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THIS WEEK: TCAF at CANZINE, OSCP Launch!

ITEM! The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is a proud supporter of CANZINE, Canada’s zine fair. CANZINE 2014 is THIS WEEKEND, Saturday, November 1st, from 1pm to 7pm at 918 Bathurst Street (just up the road from the shop). TCAF will be on hand selling posters, t-shirts, and books from the Festival. Come by, say hi, get a deal. 🙂 More info on Canzine at:
http://www.brokenpencil.com/canzine-toronto.

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ITEM!  This Thursday, from 6pm-8pm, come on out to the launch party for OSCP Volume 6! OSCP is the long-running, self-published mini-comics series from ‘saicoink’, which we here at The Beguiling have been carrying since the beginning! This is a fascinating series, influenced by shoujo and BL comics and Suehiro Maruo in equal measure! Artist saicoink will be on hand to present from the book and will be interviewed on stage! Don’t miss out! More info at https://www.beguilingbooksandart.com/oct30-oscp-volume-6-release-event-with-saicoink/
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1486438701630284/

And check out a gallery of Preview Pages from OSCPv6 below!

– Chris @ The Beguiling

 

Event Wrap-up: PANTHOR LAUNCH!

panthor_bannerCreator, artist, and the romantic visionary behind Stroke of Genius and Cum Lung, Aaron Manczyk lives more like an action movie star than a typical cartoonist. His approach to the medium draws in equal measure on the bullheaded vulgarity of Johnny Ryan and the atavistic braggadocio of Benjamin Marra, but Aaron (who has been writer and star of the Youtube sitcom Living with Friends for more than 4 years now,) also navigates the realm of performance with the same arrogant panache. He launched his newest book PANTHOR with The Beguiling: An ultra-violent prison break by the deadliest mercenary ever to have lived. Throughout his storied career Mancyk has blurred the line between autobiography and autoeroticism, and last week’s PANTHOR launch was no exception.

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Canadian Comics Events This Week! Chilly Tales, SNOW, and a Cat-tastic Double Launch from Koyama!

Hey folks! We’ve all got three great events this week! Thursday night, Saturday morning, and Saturday evening! Canadian book launches, all. Come support local (and talented) cartoonists!

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Chilly Tales: Comics From The Canadian Undertundra – Book Launch and Party!
With Cory McCallum, Matt Daley, Mark Connery, Wm Brian MacLean, Marta Chudolinska, Fiona Smyth, Keith Mclean, Noam Sussman, Dakota McFadzean, Robb Mirsky, Shira Haberman, and Marc Bell.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014, 7PM
@ The Central, 603 Markham Street

The Beguiling is proud to present a launch party for CHILLY TALES, an anthology of Canadian independent and underground comic book artists and writers. Featuring previously-unpublished works by a huge range of Canadian cartoonists, this book will not disappoint! The event will take place at The Central on October 23rd, featuring a dozen artists from the book!

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CAT-TASTIC DOUBLE BOOK LAUNCH!
Featuring authors John Martz and Britt Wilson,
For their books
A Cat Named Tim & Cat Dad, King of the Goblins

Saturday, October 25th, 2014, 12pm – 2pm
@ Little Island Comics
742 Bathurst Street, Toronto
FREE!

Koyama Press will celebrate National Cat Day by launching two new kids books at Little Island Comics! Join us as we fête John Martz’s A Cat Named Tim & Britt Wilson’s Cat Dad, King of the Goblins. Both authors will be in attendance for this amazing event! Attendees will be invited to undertake awesome activities in unique activity books created specially for the event!

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SNOW: Book Party!
& Toronto Comics Sale!

Saturday, October 25th, 7pm-9pm
At The Beguiling Books & Art
601 Markham Street

Hey friends! We’re happy to report that our good friend Ben Rivers has just produced a second edition of his graphic novel SNOW, set on the rapidly changing Queen St. West! SNOW has also been adapted as a feature film, and this will be a chance to preview the movie, meet Ben, and pick up a copy of the book, all before the film opens!

The event will now take place at The Beguiling, AFTER HOURS, and it will feature a special SALE: All in-print Toronto-themed comics and graphic novels (other than the new edition of SNOW) will be 20% off their standard retail price. That means if they take place in Toronto or are by Torontonians–they’re on sale! Sale runs from 7pm-9pm.

 

This Weekend! Ben Rivers’ SNOW Book Party! October 25th

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SNOW: Book Party!
& Toronto Comics Special Sale!

Saturday, October 25th, 7pm-9pm
At The Beguiling Books & Art
601 Markham Street

Hey friends! We’re happy to report that our good friend Ben Rivers has just produced a second edition of his graphic novel SNOW, set on the rapidly changing Queen St. West! SNOW has also been adapted as a feature film, and this will be a chance to preview the movie, meet Ben, and pick up a copy of the book, all before the film opens!

The event will now take place at The Beguiling, AFTER HOURS, and it will feature a special SALE: All in-print Toronto-themed comics and graphic novels (other than the new edition of SNOW) will be 20% off their standard retail price. That means if they take place in Toronto or are by Torontonians–they’re on sale! Sale runs from 7pm-9pm.

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This week! The Launch Party for Jewish Anthology Comix Volume 1 – October 16

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You’re cordially invited!

The Jewish Comix Anthology V1 Launch Party!
Thursday, October 16th, 2014, 7PM-10PM
@ The Koffler Center of the Arts,
180 Shaw Street, Toronto (between Dundas & Queen)
Free to attend!

Please join us for what is sure to be a great celebration of The Jewish Comix Anthology Volume 1, a brand new collection of comix artwork featuring over 40 comics creators from around the world! Includes full stories and excerpts from creators including Art SPiegelman, Clifford Meth, Ernie Chau, Harvey Pekar, Koe Infurnari, Joe Kubert, Karen Katz, Miriam Libicki, Terry LaBan, Trina Robbins, Will Eisner and more!

The party will be a wonderful event showcasing original artwork from the book, with many of the creators on hand to discuss their contributions and sign their work. There will also be an on-stage discussion, live music, and refreshments too!

The Jewish Comix Anthology Volume 1 is currently available for sale at The Beguiling, and will also be available at the event.

See ya there!

– Chris @ The Beguiling

Save the Date: Aisha Franz in Toronto November 5

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Aisha Franz in Toronto
Launching her new graphic novel Earthling 
In conversation with Ginette Lapalme
Wednesday, November 5th, 7pm

@ The Central, 603 Markham
Free

This event is made possible in part by the generous support of the Goethe-Institut Toronto. Presented by The Beguiling and Drawn & Quarterly

AISHAFRANZself-portrait_500pxOn Wednesday November 5th, at 7pm, join Drawn & Quarterly and The Beguiling for the launch of Aisha Franz’s debut graphic novel, Earthling! Aisha Franz will be presenting a slideshow about her work and in conversation with Ginette Lapalme.

Earthling details a few short days in the life of two sisters and their single mother, exploring the loneliness of everyday life in the suburbs as these women struggle to come to terms with what the world expects of them. Franz presents a narrative rich with surrealist twists and turns, where the peas on the dinner plate and the ads on television can both literally and figuratively speak to the most private strife and deepest hopes in a person’s life. Drawn in deep gray pencil,Earthling is an atmospheric and haunting account of the inevitability of losing the dream worlds of childhood.

This event is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Goethe-Institut Toronto.

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OCT 25: A Cat-tastic double book launch, with Koyama Press!

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CAT-TASTIC DOUBLE BOOK LAUNCH!
Featuring authors John Martz and Britt Wilson,
For their books
A Cat Named Tim & Cat Dad, King of the Goblins

Saturday, October 25th, 2014, 12pm – 2pm
@ Little Island Comics
742 Bathurst Street, Toronto
FREE!

Koyama Press will celebrate National Cat Day by launching two new kids books at Little Island Comics!

Join us as we fête John Martz’s A Cat Named Tim & Britt Wilson’s Cat Dad, King of the Goblins. Both authors will be in attendance for this amazing event! Attendees will be invited to undertake awesome activities in unique activity books!

Meet the cartoonists! Read about cats! Have tons of fun! Yippeeeeeeee!

About the Books & Authors:

britt-catCat Dad, King of the Goblins
Miri and Luey have a dilemma. Their dad’s been turned into a cat and their closet is a garden full of goblins. There is only one thing for them to do — grab their friend Phil the frog and dive headfirst into a wild, woolly and wacky adventure.

Britt Wilson grew up in Brampton, Ontario. She attended both OCAD and Sheridan College, eventually graduating from Sheridan with a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Illustration. Wilson published her first book Britt Wilson’s Greatest Book on Earth, a collection of her mini-comics, with Conundrum Press in 2012. She now lives in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and white cat.

martz-catA Cat Named Tim
In Tim’s world, a cat can paint on the ceiling and a happy pig couple can wait months for the bus. A duck and a mouse love to go flying, in a plane, of course. Every page is an adventure and each character is colorful in this collection of comics.

John Martz is a cartoonist and illustrator in Toronto, Canada. He is the creator of the wordless online comic strip Machine Gum, and the illustrator of several picture books including Abbott & Costello’s Who’s On First?(Quirk Books, 2013). His comics and illustrations have appeared in The Globe & Mail, MAD Magazine, Maisonneuve, and more. He won the 2013 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Story for his comic book Gold Star (Retrofit Comics, 2012).

 

THIS WEEKEND! Meet the creators of GOTHAM ACADEMY, Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, and Karl Kerschl!

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GOTHAM ACADEMY #1 Launch Event
Featuring Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, and Karl Kerschl!
Saturday, October 4th, 2014 – FREE To Attend!

12pm: Signing at Little Island Comics, 742 Bathurst Street
7PM: Party! at Pauper’s Pub, 539 Bloor St. W. 2F 

This Saturday, you’re invited to celebrate the launch of DC Comics’ GOTHAM ACADEMY #1, the newest and most unique comic book series set in Batman’s Gotham City–and the whole creative team will be on board for the party! GOTHAM ACADEMY illustrator Karl Kerschl, and writers Brenden Fletcher and Becky Cloonan, will all be on hand to celebrate the launch of the new series with us here at The Beguiling!

First up, they’ll be doing a dedicated signing session at Little Island Comics from Noon to 2pm. The whole team will be signing Gotham Academy #1, as well as a great selection of their other books including Abominable Charles Christopher, Demo, and more! Bring your books to get signed!

Then that evening at 7PM, come out to a party at Pauper’s Pub to celebrate the release and give the whole team a warm Toronto welcome! A short presentation will start at 7:30 (so don’t be late!). Books will be available for sale (and signed too!) but this is also a great chance to meet the creative team, and mix-and-mingle with other Toronto comic fans! Drinks will be served, refreshments provided, and a fun time will be had by all!

We’ll see you this Saturday!

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ABOUT GOTHAM ACADEMY #1: Gotham City’s most prestigious prep school is a very weird place. It’s got a spooky campus, oddball teachers, and rich benefactors always dropping by…like that weirdo Bruce Wayne. But nothing is as strange is the students!

Like, what’s up with Olive Silverlock? Is she crazy or what? Where did she go last summer? And what’s the deal with her creepy mom? And how come that Freshman MAPS is always following her around? And is she still going out with Kyle? P.S. Did you hear the rumor about the ghost in the North Hall?!

GOTHAM ACADEMY is a new, monthly teen drama set in the shadow of Batman and the craziness of Gotham City, with new characters and old plus a secret tie to Gotham’s past…

OCT30: OSCP Volume 6 Release Event with saicoink!

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OSCP: Open Spaces and Closed Places
Volume 6 Launch Event with author saicoink
Thursday, October 30, @ 6pm (Talk at 7pm)
@ The Central, 603 Markham Street
Presented by The Beguiling!

The Beguiling is proud to present the release of OSCP V6, by saicoink. The long-awaited conclusion to the OSCP series (which we’ve been carrying for a really long time! 😀 ) will be celebrated with an on-stage talk and signing with the cartoonist.

You may be familiar with saicoink’s work through the volumes carried at The Beguiling, or through her exhibiting at TCAF for years now! We’re really excited for the conclusion of this  shonen-ai (oldschool!) series, with its distinct Suehiro Maruo influences.

Hopefully we see you early on the 30th for our event!

– Chris @ The Beguiling

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