Hey folks,
Hey folks, The Beguiling is sponsoring this provocative art show featuring a number of Toronto-area comic artists and illustrators. Check it out…!
RATED R ART SHOW
September 18th – Oct 1st, 2009
Opening reception Friday Sept 18, 7pm-11pm
Gladstone Hotel Art Bar, 1214 Queen St. W.
Attendance is Free
The Rated R Show is curated by Eric Kim and Mara Sternberg.
Guaranteed to arouse, disturb and amuse, The Rated R Show is an exciting new outlet for local artists to explore adult subject matter. Sixteen professional illustrators, photographers, fine artists, video game and comic artists have been given the freedom to tackle the taboo.
The artists have all approached the term “Rated R” however they saw fit, whether indulging in juvenile humour, pursuing darker themes, or celebrating sexuality without shame.
The Rated R Show takes over The Art Bar at The Gladstone Hotel for two weeks beginning September 18th and running until October 1st. The September 18th opening reception (7pm-11pm) will take place during The Gladstone’s annual kickoff party for The Queen West Art Crawl. A looping projection of “Maverick”, a documentary on flesh hook suspension by video artist Madison Cawker, will be a part of the exhibit on the opening night alone. Saucy gift bags are available for the first hundred people that attend.
Participating artists: Greg Boychuk, Anthony Brennan, Kelly & Erin Carty, Madison Cawker, Mike Collier, Matt Daley, Jen Ellison, Melanie Gillis, Paul Hillier, Eric Kim, Alex Leitch, Nadine Lessio, Deryk Ouseley, Corey Pierce, Mara Sternberg, Miguel Sternberg, Kyla Vanderklugt.
More info at: http://ratedrshow.com/
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– Chris @ The Beguiling
Hey holiday shoppers! The Beguiling will be open on Labour Day, Monday September 7th, 2009. We’ll be open our holiday hours, 12pm-6pm.
It’s going to be like 30 degrees and sunny on Monday, I can’t imagine anyone is going to need to come to the comic book store… but I can at least promise you we’ll have the A/C on in case you’re actually against this late-summer heatwave.
– Chris @ The Beguiling
The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books & Art on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009. All Prices listed in U.S. Funds. Variant prices are generally accurate to what we will be charging in store, but all disputes between prices will defer to the stickered, in-store price.
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THE BEGUILING RECOMMENDS:
MAY090628 PROCESS RECESS HC VOL 03 HALLOWED SEAM (MR) 34.95
It’s the third collection of art and illustration by James Jean. Sure to be a high-demand item, sure to sell out quickly.
JAN090074 ACHEWOOD HC VOL 02 WORST SONG PLAYED (C: 0-1-2) 14.95
Although this is numbered volume 2, this is actually the first year-or-two’s worth of Achewood strips, chronologically and with a ton of bonus material. Very happy to see this one, this week.
APR090022 ART OF TONY MILLIONAIRE HC (RES) (C: 0-1-2) 39.95
Hey, it’s Tony Millionaire’s art! In a book!
JUL090865 ALL & SUNDRY UNCOLLECTED WORK HC 2004-2009 29.99
Hey, it’s a bunch of short comics stories by Paul Hornschemier!
JUN090923 AMULET HC VOL 02 STONEKEEPERS CURSE 21.99
JUN090924 AMULET SC VOL 02 STONEKEEPERS CURSE 10.99
As you likely know by now, the second volume of Kazu Kibuishi’s rollicking adventure comic from Scholastic/Graphix is already in stock here at the store.
MAY090183 GOTHAM CENTRAL HC VOL 02 JOKERS AND MADMEN 29.99
The second collection of the reformatted Gotham Central trades, by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka. Includes issues previously uncollected.
MAY090843 RED MONKEY DOUBLE HAPPINESS BOOK HC 22.99
A surprisingly good alternative comics collection, from Joe Daly.
JUL091149 YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 06 (C: 0-1-2) 10.99
Yotsuba makes it’s long-awaited return. Volumes 1-5 are also coming back in stock this week.
– Chris @ The Beguiling
Abby Denson’s DOLLTOPIA Book Launch and Party!
Featuring Abby Denson and Matt Loux
Friday, October 16th, 2009, 6pm-8pm
@ The Central, 603 Markham Street
FREE
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=105326729762
Mini-comix Queen Abby Denson will be releasing her new full-length graphic novel DOLLTOPIA this fall, and The Beguiling and publisher Green Candy Press are teaming up to throw a party!
DOLLTOPIA is the story of a group of dolls that are tired living the factory-set, cookie-cutter existences that their owners and makers have laid out from them… and revolt! They seek DOLLTOPIA, a place where a doll can be a doll. It’s a mature rumination on the nature of identity, individuality, and making a mark in a society that tends towards sterility and monoculture, told in the style of a Todd Haynes biopic.
The evening’s event will include a reading and presentation from Abby Denson on DOLLTOPIA, the official release of the graphic novel from Green Candy Press, and Abby’s even been bringing awesome gourmet cupcakes to all of her tour stops for everyone who attends! Also joining the evening presentation will be Abby’s good friend and graphic novelist Matt Loux! Matt is the author of the Oni Press graphic novel SIDESCROLLERS (which fans of Scott Pilgrim will enjoy!), and his most recent series are the (really, really good) young readers graphic novels SALT WATER TAFFY. The third volume is the brand new The Truth About Dr. True, and Matt will be signing copies and presenting from this work!
The event is a bit of an early one, starting at 6pm right next to The Beguiling at THE CENTRAL, on the main floor! Hopefully you can come out for the event!
– Chris @ The Beguiling
Hey, we’ve got a whole bunch of great new books in stock:
New VIZ Manga:
CASE CLOSED V31
OISHINBO: VEGETABLES
PLUTO V5
SWITCH V10
YAKITATE!! JAPAN V19
Sci-Fi Novels from VIZ:
USURPER OF THE SUN
ZOO
More great graphic novels:
AMULET VOLUME 2, by Kazu Kibuishi
SECRET SCIENCE ALLIANCE, by Eleanor Davis
Good stuff all ’round, folks.
– Chris
Hey look, it’s Toronto’s own Jeff Lemire, signing copies of the very first issue of SWEET TOOTH, his new ongoing Vertigo series! The first issue dropped today at the bargain price of just $1.00, and as if that weren’t incentive enough for you to pick it up, he also signed most of our copies!
Thanks for coming in and smiling for the camera, Jeff. 🙂
– Chris
The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books & Art on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009. All Prices listed in U.S. Funds. Variant prices are generally accurate to what we will be charging in store, but all disputes between prices will defer to the stickered, in-store price.
Click here for the complete list: /shipping090902.txt
The Beguiling Recommends:
JUL090578 Starr The Slayer #1 (of 4) 3.99 – This is a new series with Richard Corben art. Who knew?
JUL090581 Strange Tales #1 (of 3) 4.99 – Alt and Art-comix all-stars contribute long-awaited marvel comics stories. It should be utterly weird and probably quite enjoyable.
JUL090279 Sweet Tooth #1 1.00 – Toronto’s own Jeff Lemire gets his own ongoing series from Vertigo, and the first issue’s only a buck! Jeff might even be stopping by to sign copies today. Oh, and our good friend Jose Villarrubia is colouring. AND IT’S A BUCK. You basically Must Buy This.
JUN090909 Cat Burgler Black GN 16.99 – This is actually a brand new graphic novel by Richard Sala, whom we like a great deal. He created EVIL EYE don’tcha know. From First Second.
JUL091143 Stitches HC 24.95 – This is widely being discussed as the break-through mainstream graphic novel of the fall, the next FUN HOME or PERSEPOLIS. Gothic Family Tragedy Memoir. I liked it, check it out.
JUN090668 Toon Treasury Of Classic Childrens Comics HC 40.00 – Art Spiegelman’s selection of some of the greatest children’s comic strips of all time.
JUL090457 Wonderful Wizard Oz HC 29.99 – The hard cover collection of Eric Shanower and Skottie Young’s lovely adaptation, published by Marvel.
JUN090866 Secret Saturdays GN Vol 01 7.99 – Honestly, I’m not 100% sure what this is (might be original, might be “animanga”) but SECRET SATURDAYS is the cartoon created by Official Friend Of The Beguiling Jay Stephens (Land Of Nod, Oddville), so what more could you want?
Oh, and, there’s another post on this coming shortly, but we also got a new graphic novel from Eleanor Davis called SECRET SCIENCE ALLIANCE, Kazu Kibuishi’s AMULET VOL 2, and new volumes of OISHINBO and Naoki Urasawa’s PLUTO. It’s basically an embarassment of riches at The Beguiling tomorrow–bring money.
– Chris @ The Beguiling
The following new Viz manga are now in stock:
HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT V11
HONEY & CLOVER V7
HOT GIMMICK VIZBIG V3
LOVE COM V14
MIXED VEGETABLES V5
MONKEY HIGH! V7
NANA V18
RASETSU V2
S.A V12
SAND CHRONICLES V6
ST. DRAGON GIRL V4
WE WERE THERE V6
BLEACH V28
PRINCE OF TENNIS V33
SHAMAN KING V24
TEGAMI BACHI V1
WHISTLE! V23
GIN TAMA V14
KUROHIME V13
All are U.S. Cover price.
– Chris @ The Beguiling
