANIEL AND SUYI.
Customer of The Beguiling Steven Jackson is premiering his new play, REAL LIFE SUPERHERO, tonight at The Winchester St. Theatre, and we've got 2 pairs of run-of-show tickets up for grabs, good for every performance from tonight until this Sunday.
Want to win? Here's what you need to do.
TWO GRAND PRIZE WINNERS will be selected at random to receive a pair of tickets to see REAL LIFE SUPERHERO at any of its performances, running Wednesday August 22nd to Saturday August 25th at 7:30pm and Sunday August 26th at 1:30pm.
For a chance to win, send an e-mail with your name, daytime telephone number, and "REALLIFE" in the subject line to beguilingcontests@gmail.com before Wednesday, August 22nd, at 4pm EST. 2 grand prize winners will be drawn and contacted from all valid entries on Wednesday, August 22nd at 4pm. They will be contacted by phone primarily, so please provide a working phone number. Their first name may be announced on the website.
RULES & REGULATIONS:
1. Subject line MUST contain entrant's name, phone number, and "REALLIFE", and must be sent tobeguilingcontests@gmail.com.
2. Entries must be made from an e-mail address subscribed to The Beguiling's mailing list. Signup on the front page of beguiling dot com. (Seriously, we check and we disqualify people not subscribed to the mailing list.)
3. Entries must be received before Wednesday, August 22nd, at 4pm.
4. Employees and family members of The Beguiling are not eligible to win.
5. One entry per household/phone number.
6. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, no cash value, odds of winning depend on total number of entries received, etc.
Real Life Superhero Play, August 22-26
Hey folks! The Beguiling is sponsoring this play by one of our customers and at least partially set in a comic book shop, which will be running from August 22nd to August 26th. You can get a $5 off coupon for tickets in store, so make sure to pick one up!
Real Life Superhero
By Steven Jackson and Stephen English
At the Winchester St. Theatre, 80 Winchester St. (Parliament south of Wellesley)
“So how does a man go from everyday normality and decide to put on a costume and play superhero? How does a man make the decision that he can change the world?”
A writer grapples with the question of what makes a hero, after the death of an ordinary man who decided to put on a superhero costume and take to the streets in Real Life Superhero, a new gripping drama by Steven Jackson.
Directed by Stephen English, Real Life Superhero follows the life of Scott Cooke, a simple man who escapes from his daily life into the night to emerge as Justice, a superhero who lives by his name. As the writer delves into the life of Scott through the people in his life, questions are raised; who was Scott Cooke and why did he put on a costume? Was he crazy or a crime fighter? Was he in fact a real life superhero?
Part comic book, part existential journey, Real Life Superhero dynamically captures the all too real phenomena when people choose to bridge the gap of fantasy and reality and become the hero that society desperately needs. Deep in Cabbagetown at the Winchester Street Theatre, a city is illuminated, a dark alley appears and a crime brings forth a superhero. An audience will be transported, frame by frame, into this world, but will they be the same when they leave?
Kate Beaton 2013 Calendars Now In Stock
Posted Friday, August 17, 2012
Hooray! Kate Beaton's lovely and charming 2013 calendars are now for sale in store! There She Blows is a more literary-themed calendar, and Beethoven Birthday Party is a more general-interest historical calendar, but they're both uproariously funny and wonderful, and we recommend them. Maybe one at home, one at the office? Available on both floors.
Announce: A month of Little Island Events with Kids Can Press!
The folks over at Kids Can Press have got some amazing Canadian kids comics coming out in August and September, and so Little Island Comics is throwing a party! Actually, throwing four parties! Join them Sundays between August 26th and September 23rd to celebrate amazing these amazing new books for readers of all ages.
Bigfoot Boy Volume 1: Into the Woods Book Launch With J. Torres and Faith Erin Hicks Sunday, August 26th, 4:00pm Little Island Comics, 742 Bathurst Street, just south of Bloor FREE
Meet Faith Erin Hicks and J Torres, as they celebrate their latest book, Bigfoot Boy: Into the Woods.
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The Future According to Luz: Luz Makes a Splash! Book Launch WithClaudia Dávila Sunday, September 2nd, 2:00pm Little Island Comics, 742 Bathurst Street, just south of BloorFREE
Join Claudia Dávila as she launches the second book in the series The Future According to Luz: Luz Makes a Splash!
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Three Thieves Book Three: The Captive Prince With Scott Chantler Sunday, September 9th, 2:00pm Little Island Comics, 742 Bathurst Street, just south of Bloor FREE
Meet Scott Chantler, who will be signing copies of The Captive Prince, the latest installment of the Three Thieves!
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Binky Takes Charge! A Book celebration! Sunday, September 23rd, 2:00pm Little Island Comics, 742 Bathurst Street, just south of Bloor FREE
It’s Binky Day at Little Island Comics! We’ll have crafts and activities in celebration of the release of Binky Takes Charge! (Sorry, Ashley Spires will not be in attendance).
Uzumaki & Cat-Eyed Boy: Amazing J-Horror Now Back In Stock!
Posted Thursday, August 16, 2012
Good news, horror manga fans! The fine folks at VIZ have seen fit to reprint some truly amazing manga works!
Junji Ito's Uzumaki, the amazing spiral-infested manga of terrible things happening to helpless people is now back in stock. 3 volumes, complete, for $9.99 each. This inspired a very weird movie!
Kazuo Umezu's classic Cat-Eyed Boy, about a mischievous anti-hero who straddles the human and yokai worlds is also back in stock. 2 volumes of 400+ pages for $24.99. This also inspired a movie, but it's never been released in North America.
Both of these are totally worth owning if you're a fan of Japanese horror.
Shipping August 15th, 2012
Posted Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books and Art on Wednesday August 15th, 2012. All Prices listed in U.S. Funds. Variant prices are generally accurate, but in any dispute between web price and in-store price we will defer to in-store price.
Now In Stock: HOMESTUCK Book 1 and Book 2
Posted Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Andrew Hussie was one of the most popular guests at TCAF this year, and copies of book one and book two of the graphic novels of HOMESTUCK, his epic webcomics series, sold out in the blink of an eye!
Luckily for you fine people, we've been able to restock them. They're available on the second floor, on the webcomics rack.
Homestuck Book One and Homestuck Book Two retail for $20 and $22 respectively.
If you haven't read it, it's pretty great. It's about some nerds who accidentally end the world with their nerd computer game, and are desperately trying to survive. Then it gets weird.
Were you at TCAF when our good friends at Topatoco sold completely out of their show debut THREE WORD PHRASE by Ryan Pequin? Well good news, we've got copies in stock now! The book goes for $14 and is available on the second floor.
Event: Hungry Bottom Comics Launch @ Glad Day
Posted Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Not a Beguiling event, but we're fans of Williams and he's been exhibiting at TCAF for a few years. We've got the book in stock now if you can't make the launch, but if you can head on over it'll be fun!
HUNGRY BOTTOM COMICS LAUNCH With author Eric Kostiuk Williams @ Glad Day Books, 598A Yonge Street 7pm-9pm FREE Facebook RSVP
Slap on your best leopard print tights and head on over to Glad Day Bookshop for The Hungry Bottom Comics Launch! Eric Kostiuk Williams' debut autobiographical comic explores the author's formative years navigating Toronto's gay scene. Replete with dance-floor debauchery, online dating conquests, young heartbreak, and cameos from the queer cultural canon, Hungry Bottom Comics shatters contemporary gay culture's obsession with masculinity and normalcy.
Glad Day's third floor exhibition space will be adorned with wall-sized comic pages, with comics for sale (ONLY $5.00) and PWYC drinks. The evening will feature a reading from Hungry Bottom Comics, followed by a Q&A with the artist.
More about Hungry Bottom Comics:
http://ericdraws.4ormat.com/hungry-bottom-comics
POPE HATS #3 LAUNCH EVENT With author Ethan Rilly Thursday, September 20th, 7pm-9pm @ The Central, 603 Markham Street Free
Presented by The Beguiling Books & Art
Come on out for an evening of comic book socializing and to celebrate a pair of fascinating young comics authors! Featuring author Ethan Rilly and the debut of his new work Pope Hates, and special guest appearance by one-man-comics-industry Michael DeForge (Lose, Ant Colony)!!
Rilly and DeForge will each read from recent work and grill each other about their odd cartooning habits.
Lots of books available for sale at the event. Enjoy!
Announce: We're sponsoring a play! REAL LIFE SUPERHERO
Posted Monday, August 06, 2012
Hey folks! The Beguiling is sponsoring this play by one of our customers, which will be running from August 22nd to August 26th. We'll be giving away tickets on the mailing list next week too, so be sure to be signed up! For now though, here's everything you need to know...!
“So how does a man go from everyday normality and decide to put on a costume and play superhero? How does a man make the decision that he can change the world?”
Minmar Gaslight Productions Presents
Real Life Superhero Written By Steven Jackson Directed By Stephen English
A writer grapples with the question of what makes a hero, after the death of an ordinary man who decided to put on a superhero costume and take to the streets in Real Life Superhero, a new gripping drama by Steven Jackson.
Directed by Stephen English, Real Life Superhero follows the life of Scott Cooke, a simple man who escapes from his daily life into the night to emerge as Justice, a superhero who lives by his name. As the writer delves into the life of Scott through the people in his life, questions are raised; who was Scott Cooke and why did he put on a costume? Was he crazy or a crime fighter? Was he in fact a real life superhero?
Part comic book, part existential journey, Real Life Superhero dynamically captures the all too real phenomena when people choose to bridge the gap of fantasy and reality and become the hero that society desperately needs. Deep in Cabbagetown at the Winchester Street Theatre, a city is illuminated, a dark alley appears and a crime brings forth a superhero. An audience will be transported, frame by frame, into this world, but will they be the same when they leave?
Real Life Superhero Presented By Minmar Gaslight Productions Written by Steven Jackson – Directed by Stephen English Winchester Street Theatre – 80 Winchester Street August 22nd to August 26th, 2012 All tickets $20 at the door For show information, visit www.minmargaslightproductions.com You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter under “Minmar Gaslight Productions”
Shipping August 8th, 2012
Posted Sunday, August 05, 2012
The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books and Art on Wednesday August 8th , 2012. All Prices listed in U.S. Funds. Variant prices are generally accurate, but in any dispute between web price and in-store price we will defer to in-store price.
The fine folks over at Taxi, including Senior Art Director Vic Bath, Designer Will Ko, and renowned commercial Photographer Phillip Rostron, have put together some gorgeous images for Little Island Comics. We were stunned and humbled to receive such an amazing gift, our thanks to them.
Our good friends at Vertical/Kodansha hooked us up with some free Sailor Moon posters, featuring Chibi Moon, to give to all of you! They're available at the second floor cash register.
Kodansha's re-release of Sailor Moon is now up to volume 6! All of them are in stock too, check them out!
We don't carry a lot of merch, but Adventure Time is pretty darned cool and created by friend of the store Pendleton Ward, so, lets all just make an exception.
Out now, we've got these amazing Adventure Time plushes at The Beguiling and Little Island! Finn, Jake, Ice King, LSP, and Lady Rainincorn. We've also got some other cool stuff, come check it out in-store to see. ;)
Now In Stock: Black Church, Wolves, & The Mire
Posted Thursday, August 02, 2012
Who likes kick-ass, self-published comics!?
New in the store is BLACK CHURCH, the graphic novella by Andy Belanger! This story was conceived of by Belanger and then adapted into the video game of the same name at this year's TCAF! It's 40 pages of METAL comics, complete with a hand-silk-screened carrying case. $10.
And we've Fiiiiiinally got Becky Cloonan's killer new mini-comics back in stock (our bad)! WOLVES and the TCAF 2012 debut THE MIRE are now available, and they are also totally awesome! They're just $5 each and come with silkscreened covers too!
Both are available on the main floor, don't miss out!
“Superman, you don't think he's Jewish?” asks Michael Chabon’s character Sammy Clay. “Coming over from the old country, changing his name like that. Clark Kent, only a Jew would pick a name like that for himself.”
Explore the prominent role of Jewish artists in comic book history. From the superheroes and their largely Jewish creators to more modern innovations such as A Contract with God, Maus, and The Rabbi’s Cat, graphic novels have become an important subgenre of modern Jewish literature, exploring themes of generational conflict, assimilation and Americanization, and the diasporic search for home.
July 19: History of Jewish Contributions to Comics July 26: Will Eisner’s Contract with God
August 2: Art Spiegelman’s Maus I
August 9: Joann Sfar’s The Rabbi’s Cat
Students must procure their own copies of the texts in advance of each class.
Keith Friedlander is a local academic and teacher. He has previously taught in the English departments of the University of Ottawa and Trent University.
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From The Beguiling: Not our event, but sounds cool eh? Go check it out.
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