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DEC 3: ZINESTRAVANGANZA Free Zine-Making Workshop @ Off-Panel

November 27, 2016 Chris @ The Beguiling

ZINESTRAVANGAZA! Free Zine-Making Workshop
Saturday, December 3rd, 2016, 1pm-4pm
@ Nuvango Gallery, 639 Queen Street West
Free To Attend

Part of the TCAF: Off-Panel Gallery Show & Pop Up Shop, Running until Decemeber 5th.

Zines meet comics, comics meet zines!

Oh, that’s awkward— seems like you two already know each other…

Yes indeed, some of the world’s favourite comic artists and illustrators made their first break for the big time with zines and other forms of self-publishing.

But what goes into a zine? For some, all you’ll need is a sharpie and a photocopier. For others, you’ll have silk screens and sewing machines out before you’ve even come up with a title!

At this multi-media drop-in workshop, we’ll be talking with Jonathan Valelly of Broken Pencil Magazine about the intimate history of zines and comics. We’ll also be making three kinds of zines:

••• NEW YEAR’S LETTER REMIX! Remember those yearly holiday letters you’re great aunt used to send where she detailed the seasonal habits of her three pet rabbits and enumerated the various surgeries imminently affecting members of her bridge club? Yeah, I didn’t open them either. New Year’s letters could be so much better! We’ll be making page-turning zines you can use to share the highlights (or lowlights) of your year with loved ones and stuffed animals.

••• COLLAGE VS COMICS! Are you a scissors person or a sharpie person? Challenge yourself to be BOTH! Make a zine bringing together these two essential media! Will one prevail, or will they go together like salt and pepper (or, better yet, Salt-N-Pepa)? There’s only one way to find out!

••• COOL GUY DETECTIVE ZINE! Smell you Nancy Drew! Start with one of our templates and either make a top-secret dossier collecting clues to solve Nuvango’s latest mystery, or create a simple Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Zine to get you close to cracking the case!

Make one or try all three! We’ll have lots of supplies, surprises, and tips and tricks to get folks to make the zine of their dreams. Feel free to bring anything for your own projects or that you think might be useful to share!

Got any questions? Email Jonathan at jvalelly@gmail.com

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Past Event – SAT NOV 26: OFF PANEL: Panel Discussion – Comics vs. Illustration

November 25, 2016 Chris @ The Beguiling

OFF PANEL: Panel Discussion: Comics vs. Illustration
Featuring Sanya Anwar, Ronnie Ritchie, and Eric Kim. Moderated by Julie Man.
Saturday, November 26th, 2pm-4pm
@ Nuvango, 639 Queen St. West, Second Floor
Free to Attend

Join OFF PANEL artists Sanya Anwar, Ronnie Ritchie, and Eric Kim in a spirited roundtable talk pitting the sequential against the static!

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NOV 24 to DEC 5: TCAF Gallery Print Show & Pop Up Shop!

November 24, 2016 Chris @ The Beguiling

OFF PANEL: a TCAF-curated comic illustration print show
November 24 to December 5, 2016
@ Nuvango Gallery, 639 Queen St. W., Toronto (at Bathurst)
Vernissage Opening November 24th, 2016 (7-11pm)
FREE TO ATTEND

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival and Nuvango Gallery are proud to present OFF PANEL, a curated comic and illustration print show featuring over 40 exhibitors of TCAF. Come out to support your favourite comic artists and to bring new artwork into your home!

In addition to the print show, Page & Panel: the TCAF Shop will be hosting a pop-up holiday shop over the duration of the show. Browse through a selection of premium books and comics-related goods alongside your gallery-viewing. The show will exhibit in the lounge/annex space of Nuvango Gallery (2nd floor), the Flagship Shop for art & lifestyle brand manufacturer Nuvango, located at 639 Queen St. W., from Thursday, November 24th through December 5th, 2016.

A special opening night party will take place on Thursday, November 24th, from 7pm to 11pm at the Nuvango Gallery, with many participating artists from the show in attendance. The event is open to the public. In addition, learn more about comics x illustration from the artists themselves at the panel event and workshop, held each Saturday for the duration of the show. Please bring your friends and join us to get the first pick of the best of comics illustration for the holidays!

For media inquiries or information, contact media@torontocomics.com.

Special events in the gallery, all free to attend and open to the public:

Opening Night Party (with cash bar) Thursday, November 24th, 7-11pm
Artist Roundtable: Comics vs. Illustration Saturday, November 26th, 1-4pm
Zine-Making Workshop Saturday, December 3rd, 1-4pm

Participating Artists:

Kalman Andrasofszky – Sanya Anwar – Wai Au – Heidi Berton – Amrit Brar – Michael Cho – Matthew Daley – Claudia Dávila – Dirchansky – Julie Doucet – Victoria Grace Elliott – Est Em – Matthew Forsythe – Maiji/Mary Huang – Leslie Hung – Jesse Jacobs – James Jean – Jiraiya – Cathy G. Johnson – Kelly K – Konami Kanata – Karl Kerschl – Eric Kim – Koyamori – Chris Kuzma – Jenn Liv – John Martz – Kris Mukai – An Nguyen – Arlin Ortiz – Yuko Ota – Ramón K Pérez – Sean Phillips – Seth – Richie Pope – Punimelt – Ronnie Ritchie – Anuj Shrestha – Gengoroh Tagame – Maurice Vellekoop – Kat Verhoeven – Mary Verhoeven – Jenn Woodall – Lis Xu – Chip Zdarsky – Amei Zhao

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DEC 14: WE FOUND A HAT! Picture Book Event with Jon Klassen and Friends!

November 23, 2016 Chris @ The Beguiling

WE FOUND A HAT! Picture Book Event!
With Jon Klassen, Matt Forsythe, John Martz, and special moderator Kyo Maclear
Wednesday, December 14th, 2016, 6pm-8pm
@ Toronto Reference Library, 3rd floor Hinton Theatre
Free to attend!

Presented by Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop and Candlewick Press / Penguin Random House Canada, with thanks to Toronto Public Library

Do you like amazing picture books or know someone who does? Or have you ever wanted to MAKE kids picture books but never knew how or where to start? Well then, have we got an event for you!

On Wednesday, December 14th join the staff of Page & Panel as they celebrate the release of We Found A Hat, with author Jon Klassen! To truly celebrate this release, we’ve invited some of Jon’s friends and fellow picturebook creators to join him, and Matt Forsythe (My Name is Elizabeth), John Martz (Burt’s Way Home), and Kyo Maclear (The Wish Tree) will join Jon at the event!

At 6pm, Jon, John, and Matt will take turns presenting from their newest books in a reading/presentation for all ages of attendees. Kids and families welcome.

At 7pm, we’ll take a short break to reset our stage, and then at approximately 7:10pm all four authors will take the stage to discuss how they create their works, and answer audience questions about picture books in a discussion moderated by Kyo Maclear.

Then at 8pm, all four authors will sign copies of their work! The signing may be moved downstairs to page & Panel: The TCAF Shop, just in case we run a little long.

Our thanks to all of the authors for participating, and Penguin Random House and Toronto Public Library, for their help in putting together this event.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Matt Forsythe

Born in Toronto, Matthew Forsythe grew up in London. After publishing his first books, he moved to LA, where he worked on Adventure Time. He now lives in Montreal, working on animations, picture books, and comics. His works include the comics Comics Class, Ojingogo, and Jinchalo, and illustrations for the picture books Warning: Do Not Open This Book, Please! Open This Book, My Name Is Elizabeth, and the forthcoming Spring 2017 title The Gold Leaf.

Jon Klassen

Jon Klassen is the creator of the #1 New York Times bestseller I Want My Hat Back, which was named a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year, and a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year. He returned with another hat and another thief in This Is Not My Hat, which won the Caldecott Medal became a New York Times bestseller. His most recent work is the conclusion of the hat trilogy, I Found My Hat.

He is also the illustrator of House Held Up By Trees, a picture book written by Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Ted Kooser, as well as Cats’ Night Out by Caroline Stutson, which won the Governor General’s Award; Extra Yarn and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett; and the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series by Maryrose Wood.

Jon Klassen has worked as an illustrator for feature animated films, music videos, and editorial pieces. His animation projects include design work for DreamWorks Feature Animation as well as LAIKA Studios on their feature film Coraline. Other work includes designs for a BBC spot used in the coverage of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, which won a 2010 BAFTA award. Originally from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Jon Klassen now lives in Los Angeles.

John Martz

John Martz is an illustrator, cartoonist, and designer living in Toronto, Ontario. He is the author of Burt’s Way Home (Koyama Press, 2016), A Cat Named Tim and Other Stories (Koyama Press, 2014), Destination X (Nobrow, 2013), and the online comic strip Machine Gum. I am the illustrator of Dear Flyary by Dianne Young (Kids Can Press, 2011), Who’s on First? by Abbott & Costello (Quirk Books, 2013), and Black and Bittern Was Night by Robert Heidbreder (Kids Can Press, 2013).

Kyo Maclear

Kyo Maclearis a novelist, essayist and children’s author. She was born in London, England and moved to Toronto at the age of four. Kyo holds an Honors B.A. in Fine Art and Art History and an M.A. in Cultural Studies from the University of Toronto, and is currently a doctoral student at York University, where she holds a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. She is the author of two acclaimed novels for adults, The Letter Opener and Stray Love, and numerous beloved books for children, including Julia, Child and The Good Little Book. Kyo lives in Toronto where she shares a home with two sons, two cats, a musician and a truckload of books.

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DEC 21: The Dinosaur Comics / Beguiling Holiday Extravaganza 2016

November 22, 2016 Chris @ The Beguiling

It’s The Dinosaur Comics & The Beguiling Holiday Party 2016!

It’s the Dinosaur Comics, Beguiling, Starlord, Pitiful Human-Lizard, Power Man & Iron Fist, WIcked & Divine Holiday Extravaganza 2016!
Featuring Ryan North, Chip Zdarsky, Jason Loo, Scott Hepburn, and special guest Jamie McKelvie!
Wednesday, December 21st, 2016, 7pm-11pm
@ Pauper’s Pub, 539 Bloor Street West, Toronto
FREE TO ATTEND

The Beguiling is proud to once again welcome one and all to our annual Dinosaur Comics Holiday Party! Things might be tough right now, but that makes getting together with friends, comics, and some secret Santa-ing even more important. This year Ryan North, creator of Dinosaur Comics and writer of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl will be joined by a bunch of pals with brand new books, out today!

Chip Zdarsky will be there, and today is the day of release for his new comic book Star-Lord #1 from Marvel Comics!
Jason Loo will be there, and he’ll have a brand new issue of Toronto’s own superhero The Pitiful Human-Lizard!
Scott Hepburn will be there, and he’s the artist of the Power Man & Iron Fist: Sweet Christmas Annual #1, brand new today!
AND ALL THE WAY FROM ENGLAND, Mr. Jamie McKelvie will be in attendance, and he’s the co-creator of The Wicked and The Divine.

If you’ve never been before, Ryan, Chip, and pals will be getting together and signing/mingling with folks, we’ll ask them some fun questions in front of an audience, and there’ll be books there for you to buy and get signed too (courtesy of The Beguiling). Plus, returning for another year is the popular SECRET SANTA trade at the event! Read on for details!

HEY EVERYONE! WHY NOT JOIN IN FOR OUR SECRET SANTA?

We’re holding a SECRET SANTA at this event! Everyone is welcome to participate, but no one has to if they don’t want to because choice is important!

If you would like to participate:

Please bring a wrapped gift with a monetary value of about $5-$10. Don’t go nuts, but find something cool.
Go to the book sales table and trade your gift for a numbered ticket.
At 8:30pm, we’ll call out the numbers, and when your number is called you’ll have your choice of the available gifts!
Please mark on the outside of the gift if your item contains food and especially if it contains common allergens including peanuts, gluten, etc., so that people with allergies will be able to make an informed Secret Santa Selection.

Thanks to Ryan, Chip, and Pauper’s for helping us throw this again this year!

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DEC 7: Tokyo Godfathers – Beguiling Anime @ The Revue

November 18, 2016 Chris @ The Beguiling

Tokyo Godfathers (New Digital Print)
Beguiling Anime @ The Revue
Wednesday, December 7th, 7pm
@ The Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue
Tickets online at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/anime-at-the-revue-tokyo-godfathers-on-the-big-screen-tickets-29427486404

TOKYO GODFATHERS ON THE BIG SCREEN! The Revue’s monthly anime series, sponsored by The Beguiling, returns with a screening of the acclaimed TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003), in a brand new digital print!

About the film: From the award winning anime director Satoshi Kon, the visionary behind PERFECT BLUE and MILLENIUM ACTRESS, and the legendary anime studio Madhouse, the creative force behind X, VAMPIRE HUNTER D and NINJA SCROLL, TOKYO GODFATHERS tells the story of three homeless people who discover an abandoned baby and join together to reunite mother and child.

Running time 92 min. Rated 14A

A prize will be raffled courtesy of The Beguiling and the TCAF Shop!

Screening at 7PM – doors open at 6PM!

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THURSDAY! Come see Walter Scott Launch WENDY’S REVENGE @ PAGE & PANEL

November 14, 2016 Chris @ The Beguiling

WENDY’S REVENGE! Book launch with Walter Scott
Thursday, November 17th, 7pm-9pm
@ Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop, 789 Yonge Street (Inside Toronto Reference Library, enter off of Yonge).
Free to attend

“Scott takes a snarky scene report, and subtly shades it into an affecting character study — how’s that for art?”
— Sean Rogers, The Globe and Mail

Wendy’s back and as flustered as ever in Wendy’s Revenge from Koyama Press, the sequel to Walter Scott’s hit art-world satire Wendy. One of our best selling books of the past few years, Wendy’s art school travails struck a hell of a chord here in Toronto, and now we’ve got a whole-nother book of great comics to read and enjoy!

Walter Scott will be on hand to present from the book and sign copies for fans on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 at Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop!

Wendy’s Revenge is now available at The Beguiling and Page & Panel!

ABOUT

Kahnawake-born, Montreal/Toronto-based Walter Scott is the current artist in residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario. His work is featured in the 2016 Biennale de Montréal at the Musée d’art contemporain. His work has been exhibited across Canada and Wendy has been serialized on Random House Canada’s literary digital magazine Hazlitt. The eponymous first volume of Wendy was released in 2014 and was nominated for the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel.

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SATURDAY IS LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY!

November 14, 2016 Chris @ The Beguiling

Local Comic Shop Day
Saturday, November 19th
@ The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street

Please note: Due to severe product allocations and problems with Diamond we will be scaling back our official Local Comic Shop Day event to The Beguiling. All LCSD specialty items will be made available there only. Sorry for any inconvenience!

Come one, come all, to the second annual Local Comic Shop Day, taking place on Saturday, November 19th, 2016! Local Comic Shop Day is a day to get out and explore comic book stores in your city, and publishers have created special products available only at the participating stores.

The list of items that will be available at The Beguiling include exclusive variant edition comics, book, and merchandise, including:

LCSD 2016 ARCHIE MEETS RAMONES ONE SHOT
LCSD 2016 BLACK HOOD SEASON 2 #1 (MR)
LCSD 2016 BLOODSHOT USA #1 (OF 4) CVR K FUSO VAR
LCSD 2016 DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH DELUXE EDITION HC
LCSD 2016 DOCTOR STRANGE OATH EXCLUSIVE HC
LCSD 2016 DOLLFACE FREE PRINT (NET)
LCSD 2016 HARBINGER RENEGADE #1 CVR K SEGOVIA VAR
LCSD 2016 INVADER ZIM #0
LCSD 2016 KLAUS HC LOCAL COMIC SHOP EXC (C: 0-1-2)
LCSD 2016 LYING CAT STATUE EXC (Net)
LCSD 2016 MOONSHINE #1 MILLER B&W EXC
LCSD 2016 NOW CHAMPIONS #1 NEAL ADAMS VAR (NET)
LCSD 2016 OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA HC BOOK 01
LCSD 2016 RICK & MORTY #2 TREASURY ED (C: 1-0-0)
LCSD 2016 SERENITY NO POWER IN THE VERSE #1 (OF 6)
LCSD 2016 TRANSFORMERS REVOLUTION #1
LCSD 2016 WWE LTD ED BUNDLE (C: 0-1-2)

The prices of all items will be determined in-store at The Beguiling on Saturday, November 19th. All items are likely to be limited to one per person.

While we’re sorry that all three stores can no longer participate, we hope you’ll still visit all three shops this week to see the sorts of stuff that are truly important at comic shops, like great titles, signed books by authors, and rare and out of print books sources from around the world.

Here’s the gallery of many of the limited edition items which will be available.

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NOV 24: OFF PANEL: A TCAF Print Show & Pop Up Shop!

November 13, 2016 Chris @ The Beguiling

For media inquiries or information, contact media@torontocomics.com.

Special events in the gallery, all free to attend and open to the public:

Opening Night Party (with cash bar) Thursday, November 24th, 7-11pm
Artist Roundtable: Comics vs. Illustration Saturday, November 26th, 1-4pm
Zine-Making Workshop Saturday, December 3rd, 1-4pm

Participating Artists:

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TONIGHT! Friday Oct 28: Jessica Campbell talks HOT OR NOT: 20TH CENTURY MALE ARTISTS

October 28, 2016 Chris @ The Beguiling

Jessica Campbell talks HOT OR NOT: 20th Century Male Artists
Friday, October 28th, 6pm-8pm
@ The Central, 603 Markham Street (Next to the Beguiling)
Free to attend

“These men should be judged on their artistic merit, not their hotness. What Ms. Campbell has done here is disgraceful.”
— Jillian Tamaki, co-author of Skim and This One Summer and author of SuperMutant Magic Academy

Come one, come all, to an amazing event for Jessica Campbell’s new book release from Koyama Press, Hot Or Not: 20th Century Male Artists. While the history of 20th-century art is filled-to-overflowing with dudes, no one has ever judged the most important thing: Are these guys fuckable or not? Luckily, Jessica Campbell is up to the task, and Hot Or Not is now the definitive resource for male artist boneability, a necessary addition to the critical cannon.

Come out for a fun, at least slightly tongue-in-cheek evening as Jessica walks us through the book and its creation. Final location is to be determined, but there’ll be drinks and fun, and you might even want to come dressed as your favourite artist, I mean, Hallowe’en will be a few days later.

Picasso? More like Picasso-so. See you on the 28th.

ABOUT:

HOT OR NOT: 20th Century Male Artists, is published by Koyama Press and available now at The Beguiling and Page & Panel, among other great stores. It features a scratch-off cover so you can see the wieners of the fellas depicted on it.

JESSICA CAMPBELL is from Victoria, BC and is an enthusiast of jokes, painting and comics. She completed her MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she was the recipient of the Edward L. Ryerson Fellowship, and also a comics instructor. She has exhibited work in Canada, the United States, Australia, and Greece.