All posts by Chris @ The Beguiling

Hi, I'm Christopher Butcher. I'm the co-founder and Festival Director of The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, an annual event promoting Canadian graphic novels and their authors!

REMINDER: Michel Rabagliati in Toronto March 15th

In Conversation with Michel Rabagliati
Saturday, March 15th at 5pm
Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St., Toronto
(College just east of Spadina)
FREE

The Beguiling is happy to announce that Michel Rabagliati, author of the Paul series of graphic novels including the newly-released Paul Goes Fishing will be participating in a moderated Q&A and book signing session on Saturday, March 5th at 5pm, at The Lillian H. Smith Library in Toronto.

Rabagliati will be interviewed on stage by The Beguiling’s Peter Birkemoe, on his life and art as well as his new graphic novel. Admission to the event is completely free.

Sponsored by The Beguiling, Canada’s premier retailer of comics and graphic novels, and Drawn & Quarterly, publisher of fine graphic novels.

– Chris @ The Beguiling

Shipping This Week: March 5th

Hey folks! It’s a little bit of a lighter week at the store, which I think all of our wallets will appreciate… More money for you to spend on the new Justice League: The New Frontier special issue, as far as we’re concerned.

NEW COMICS
24 Cold Warriors 7.49
All New Atom #21 2.99
Amazing Spider-man #552 2.99
Amazing Spider-man #552 Granov Var
Anita Blake Vh Guilty Pleasures #9 (of 12) 2.99
Army Of Darkness #7 Long Road Home 3.50
Boys #16 2.99
Buffy The Vampire Slayer #12 2.99 – We’re pretty sure this issue is supposed to feature the return of a popular character…
Cable #1 Dws 2.99
Cable #1 Liefeld Var Dws 2.99
Cartoon Network Action Pack #23 2.25
Casanova #12 1.99
Clandestine #2 (of 5) 2.99
Cory Doctorows Futuristic Tales Here And Now #6 (of 6) 3.99
Countdown Lord Havok And The Extremists #5 (of 6) 2.99
Countdown To Adventure #7 (of 8) 3.99
Countdown To Final Crisis 8 2.99
Dark Tower Long Road Home #1 (of 5) 3.99
Dark Tower Long Road Home #1 (of 5) Deodato Var
Dark Tower Long Road Home #1 (of 5) Jae Lee Sketch Var
DC Special Raven #1 (of 5) 2.99
Dead Space #1 (of 6) 2.99
Detective Comics #842 2.99
Doctor Who Classics #4 3.99
Dominion #5 (of 5) 3.99
Dynamo 5 #11 3.50
End League #2 2.99
Exterminators #27 2.99
Graveslinger #4 (of 4) 3.50
Green Lantern #28 2.99
Grimm Fairy Tales #23 2.99
Halloween Nightdance #2 Cunningham Cvr B 3.50
Halloween Nightdance #2 Seeley Cvr A 3.50
Hulk #2 Retailer Var 0.00
Infinity Inc #7 2.99
Invincible Presents Atom Eve #2 (of 2) 2.99
Jason & The Argonauts Kingdom Of Hades #2 (of 4) 3.50
Jonah Hex #29 2.99
Justice League The New Frontier Special 4.99 – This is a brand new collection of stories tying into and celebrating the Justice League: The New Frontier original animated movie. Features work by Darwyn Cooke, David Bullock, and Toronto’s J. Bone and Michael Cho. It’s our pick of the week, and on a week with a lot of other strong releases!
Justice League Unlimited #43 2.25
Kong King Of Skull Island #3 (of 5) 3.99
Logan #1 (of 3) 3.99
Logan #1 (of 3) Black And White Var (pp #803) 3.99
Looney Tunes #160 2.25
Lords Of Avalon Sod #2 (of 6) 2.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-man #37 2.99
Marvel Spotlight Hamilton Martin 2.99
Midnighter #17 2.99
Moon Knight #16 2.99
New Battlestar Galactica Season Zero #6 2.99
New Dynamix #1 (of 5) 2.99
New Dynamix #1 (of 5) Var Ed
Nightwing #142 2.99
North Wind #3 (of 5) 3.99
Northlanders #4 2.99
Omega Unknown #6 (of 10) 2.99
Painkiller Jane #5 3.50
Pax Romana #2 (of 4) 3.50
Penance Relentless #5 (of 5) 2.99
Powers #28 3.95
Punisher War Journal #17 2.99
Resurrection #3 3.50
Ride Die Valkyrie #3 (of 3) 2.99
Sabrina Vol 2 #92 2.25
Savage Tales #6 4.99
Scalped #15 2.99
Scud The Disposable Assassin #22 3.50
Secret Invasion Saga!
Shonen Jump Apr 08 -0) 4.99
Sisterhood #1 (of 3) 3.50
Speed Racer Chronicles O/t Racer #2 3.99
Streets Of Glory #4 (of 6) 3.99
Streets Of Glory #4 (of 6) Wrap Cvr 3.99
Supergirl #27 2.99
Teen Titans Year One #3 (of 6) 2.99
Terry Moores Echo #1 3.50 – The first issue of Strangers In Paradise creator Terry Moore’s new ongoing comic series. Should be worth a look…!
Transformers Spotlight Mirage 3.99
Twelve #3 (of 12) 2.99
Uncanny X-men #496 Dws 2.99
Vampirella Quarterly Winter 2008 Chin Reg Ed 4.95
Vampirella Quarterly Winter 2008 Rio Reg Ed 4.95
Vinyl Underground #6 2.99
X-force #2 Bloody Var Dws 2.99
X-force #2 Dws 2.99
Young Liars #1 2.99 – Even though we all wish that Stray Bullets creator David Lapham would return to the series that we all love, but his new ongoing launching this week from Vertigo looks pretty darned good too…
Zombies Vs Robots Vs Amazons #3 (of 3) 3.99
Zombies Vs Robots Vs Amazons #3 10 Copy Wood Var Incv

NEW BOOKS
Alter Ego Best Of Legendary Comics Fanzine SC 21.95
Andromeda Stories GN Vol 03 11.95
Black & White Images Fourth Annual Collection 20.00
Cable Classic TP Vol 01 29.99
Cest Bon Anthology GN Vol 04 17.95
Chronicles Of Conan TP Vol 14 16.95
Collected And Then One Day GN Vol 01 10.00
CSI Serial TP New Ptg 11.99
Daybreak GN Vol 01 10.00
Daybreak GN Vol 02 (c: 0-1-0) 10.00
Dorothy Of Oz GN Vol 02 11.95
Fables 1001 Nights Of Snowfall SC 14.99 – Now in SC. Hard cover still available in store for only $19.99.
Forgotten Realms TP Vol 06 Halflings Gem 18.99
Go Go Heaven Vol 05 9.99
Goon Fancy Pants Ltd Sgn HC Vol 02 24.95
Graphic Classics Vol 15 Fantasy Classics 11.95
Graphic Library GN Amelia Earhart 7.95
Graphic Library GN Challenger Explosion 7.95
Graphic Library GN First Moon Landing 7.95
Graphic Library GN Jobs & Wozniak And Personal Computer (c: 7.95
Guin Saga Manga TP Vol 03 Seven Magi 12.95
Hawkgirl Hath Set TP 17.99
Hazed GN 14.99
Highwaymen TP 17.99
Iron Man Prem HC Demon In A Bottle 24.99
Iron Man Prem HC Demon In A Bottle DM Ed 24.99
Janes World TP Vol 08 15.00
Kirby King Of The Comics HC 40.00
Lucky Luke TP Vol 09 Wagon Train TP #9 11.95
Modern Dog 20 Years Of Poster Art HC 27.50
Mpd Psycho TP Vol 04 10.95
Ms Marvel Prem HC Vol 04 Monster Smash 19.99
Poison Elves Vol 11 Dark Wars Pt 2 Alliances TP (c: 0-1 16.95
Red Prophet Tales Of Alvin Maker Prem HC Vol 02 19.99
Red Prophet Tales Of Alvin Maker Prem HC Vol 02 Dm Ed 19.99
Red Prophet Tales Of Alvin Maker Vol 1 TP 15.99
Service Industry 9.95
Speed Racer TP Vol 02 19.99
Spider-man Peter Parker TP Back In Black 24.99
Spy Goddess GN Vol 01 Chase For The Chalice 9.99
Star Project Chiro TP Vol 02 11.95
Star Trek Year Four TP 19.99
Star Wars Legacy TP Vol 02 Shards 19.95
Star Wars Rebellion TP Vol 02 Ahakista Gambit 17.95
Superman The Man Of Steel TP Vol 06 19.99
Swallow Book Four 40.00
Teru Teru X Shonen Vol 01 9.99
Thorgal GN Vol 03 Beyond The Shadows 19.95
Ultimate Power Hc 34.99
Unhuman Elephantmen Art Of Ladronn HC 29.99
Witchblade TP Vol 05 (bandai) 9.99
Wonder Woman Who Is Wonder Woman HC 19.99
X-men Vs Apocalypse TP Vol 01 The Twelve 29.99

NEW MAGAZINE
Classic Marvel Figurine Coll Mag #61 Spider-woman #61 12.00
Otaku Usa Magazine Vol 3 Mar Apr 2008 9.99

NEW MANGA
Be With You Manga 8.99
Beauty Pop TP Vol 07 8.99
Beck Mongolian Chop Squad GN Vol 11 (of 19) 9.99
Black Cat TP Vol 13 7.99
Claymore TP Vol 11 7.99
Devils Bride GN Vol 01 9.99
Drifting Classroom TP Vol 10 9.99
Fever GN Vol 01 (of 4) 9.99
Gentlemens Alliance TP Vol 05 8.99
Gin Tama TP Vol 05 7.99
Golgo 13 GN Vol 13 9.99
Hana Kimi GN Vol 22 9.99
High School Debut GN Vol 02 8.99
Honey & Clover GN Vol 01 8.99
Hunter X Hunter TP Vol 19 7.99
Inubaka Crazy For Dogs TP Vol 07 9.99
Kamiyadori GN Vol 05 (of 5) 9.99
Kekkaishi GN Vol 12 9.99
King Of Hell GN Vol 18 (of 21) 9.99
Kurohime TP Vol 04 7.99
Life GN Vol 08 (of 14) 10.99
Love Com TP Vol 05 8.99
Monkey High GN Vol 01 8.99
Nana TP Vol 09 8.99
Naoki Urasawas Monster TP Vol 13 9.99
Naruto TP Vol 28 7.95
Negima GN Vol 17 10.95
Never Give Up GN Vol 07 (of 13) 9.99
One Piece TP Vol 17 7.95
Prince Of Tennis GN Vol 24 7.95
Psychic Power Chronicle Nanaki GN Vol 02 (of 3) 9.99
Pumpkin Scissors GN Vol 02 10.95
Queens GN Vol 05 (of 5) 9.99
Queens Knight GN Vol 10 (of 17) 9.99
Rose Hip Rose GN Vol 01 (of 4) 10.99
Sa GN Vol 03 8.99
Samurai Deeper Kyo GN Vol 27 (of 38) 9.99
Seduction More Beautiful Than Love GN Vol 01 (of 5) 9.99
Shaman King TP Vol 15 7.95
Skip Beat TP Vol 11 8.99
Socrates In Love SC Novel 9.99
Tactics GN Vol 04 (of 8) 9.99
Ultimate Muscle GN Vol 19 7.95
Wild Ones GN Vol 02 8.99
Xxxholic GN Vol 11 10.95
Yurara TP Vol 04 8.99
Zig Zag GN Vol 02 (of 5) 9.99

NEW DVD
Justice League New Frontier Animated Movie Spec Ed DVD 25.95

Shipping February 27th, 2008

Sorry about the late timing on this one, I forgot that I hadn’t put it online. Whoops! Enjoy.

NOT ON THE DIAMOND LIST
Haunted, by Phillipe Dupuy. $24.95
Buso Renkin Volume 10. $7.99
Golgo 13 Volume 13. $9.99
Kekkaishi Volume 12. $9.99
Nana Volume 9. $8.99
No Fear Shakespeare: Hamlet. By Neil Babra.
No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet. By Matt Wiegle.

NEW COMICS
Action Comics #862 2.99
Action Comics #862 Var Ed 10.00
All Star Batman And Robin #9 Var Ed 2.99
All Star Batman And Robin The Boy Wonder #9 10.00
Angel After The Fall #4 3.99 (The rest of our copies)
Ant Unleashed #3 3.99
Army @ Love #12 2.99
Authority Prime #5 (of 6) 2.99
Bart Simpson Comics #40 2.99
Batman #674 2.99
Black Panther Annual #1 3.99
Blue Beetle #24 2.99
Captain America #35 2.99
Cartoon Network Block Party #42 2.25
Circle #4 2.99
Clockwork Girl #3 (of 4) 1.99
Countdown To Final Crisis 9 2.99
Crime Bible The Five Lessons Of Blood #5 (of 5) 2.99
Criminal 2 #1 3.50
Crossing Midnight #16 2.99
Dan Dare #4 (of 7) Fabry Cvr 2.99
Dan Dare #4 (of 7) Leach Cvr 2.99
Daredevil #105 2.99
Deadrider #2 (of 4) 2.99
Deathblow #9 2.99
Doctor Who #1 3.99
Doctor Who #1 15 Copy Roche Virgin Cvr Incv 15.00
Dragonlance Chronicles Vol 3 Gopez Cvr A #8 (of 12) 3.50
Elephantmen War Toys #2 (of 3) 2.99
Engineer #2 (of 4) 3.95
Fables #70 2.99
Fall Of Cthulhu Cvr A #10 3.99
Fall Of Cthulhu Cvr B #10 3.99
Fallen Angel IDW #24 3.99
Fearless #4 (of 4) 2.99
Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash #5 (of 6) 2.99
Gravel #1 3.99
Gravel #1 Wrap Cvr 3.99
Grimm Fairy Tales #22 2.99
Hellblazer #241 2.99
Highlander Way O/t Sword #3 3.50
House Of M Avengers #5 (of 5) 2.99
Hybrid Bastards #2 (of 3) 3.50
India Authentic #10 Parashuram 2.99
Jack Of Fables #20 2.99
JLA Classified #53 2.99
JSA Classified #35 2.99
Justice Society Of America #13 2.99
Justice Society Of America #13 Var Ed 10.00
Kick Ass #1 2.99
Lazarus #3 (of 3) 3.50
Legion Of Super Heroes #39 2.99
Living Corpse #2 2.99
Many Adventures Of Miranda Mercury #295 (of 300) 3.95
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #33 2.99
Marvel Adventures Iron Man #10 2.99
Marvel Illustrated Picture Dorian Gray #3 (of 6) 2.99
Marvel Zombies 2 #5 (of 5) 2.99
Megas #1 (of 4) 2.99
Misericordia #2 (of 11) 3.95
Mouse Guard Winter 1152 #3 (of 6) 3.50
Narcopolis #2 3.99
Narcopolis #2 (of 4) Wrap Cvr 3.99
Neozoic #3 2.95
New Exiles #0 (pp #802) 4.99
New Warriors #9 2.99
Nexus #100 Space Opera Act 2 Of 4 4.99
Ninja High School #157 2.99
Project Superpowers #1 Of(6) 3.50
Project Superpowers Turner Alt Incv Cvr #1 Of(6) 10.00
Proof #5 2.99
Ps238 #29 2.99
Rasl #1 3.50
Rasl #1 Alt Cvr Incv 25.00
Rex Libris #10 3.50
Rogue Angel Teller Of Tales #1 3.99
Ropeburn #1 4.95
Sadhu The Silent Ones #5 2.99
Secret History Book Five 5.95
Seductions 3.99
Shark-man #2 3.50
She-hulk 2 #26 2.99
Silent Hill Sinners Reward #1 3.99
Some New Kind Of Slaughter #2 (of 4) 3.95
Sonic X #30 2.25
Spider-man With Great Power #2 (of 5) 3.99
Star Trek Aliens Spotlight Romulans 3.99
Star Wars Legacy #20 2.99
Stranded #2 2.99
Tales Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #43 3.25
Teen Titans #56 2.99
Teen Titans Go #52 2.25
Thor #6 2.99
Thunderbolts International Incident 2.99
Transformers Devastation #6 3.99
Twelve #1 (of 12) 2nd Ptg Var (pp #802) 2.99
Ultimate Fantastic Four #51 2.99
Ultimate Spider-man #119 2.99
Uncle Sam And The Freedom Fighters #6 (of 8) 2.99
Uncle Scrooge #373 7.99
Urban Monsters #1 3.50
Walt Disneys Comics & Stories #688 7.99
World War Hulk Aftersmash Damage Control #2 (of 3) 2.99
Wormwood Calamari Rising #2 3.99
Wormwood Calamari Rising #2 10 Copy Incv 10.00
X-men First Class Vol 2 #9 2.99
X-men Legacy #208 Dws 2.99
Young Avengers Presents #2 (of 6) 2.99
Zombie Simon Garth #4 (of 4) 3.99

NEW BOOKS
Age Of Insects Vol 01 Not Human 5.99
Battlestar Galactica Cylon Apocalypse TP 14.99
Battlestar Galactica TP Vol 03 Photo Cvr 14.99
Birds Of Prey Dead Of Winter TP 17.99
Blue Beetle TP Vol 03 Reach For The Stars 14.99
Cherubs Paradise Lost GN 14.99
Dark Xena TP 14.99
Dead Eyes Open 12.95
Franklin Richards TP Collected Chaos Digest 8.99
Gothic & Lolita Bible #26 25.99
Hellblazer Joy Ride TP 14.99
Herobear And The Kid TP Vol 01 Inheritance (new Ptg) 19.95
Hieronymus B GN 14.95
Infinite Crisis TP 14.99
John Woos Seven Brothers TP Vol 02 14.99
Krash Bastards GN 9.99
Memories Lost Art Of Hoang Nguyen HC Vol 1 Sgn Ed 24.95
Mitch Byrd Scribbles & Sketches SC Vol 01 24.99
Mixtape HC Vol 01 Jim Mahfood Art 24.99
Mixtape HC Vol 01 Jim Mahfood Art Ltd S&n Ed 39.99
MMW Atlas Era Heroes HC Vol 02 59.99
MMW Atlas Era Heroes HC Vol 02 Var Ed Vol 92 59.99
More Old Jewish Comedians HC 16.99
Off Hb Marvel Univ A To Z Prem HC Vol 01 24.99
Onslaught Reborn HC 19.99
Orson Scott Cards Wyrms TP 14.99
Pose File Ultimate Edition Supersize 34.95
Psychology Of Superheroes SC 17.95
Punisher Max HC Vol 04 29.99
Raise The Dead HC 19.99
Robots HC Draw Your Own Androids Cyborgs 12.95
Savage Sword Of Conan TP Vol 02 17.95
Shag A To Z Blab Storybook HC 14.95
Shanna Survival Of The Fittest TP 10.99
Showcase Presents Superman Family TP Vol 02 16.99
Speed Racer TP Vol 01 19.99
Superman HC Vol 02 Camelot Falls 19.99
Tales Of TMNT Coll Books TP Vol 05 13.00
Witchblade TP Vol 02 14.99
X-men TP Supernovas 29.99

NEW MAGAZINES
Comics Journal #288 11.95
Draw #15 6.95
Juxtapoz Vol 15 #3 March 2008 4.99
Wizard Magazine #198 Jolie Wanted Photo Cvr 5.99
Wizard Magazine #198 Red Hulk Cvr 5.99

NEW MANGA
All Nippon Airline Paradise 3000 Feet GN 12.95
Body Language GN 8.95
Click GN Vol 06 (of 8) 9.99
Crayon Shinchan Vol 01 7.99
Do Whatever You Want GN Vol 01 (of 7) 9.99
Everlasting Love GN 12.95
Heroes Are Extinct Vol 2 GN 12.95
Key To The Kingdom Vol 03 9.99
Let Dai GN Vol 11 (of 15) 9.99
Minima GN Vol 01 10.95
Red String TP Vol 02 9.95
Romance Papa GN Vol 01 (of 8) 9.99
Shaman Warrior TP Vol 06 12.95
Totally Captivated GN Vol 01 (of 4) 9.99
Yozakura Quartet GN Vol 01 10.95

…plus a ton of other stuff probably. It’s a huge week, bring money.

– Christopher

Shipping this week: February 20th

Here’s some of what’s coming in this week… I say some because, quite seriously, we’re getting upwards of 10 new books a week that aren’t shipping through Diamond… In addition to the four books listed yesterday that Diamond hasn’t shipped yet (or won’t be shipping…) today we got a bunch of stuff early. Check this out:

Death Note Volume 13: How To Read
Death Note: Another Note Novel
Drifting Classroom Volume 10
Naoki Urasawa’s Monster Volume 13
No Fear Hamlet, by Neil Babra
Sterling Presents: Bram Stoker’s Dracula, with art by Ben Caldwell

So: The internet lies, shipping lists lie, visit your local comic book shop (specifically: us) every week because it’s a wonderland of new product all the time.

Now: Shipping Lists!

NEW COMICS
Abyss #3 (of 4) 2.95
Amazing Spider-man #551 BND 2.99
Angel After The Fall #4 3.99
Angel After The Fall #4 10 Copy Urru Incv
Angel After The Fall #4 20 Copy Virgin Incv
Atlantis Rising #4 3.95
Avengers Classic #9 2.99
Batman And The Outsiders #4 2.99
Batman Confidential #13 2.99
Battlestar Galactica Origins #3 3.50
Birds Of Prey #115 2.99
Brave And The Bold #10 2.99
Cable Deadpool #50 3.99
Cartoon Network Action Pack #22 2.25
Catwoman #76 2.99
Checkmate #23 2.99
Conan #49 2.99
Countdown To Final Crisis 10 2.99
Death Of The New Gods #6 (of 8) 3.50
Drafted #5 3.50
Ex Machina #34 2.99
Flash #237 2.99
Forgotten Realms The Legacy #1 (of 3) Seeley Cvr A 5.50
Godland #21 2.99
Gold Digger #93 2.99
Gold Digger Sourcebook #14 3.95
Grendel Behold The Devil #4 (of 8) 3.50
Hack Slash Series #9 Seeley Cvr A 3.50
Hack Slash Series #9 Stone Cvr B 3.50
Hawaiian Dick #3 2.99
Hulk #2 2.99
Hulk #2 Djurdjevic Var (pp #798)
Immortal Iron Fist Orson Randall Green Mist Death 3.99
Incredible Hercules #114 2.99
Incredible Hercules #114 Acuna Var (pp #799)
Invincible #48 2.99
Iron Man #26 2.99
Jenna Jamesons Shadow Hunter #1 2.99
Justice League Of America #18 2.99
Knights Of The Dinner Table #136 4.99
Loaded Bible 3 Communion (one Shot) 4.99
Locke & Key #1 3.99
Loveless #22 2.99
Madame Mirage #5 2.99
Marvel Adventures Avengers #21 2.99
Marvel Illustrated Iliad #3 (of 8) 2.99
Mighty Avengers #9 2.99
Nascar Heroes #3 3.95
Optic Nerve #8 (new Ptg) 3.50
Order #8 2.99
Perhapanauts Annual #1 3.50
Primordia #3 (of 3) 3.95
Programme #8 (of 12) 2.99
Pvp #38 3.50
Red Sonja #30 2.99
Rex Mundi Dh Ed #10 2.99
Robin #171 2.99
Rod Espinosa Prince Of Heroes #2 (of 3) 3.50
Runaways #29 2.99
Scooby Doo #129 2.25
Shadowpact #22 2.99
Simpsons Comics #139 2.99
Spirit #14 2.99
Star Wars Dark Times #9 2.99
Superman Batman #46 2.99
Superman Confidential #12 2.99
Terror Inc #5 (of 5) 3.99
Transformers Spotlight Arcee 3.99
Ultimate Human #2 (of 4) 2.99
Ultimate X-men #91 2.99
Ultimates 3 #3 (of 5) 2.99
Ultimates 3 #3 (of 5) Cho Var (pp #799)
Umbrella Academy Apocalypse Suite #6 (of 6) 2.99
Un-men #7 2.99
Wildstorm Revelations #4 (of 6) 2.99
Willow Creek #0 (of 5) 0.75
Witchblade Takeru Manga #12 3.99
Wolverine Origins #22 2.99
Wonder Girl #6 (of 6) 2.99
World Of Warcraft #4 2.99
World War Hulk Aftersmash Warbound #3 (of 5) 2.99
Youngblood #2 2.99
Zorro #1 3.50
Zorro #1 Wagner Cassady Incv Cvr 3.50

NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS
Aliens Omnibus TP Vol 03 24.95
All Action Classics Tom Sawyer GN 6.95
Angst Best Of Norwegian Comics TP 12.00
Assembled Five Decades Of Earths Mightiest SC 19.95
Atheist TP Vol 01 15.99
Black & White Images Fourth Annual Collection 20.00
Boneyard Color Ed TP Vol 03 12.95
Boys TP Vol 02 Get Some 19.99
Catwoman Catwomans Dead TP 14.99
Chip Kidd The Learners HC 26.00
Classics Illustrated Deluxe SC Vol 01 Wind In The Willows 13.95
Classics Illustrated Frankenstein 9.99
Classics Illustrated Gullivers Travels 9.99
Classics Illustrated HC Vol 01 Great Expectations 9.95
Classics Illustrated Huckleberry Finn 9.99
Classics Illustrated Tale Of Two Cities 9.99
Fablewood GN Vol 01 19.95
Fear Agent TP Last Goodbye 13.95
Flash Blood Will Run TP New Ed 17.99
Gen 13 TP Vol 02 Road Trip 14.99
GI Joe Vs Transformers HC Omnibus 49.99
Grease Monkey GN 19.95
Green Lantern HC Vol 01 The Sinestro Corps War 24.99
Hardy Boys GN Vol 12 Dude Ranch O Death 7.95
Hardy Boys HC Vol 12 Dude Ranch O Death 12.95
House Of Clay GN 12.95
Hunter Killer TP Vol 01 24.99
Illustrators Annual Of American Illustration TP Vol 49 45.00
Iron Man TP Many Armors Of Iron Man New Ptg 24.99
Lions Tigers & Bears TP Vol 02 14.99
Loners TP Secret Lives Of Super Heroes 14.99
Lou Fine Reader TP Vol 02 25.00
Mmw Ant-man Giant Man HC Vol 02 54.99
Mmw Ant-man Giant Man HC Vol 02 Var Ed Vol 91 54.99
Mmw Uncanny X-men HC Vol 06 54.99
Mmw Uncanny X-men HC Vol 06 Var Ed 90 54.99
One Thousand Years Of Manga HC 49.95
Order TP Vol 01 Next Right Thing 12.99
Paul Goes Fishing GN 19.95
Piracy Is Liberation GN Vol 03 Wires 13.95
Rod Espinosas Alice In Wonderland Masterpiece Edition SC 14.95
Sam & Max Surfin Highway TP 19.99 – Finally back in print, in the best edition ever made! Don’t miss this one!
Sigil Vol 6 Planetary Union TP 17.95
Sojourn Vol 6 A Berserkers Tale TP 17.95
Star Wars 30th Anniv Coll Vol 12 HC Legacy 24.95
Transformers Spotlight TP Vol 02 19.99
Unholy Kinship GN 9.95
Vicious Intent HC 19.95
Walt Disney Treasures TP Vol 02 Uncle Scrooge 16.99

NEW MAGAZINES
Comics Buyers Guide #1640 April 2008 5.99
Geek Monthly Vol 2 #2 5.99
Shojo Beat Mar 08 5.99 – This issue features a cover by hometown-boy Bryan Lee O’Malley, as well as a comic strip and interview. Pretty cool! Also: If you can’t get Shojo Beat where you are, we’ve added this issue to the webstore.
Sketch Magazine #34 5.95
Wizard Anime Insider Xxxholic Cvr #54 4.99

NEW MANGA
Absolute Boyfriend GN Vol 05 8.99
Alive GN Vol 03 10.95
Apothecarius Argentum Vol 04 9.99
Baby & Me GN Vol 06 8.99
Buso Renkin TP Vol 10 7.99
D Gray Man GN Vol 08 7.99
Diamond Dateline Feb 20 2008 0.00
Dragon Drive TP Vol 06 7.99
Everlasting Love GN 12.95
Eyeshield 21 TP Vol 18 7.99
Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden TP Vol 06 8.99
Godchild TP Vol 08 8.99
Hoshin Engi TP Vol 05 7.99
Kaze Hikaru GN Vol 08 8.99
Kitchen Princess GN Vol 05 10.95
Knights Of The Zodiac TP Vol 22 7.95
Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service TP Vol 06 10.95
Megaman Nt Warrior GN Vol 13 7.99
Muhyo Rojis Bureau Super Invest TP Vol 03 7.99
Now Vol 3 GN 10.95
Ouran High School Host Club TP Vol 10 8.99
Palette Of 12 Secret Colors Vol 02 9.99
Path Of The Assassin Vol 9 TP 9.95
Pretty Face TP Vol 04 7.99
Ral Omega Grad GN Vol 01 7.99
Tail Of The Moon TP Vol 09 8.99
Uzumaki (2nd Edition) GN Vol 03 9.99
Yagyu Ninja Scrolls GN Vol 02 13.95
Yu Gi Oh Millennium World TP Vol 07 7.95
Yu Yu Hakusho TP Vol 14 7.95

Webcomics In Print: New In The Store

Did you know that The Beguiling stocks a full array of print-editions of popular webcomics? It’s true! Why, just this week we received a number of new collections of webcomics material not usually available anywhere but online, and direct from the publishers. Check out our recent webcomics acquisitions… (Warning: Not Safe For All Ages…):


Octopus Pie: A Brooklyn Drama, by Meredith Gran. $10.95
Collecting the popular webcomic strip by one of our great TCAF guests. A group of goofy misfits find love and infamy in Brooklyn, with really lovely, clean animation-inspired art.


Templar, Arizona Book One, by Spike. $15.00
A serialised graphic novella about a near-future sci-fi vision of Arizona. Great world-building here, and FINDER fans will really enjoy it.


Club Stripes: The Best Of Club Stripes Volume 1, by Various. $24.95
Full colour, beautifully printed, hardcore furry porn. The last time we had this in we sold out in under a week. We’re trying to keep this in stock permanently from now on, but this _will_ sell out quickly.


Club Stripes Presents: Undcovered Volume 1, by Miu. $19.95
This one is already sold out from the publisher, so the five copies we’ve got of this gay furry porn collection are first-come, first-served. No pun intended.


Love Can Be Different #1, by Miles-DF. $4.95
I haven’t read this one, but the cover is pretty. Furry, smutty.

When browsing the store, check out our webcomics collections on the second floor near the new comics rack. We’ve got lots of collections in stock including Dinosaur Comics, Perry Bible Fellowship, Girl Genius, Order of the Stick, Diesel Sweeties, Wigu, Goats, and dozens more.

– Chris @ The Beguiling

Announce: "The Political Graphic Novel" in Toronto

TORONTO, (Feb. 12, 2008) – Luminato, Toronto’s Festival of Arts & Creativity, today unveiled its dynamic literary program for the 2008 Festival. Luminato’s Curator of Literary Programming, Devyani Saltzman, announced the program this afternoon at the Gladstone Hotel in downtown Toronto.

Chris Lorway, Luminato’s Director of Programming, is enthusiastic about the festival’s literary component. “For Luminato 2008, we decided to make stronger connections between our literary program and the overall festival. I am so pleased that we were able to find someone like Devyani Saltzman to curate this program for us. She’s a great addition to our team.”

Devyani Saltzman is pleased to see her curatorial vision becoming a reality. “It’s a pleasure to bring both Canadian and international authors together around literary and political themes in addition to showcasing new works. I find the richest discussions occur because of unexpected collaborations.”

The 2008 line-up includes perspectives on South Asia, a focus on war and politics through illustration, a celebration of a renowned literary master, the launch of the third installment of a city-centric anthology, as well as a festival of short stories.

The Political Graphic Novel
Sunday, June 8, 7:00 p.m.
The Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal JCC)
750 Spadina Avenue (Spadina at Bloor)

From the war in Iraq to the life of revolutionary icon Ché Guevera, the medium of graphic novels becomes political in this stimulating evening of literature, illustration and discussion.

With award-winning Canadian author and illustrator Bernice Eisenstein (I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors), Spain Rodriguez (Che: A Graphic Biography) and the Canadian premiere of Anthony Lappé and Dan Goldman’s Shooting War, which explores the war in Iraq and the influence of alternative news media. The Village Voice describes Shooting War as a “light-handed but searing political satire Shooting War…taking the Sunday comic strip places it could never have gone before.”

The evening will be moderated by Peter Birkemoe, owner of Toronto’s top graphic novel and comics bookstore, The Beguiling.

For more information on the various Luminato Events, please visit http://www.luminato.com/index.php.

Please note: Miriam Katin will not be appearing at this event, we apologize for any confusion.

In Conversation with Michel Rabagliati
Saturday, March 15th at 5pm
Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St., Toronto
(College just east of Spadina)
FREE

The Beguiling is happy to announce that Michel Rabagliati, author of the Paul series of graphic novels including the newly-released Paul Goes Fishing will be participating in a moderated Q&A and book signing session on Saturday, March 5th at 5pm, at The Lillian H. Smith Library in Toronto.

Rabagliati will be interviewed on stage by The Beguiling’s Peter Birkemoe, on his life and art as well as his new graphic novel. Admission to the event is completely free.

Sponsored by The Beguiling, Canada’s premier retailer of comics and graphic novels, and Drawn & Quarterly, publisher of fine graphic novels.

– Chris @ The Beguiling

New at The Beguiling: SKIM and PAUL GOES FISHING

Newly arrived at The Beguiling are two great Canadian graphic novels, Skim and Paul Goes Fishing.

Skim, by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki, is a wonderful graphic novel about teenage longing and the kind of delicate relationships we form with the people around us in high school. This one will likely be rare down south as it’s published by Groundwood Books, an excellent Canadian book publisher without many inroads into the comics direct market. Author Mariko Tamaki has a graphic novel coming in the MINX line this fall, and Jillian Tamaki is a well-known illustrator. Her art book Gilded Lillies is shown in the background.

Meanwhile, Michel Rabagliati’s new graphic novel Paul Goes Fishing is the next in the series of autobiographically-tinged Paul books, following on Paul Gets A Summer Job and Paul Moves Out, also published by Montreal’s Drawn + Quarterly. This one is much more intensely personal and tragicomic graphic novel than the other Paul material, but I guarantee it’ll please fans of the books as well as newcomers to Rabagliati’s work.

A nice boon to both graphic novels is that Skim and Paul Goes Fishing have been recipients of Doug Wright Awards, Canada’s graphic novel awards, so you can be assured of their quality. Both books are now available in The Beguiling online bookstore, at http://www.beguiling.com/bookstore.asp.

– Chris @ The Beguiling

Shipping February 13th, 2008

Hey there folks, here’s what’s scheduled to show up at The Beguiling this week from Diamond. I should point out that we receive stuff NOT from Diamond all the time, and while I do try and make note of it here on the blog (Michel Rabagliati’s new Paul book, Paul Goes Fishing is now in stock!), there’s usually too much stuff to list. It’s probably worth your time to come by…

NEW COMICS
100 Bullets #88 2.99
30 Days Of Night Beyond Barrow #3 3.99
76 #2 (of 8) 2.99
Amazing Spider-girl #17 2.99
Amazing Spider-man #550 Bnd 2.99
American Virgin #23 2.99
Astro City The Dark Age Special #2 Beautie 3.99
Atomic Robo #5 (of 6) 2.95
Bat Lash #3 (of 6) 2.99
Batman Strikes #42 2.25
Black Panther #34 2.99
Booster Gold #0 2.99
BPRD 1946 #2 (of 5) 2.99
Brit #4 2.99
Captain Marvel #3 (of 5) 2.99
Chemist #2 3.50
Cory Doctorows Futuristic Tales Here And Now #5 (of 6) 3.99
Countdown Special Omac 4.99
Countdown To Final Crisis 11 2.99
Dead Of Night Featuring Man Thing #1 (of 4) 3.99
DMZ #28 2.99
Doctor Who Classics #3 3.99
Evil Dead #2 (of 4) 2.99
Fantastic Four #554 2.99
Fantastic Four #554 Bianchi Var TBD
Fantastic Four #554 Suydam Skrull Var TBD
Fantastic Four Lost Adventure 4.99
Foundation #2 (of 5) 3.99
Friday The 13th Bad Land #2 (of 2) 2.99
Furrlough #179 3.99
Gen 13 #17 2.99
Ghost Rider #20 2.99
GI Joe Americas Elite #32 3.50
Good Girl Art SC 29.99
Goon #21 2.99
Gotham Underground #5 (of 9) 2.99
Green Arrow Black Canary #5 2.99
Green Arrow Black Canary #5 Var Ed 10.00
Green Lantern Corps #21 2.99
Gutwrencher #1 (of 3) 3.50
Hero By Night Ongoing #2 3.99
Iron Man Enter Mandarin #5 (of 6) 2.99
Iron Man Power Pack #4 (of 4) 2.99
Jack Staff #14 3.50
JLA Classified #52 2.99
John Woos Seven Brothers Series 2 #5 2.99
Legion Of Super Heroes In The 31st Century #11 2.25
Marvel Adventures Hulk #8 2.99
Marvel Adventures Spider-man #36 2.99
Marvel Comics Presents #6 3.99
Negative Burn #17 5.99
New Avengers #38 Sii 2.99
New Exiles #2 2.99
Next Issue Project #1 (fantastic Comics #24) 5.99 – This is an anthology of contemporary creators creating new issues of whacked-out Golden Age comics characters. Includes Mike Allred tackling STARDUST, the character made infamous in Paul Karasik’s recent Fletcher Hanks biography I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets…
Nova Annual #1 3.99
Punisher Force Of Nature 4.99
Punisher War Journal #16 2.99
Ramayan 3392 Ad Reloaded #4 2.99
Reich #1 3.00
Salvation Run #4 (of 7) 2.99
Simon Dark #5 2.99
Snaked #3 (of 5) 3.99
Sonic The Hedgehog #185 2.25
Spider-man Family #7 4.99
Spooks #1 Archer Cvr B 5.50
Spooks #1 Staples Cvr A 3.50
St Tng Intelligence Gathering #2 (of 5) 3.99
Suicide Squad Raise The Flag #6 (of 8) 2.99
Superman #673 2.99
Sword #5 2.99
Tall Tales Of Vishnu Sharma Panchatantra #2 (of 5) 2.99
Tiny Titans #1 2.25
Ultimate Iron Man II #3 (of 4) 2.99
Uncle Scrooge #372 7.99
Walking Dead #46 2.99
Walt Disneys Comics & Stories #687 7.99
Warhammer 40k Blood & Thunder Cvr A #3 (of 5) 3.99
Warhammer 40k Blood & Thunder Cvr B #3 (of 5) 3.99
Wolverine #62 Dws 2.99
Wonder Woman #17 2.99
X-factor #28 Dws 2.99
X-force #1 Bloody Var Dws 2.99
X-force #1 Dws 2.99
X-force #1 Hitch Var Dws TBD

NEW BOOKS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS
Anita Blake Vh HC First Death 19.99
Anita Blake Vh HC First Death Dm Ed 19.99
Awesome Indie Spinner Rack Anthology Vol 1 TP (aug073629) 14.95
Beowulf Color TP Vol 01 14.95
Bill Mauldin Life Up Front HC 27.95
City Of Others TP 14.95
Clandestine Classic Prem HC 29.99
Connor Hawke Dragons Blood TP 19.99
Crossing Midnight TP Vol 02 A Map Of Midnight 14.99
Dominion Conflict 1 No More Noise TP (new Ptg) 14.95
Doom Patrol Archives HC Vol 04 49.99
Exiles TP Vol 16 Starting Over 19.99
Fall Of Cthulhu TP Vol 01 Fugue 14.99
Hellboy Novel Emerald Hell 12.95
Imagine Prime Art Of Imaginary Friends SC 45.00
Indiana Jones Omnibus TP Vol 01 24.95
Jellaby GN Vol 01 9.99
Jellaby HC Vol 01 18.99
Juicy Mother Vol 2 How They Met 14.95
Justice League Of America HC Vol 02 Lightning Saga 24.99
Little Nothings GN Vol 01 Curse Of The Umbrella 14.95 – This is a full-colour collection of short autobio pieces by Lewis Trondheim! Essential reading.
Showcase Presents Enemy Ace TP Vol 01 16.99
Sparrow Rick Berry 11.99
Spider Man TP Back In Black 24.99
Sub-mariner TP Revolution 14.99
Terminator Omnibus Vol 01 24.95
The Arrival GN 19.99
Time Masters TP 19.99
Transformers Animated Vol 2 TP 7.99
Translucent Vol 3 TP 9.95
Ultimate Spider-man HC Vol 09 39.99
Whoops Sketches & Drawings Armando Huerta SC 19.99
Witchblade TP Vol 01 Witch Hunt (direct Market Ed) 4.99
Wolverine Origins Prem HC Vol 04 Our War 19.99
Wolverine TP Evolution 14.99

NEW MANGA
Air Gear GN Vol 07 10.95
Archlord GN Vol 04 (of 4) 9.99
Basara TP Vol 26 9.99
Battle Royale Ultimate Ed HC Vol 02 (of 5) 24.99
Blade Of The Immortal TP Vol 18 Sparrow Net 19.95
Boys Over Flowers TP Vol 28 9.99
Camera Camera Camera GN Vol 02 12.95
Chibi Vampire GN Vol 07 (of 10) 9.99
Clamp No Kiseki Magazine Collectable Vol 10 (of 12) 19.99
Dark Metro GN Vol 01 (of 3) 9.99
Dokkoida Vol 01 9.99
Doors Of Chaos GN Vol 01 (of 3) 9.99
Dot Hack Sign Gu GN Vol 01 (of 3) 9.99
Eiken Vol 8 GN (note Price) 10.99
Enchanter GN Vol 07 12.95
Family Complex GN 12.95
Flame Of Recca TP Vol 26 9.99
Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition Vol 02 (of 4) 14.99
Gothic And Lolita Bible Vol 01 19.99
Hayate Combat Butler TP Vol 06 9.99
In The End GN Vol 01 (of 3) 9.99
Inu Yasha Ani Manga GN Vol 25 11.99
Kami Kaze GN Vol 07 (of 7) 9.99
Law Of Ueki TP Vol 10 9.99
Love Training GN 12.95
Naruto Official Fanbook 14.99
No Need For Tenchi 2nd Ed TP Vol 12 9.99
O Parts Hunter TP Vol 08 9.99
Pet Shop Of Horrors Tokyo GN Vol 01 9.99
Prince Charming GN Vol 02 12.95
Rose Hip Zero GN Vol 05 (of 5) 9.99
Shin Megami Tensei Kahn GN Vol 01 (of 9) 10.99
Shinshoku Kiss GN Vol 02 (of 2) 9.99
Shugo Chara GN Vol 03 10.95
Trinity Blood GN Vol 05 (of 9) 9.99
Tsubasa GN Vol 16 10.95
Twelve Kingdoms TP Vol 01 (of 7) Sea Of Shadow 8.99
Vanilla GN Vol 02 12.95
Venus In Love Vol 02 9.99
Zatch Bell GN Vol 17 9.99

NEW OTHER STUFF
Lenore Vinyl Figure 24.99
Naruto Uncut DVD Box Set Vol 6 42.95
Naruto Uncut DVD Box Set Vol 6 Ltd Ed 59.95

REMINDER: TWO GREAT EVENTS WITH KAZU KIBUISHI & KEAN SOO



Kazu Kibuishi & Kean Soo Signing

Wednesday, February 6th, 5pm-7pm

The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street

FREE

Just in case you can’t make it out to the wilds of North York and would like a chance to get your graphic novels signed by these fantastic creators, The Beguiling will be holding a signing with Kazu & Kean the day after the TPL event, from 5pm to 7pm at the store. Now, we sincerely suggest that if you want to see some great a/v presentationing and see the creators interviewed, then you really ought to go to the event at the North York Public Library. But we are happy to welcome both creators to the store as well, and hope it will be as warm (and well-attended) a welcome as our last in-store signing.

For more on the event at North York Library as part of Keep Toronto Reading, check out:

Our post on the event:
http://www.beguiling.com/2008/01/reminder-kazu-kibuishi-kean-soo-in.html

Join the Keep Toronto Reading group on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19746872808

RSVP to the event on the Kazu & Kean Facebook Page!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8322672055