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Two New Naoki Urasawa Series

Naoki Urasawa (creator of the fantastic thriller series Monster) has two new books on the shelf today!

20th Century Boys, acclaimed as Urasawa’s magnum opus, begins as the story of a young man trying to make ends meet running a convenience store and caring for his niece but as an apocalyptic cult spreads it’s influence Kenji begins to notice connections between the shadowy organization and memories of his childhood friends.

In Pluto Urasawa gives us a new perspective on manga giant Osamu Tezoka’s classic story “World’s Strongest Robot”. This science-noir murder mystery follows Europol robot detective Gesicht through Germany as he tracks a killer who targets both humans and robots with no apparent motive.

Shipping February 4th, 2009

Yes, we are getting Scott Pilgrim 5 this week!

The following comic books and graphic novels are scheduled to arrive at The Beguiling Books & Art in Toronto, Canada, on Wednesday December 4th, 2009. All prices listed in U.S. funds.

Click Here For The Complete List: /090204shipping.txt

The Beguiling Recommends:

Scott Pilgrim Gn Vol 05 Sp Vs The Universe 11.95
We’re all really excited about this new volume here at the store, and we should have plenty of copies for everyone who’s interested in picking one up over the next few weeks, no need to reserve or pre-order it.

’08 Graphic Diary Of The Campaign Trail Gn 17.95
For those of you who were fortunate enough to come out to our Luminato event, this is the next graphic novel from Shooting War artist Dan Goldman. It’s a graphic novel-format diary of the 2008 campaign trail, from the primaries all the way through to the election of Barack Obama. This is infinitely better than that Obama/Spider-Man comic, and probably cheaper too.

Naruto Generation Ninja: Naruto Volume 34, Naruto Volume 35, Naruto Volume 36, Naruto Volume 37. Just $7.95 each!
Hey Naruto fans, get ready for whiplash as Viz is releasing 4 volumes of Naruto per month for the next few months, to catch us up with the Japanese Naruto releases! We currently have four, BRAND NEW volumes of Naruto in stock, all for the U.S. cover price of $7.95. Can you handle this much Naruto? POSSIBLY!

Complete Chester Goulds Dick Tracy Hc Vol 06 29.99
More classic comics!

Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Tp Vol 01 24.99
So, after more than 10 years of waiting, Marvel is going to start releasing a few of their Masterworks in softcover. Kicking the whole thing of is this collection which includes Amazing Fantasy #15 and Amazing Spider-Man #1-10. As a special bonus, this volume will include images of the original art to Amazing Fantasy #15 recently donated to the library of congress, and in-print for the first time ever.

Also Of Note:

Agents Of Atlas #1 Dkr 3.99: Jeff Parker’s magnificent Agents of Atlas get their own new ongoing series! Whether you like Parker’s work on Atlas, Marvel Adventures, or the recently released Mysterius The Unfathomable, you’ll probably dig on this team of strange pulp-heroes in a modern world.

Amazing Spider-Man #583 Obama 3rd Ptg Var & 4th Ptg Var 3.99: We’re getting more copies of both the 3rd print and 4th print of this. They will be first-come, first serve. If you are reading this, please do not call us, because you have Just Read all of the information we have.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer #22 Chen Cvr 2.99: The second issue of the Harmony story-arc.

Crossed #3 (Of 9) 3.99: Everyone’s favourite new series, from Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows. Seriously, this is a really fucked up comic book, and yet it’s the best-selling thing Ennis has done, at least in our store, in maybe years…

Final Crisis Legion Of Three Worlds #3 (Of 5) 3.99: How about that eh? I have to say I enjoyed the ending of Final Crisis, though I can see how people, you know, might not. Heh. Still, I think the 6th issue spoiled the end of this series? I dunno. I have no idea how this shit all fits together. But it’s a fun ride.

Hotwire #1 (Of 5) A Cvr Pugh 2.99: Hey Warren Ellis fans: Due to an oversight, I somehow totally missed that this new series from “Radical Publishing” is sort of by Ellis and then scripted and drawn by Steve Pugh, whose art looks gorgeous on it. We’ve just re-stocked bunches of the first issue, and if you’re digging No Hero or Gravel check it out.

I Am Legion #1 (Of 6) Cassaday Martin Cvr A 3.50: The aborted John Cassaday story from Humanoids now returns as a six-issue mini-series here in North America.

Marvel 1985 Prem Hc Dm Ed 24.99: Did this ammount to much? I remember reading the first few issues and then that was it.

Soul Kiss #1 (Of 5) 3.50: One of a bunch of new genre-action stories dropping this week. This is from Image, and writer Steven T. Seagle. Nice, euro/animation looking art on this.

Tiger In A Pink Hat Hc 15.99: I always think it’s kind of amazing to see books like this or Michael Recycle or Vigfus The Viking on this shipping list. They’re children’s picture-books from IDW’s “Worthwhile Books” imprint, and it’s great. It’s Alkaline to the Acid of the DM. “Yeah, Tiger In A Pink Hat, I hope that Bendis doesn’t have you raped by supervillains, like your mom. Or daughter, however that works.”

Essentially what I’m trying to say is, with superhero decadence should come guilt. So why not spend some money and assuage the guilt over your complicity in Tigra-rape on a delightful book for your children? Maybe it will assure their love, so that when they find your stash of Tigra-rape comics, they won’t hate you.

Just saying.

– Chris @ The Beguiling

Shipping January 28, 2009

The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling Books & Art in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday, January 28th 2009.

As you can tell, we’re really behind schedule posting this and I haven’t really got time to go and make a file or pull out recommendations, so here’s this week’s list. All prices in U.S. dollars, and none of the variant cover prices are accurate (see in store for accurate prices).

Enjoy!

– Chris @ The Beguiling

Previews #245 February 2009
Marvel Previews February 2009

NEW COMICS
NOV082359 Amazing Spider-man Extra #2 3.99
NOV083770 Archie #593 2.25
DEC083800 Art Of Paul Duffield #1 3.99
NOV082252 Astounding Wolf-man #12 2.99
NOV082326 Avengers Initiative #21 Dkr 2.99
NOV080139 Batman #685 (foe) 2.99
NOV080148 Batman Gotham After Midnight #9 (of 12) 2.99
NOV080192 Batman The Brave &/t Bold #1 2.50
NOV080157 Blue Beetle #35 2.99
AUG084214 Captain Action Comics #2 Sparacio Cvr 3.99
AUG084215 Captain Action Comics #2 Yeates Cvr 3.99
AUG084216 Captain Action Comics #2 Sparacio Inverse Free Var Incen Cvr 0.00
NOV082366 Captain America #46 2.99
NOV080200 Cartoon Network Block Party #53 2.50
NOV084232 City Of Dust #4 A Cvr Langley 2.99
NOV084233 City Of Dust #4 B Cvr Reilly 2.99
NOV084234 City Of Dust #4 C Cvr Targete 2.99
NOV082370 Daredevil #115 2.99
NOV082341 Dark Tower Treachery #5 (of 6) 3.99
NOV082342 Dark Tower Treachery #5 (of 6) Acuna Var 3.99
AUG082249 Dead Ahead #2 (of 3) 3.99
OCT082331 Dragon Prince #4 Johnson Cvr A 2.99
OCT082332 Dragon Prince #4 Sook Cvr B 2.99
OCT082356 Enders Shadow Battle School #2 (of 5) 3.99
NOV080127 Faces Of Evil Kobra #1 (foe) 2.99
SEP082334 Fantastic Four #563 2.99
NOV080210 Ferryman #5 (of 5) 3.50
NOV080123 Final Crisis #7 (of 7) 3.99
OCT080097 Final Crisis Revelations #5 (of 5) 3.99
NOV080211 Fringe #2 (of 6) 2.99
SEP083808 Galveston #3 Cvr A 3.99
SEP083809 Galveston #3 Cvr B 3.99
NOV083938 Garth Ennis Battlefields Dear Billy #1 3.50
NOV083940 Garth Ennis Battlefields Dear Billy #1 B&w Cvr 10-copy Incv 3.50
NOV082374 Ghost Rider Danny Ketch #4 (of 5) 3.99
NOV083715 Glamourpuss #5 3.00
NOV083716 Glamourpuss #5 Zombie Var 15.00
NOV080225 Greatest Hits #5 (of 6) 2.99
OCT083929 Hero Squared Love & Death #1 (of 3) Cvr A 3.99
OCT083930 Hero Squared Love & Death #1 (of 3) Cvr B 3.99
NOV082376 Incredible Hercules #125 2.99
NOV080231 Jack Of Fables #30 2.99
NOV080168 Justice Society Of America #23 (foe) 2.99
DEC083775 Knuckles #6 1.50
NOV080165 Legion Of Super Heroes #50 2.99
NOV082380 Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #44 2.99
NOV082383 Marvels Eye Of Camera #3 (of 6) 3.99
NOV082384 Marvels Eye Of Camera #3 (of 6) B & W Var 3.99
NOV080064 Mister X Condemned #2 (of 4) 3.50
NOV082330 Ms Marvel #35 Dkr 2.99
NOV082331 New Avengers #49 Dkr 3.99
NOV080236 Northlanders #14 2.99
NOV082387 Nova #21 2.99
NOV082267 Proof #16 3.50
NOV082393 Punisher War Zone #6 (of 6) 3.99
NOV080218 Push #5 (of 6) 3.50
NOV080130 Reign In Hell #7 (of 8) 3.50
NOV080213 Resistance #2 (of 6) 3.99
NOV082397 Runaways 3 #6 2.99
NOV082279 Savage #4 (of 4) 3.50
NOV082268 Savage Dragon #144 3.50
NOV082346 Scourge Of Gods #1 (of 3) 5.99
NOV082347 Scourge Of Gods #1 (of 3) Us Var 5.99
SEP083898 Sheena Dark Rising #3 Furguson Cvr A 3.50
NOV082399 She-hulk 2 #37 2.99
NOV083855 Simpsons Classics #19 3.99
NOV082401 Skaar Son Of Hulk #7 2.99
NOV082338 Stand Captain Trips #5 (of 5) 3.99
NOV082339 Stand Captain Trips #5 (of 5) Perkins Var 3.99
NOV080080 Star Wars Legacy #32 Fight Another Day Part 1 Of 2 2.99
NOV080140 Superman #684 (foe) 2.99
NOV080170 Teen Titans #67 (foe) 2.99
NOV083951 Terminator Revolution #2 3.50
NOV080121 Trinity #35 2.99
NOV082352 Ultimate Spider-man #130 2.99
NOV080073 Umbrella Academy Dallas #3 (of 6) 2.99
NOV080239 Unknown Soldier #4 2.99
NOV080074 Usagi Yojimbo #117 3.50
NOV080137 War That Time Forgot #9 (of 12) 2.99
NOV080207 Wildcats #7 2.99
NOV083765 Wind Raider #1 (of 3) Cvr A Hardman & Kelly 3.50
NOV082421 Wolverine First Class #11 2.99
NOV080171 Wonder Woman #28 (foe) 2.99
NOV083953 Xena Vs Army Of Darkness What Again #4 3.50
NOV082412 X-force #11 2.99
NOV082417 X-men Worlds Apart #4 (of 4) 3.99
NOV082416 Young X-men #10 2.99
NOV083866 Zombie Tales #10 Cvr A 3.99
NOV083867 Zombie Tales #10 Cvr B 3.99

NEW BOOKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
DEC083994 Adventures Of Charlz From Marz Book 01 Going Home 14.95
NOV084452 Art Of Ronnie Werner SC 14.95
SEP080167 Batman The Man Who Laughs TP 14.99
NOV082430 Criminal TP Vol 04 Bad Night 14.99
SEP080169 DC Library Superman Kryptonite Nevermore HC 39.99
DEC083720 Gloomcookie TP Vol 01 (new Ptg) 18.95
OCT080169 Green Arrow Black Canary Family Business TP 17.99
NOV082276 Heathentown GN 9.99
NOV084154 Hothouse The Long Afternoon Of Earth GN 14.99
SEP083707 How To Draw Chibi Pkt Manga TP 14.95
OCT080171 Huntress Year One TP 17.99
NOV084159 Journey TP Vol 02 19.99
NOV030241 Justice League Adventures TP Vol 02 Friends And Foes 6.95
JUL050262 Justice League Unlimited Jam Packed Action TP 7.99
NOV084026 Kaspar GN 12.95
DEC084160 Kustom Kulture SC 29.95
NOV082446 Marvel 1985 Prem HC 24.99
SEP082435 MMW Golden Age Captain America HC Vol 03 59.99
NOV084229 Nancy Drew GN SC Vol 16 What Goes Up 7.95
NOV082440 New Avengers HC Vol 03 34.99
NOV082441 New Avengers HC Vol 03 Dm Ed 34.99
SEP084466 Norman Saunders HC 39.95
NOV084121 Presidents o/t United States GN 19.99
AUG084100 Roninbebop SC 19.95
NOV082461 Secret Invasion TP Fantastic Four 16.99
OCT080177 Showcase P House Of Mystery Vol 03 16.99
NOV084156 Skate Farm GN Vol 01 (idw) 9.99
OCT080175 Spirit TP Vol 03 19.99
NOV084152 Star Trek Archives TP Vol 03 Gary Seven Collection 19.99
SEP080078 Star Wars Vector TP Vol 01 Chapters 1 & 2 17.95
OCT082282 Transhuman TP Vol 01 14.99
NOV082467 Ultimate Spider-man TP Vol 21 War o/t Symbiotes 15.99
NOV082444 Ultimatum Prem HC March On Ultimatum 24.99
OCT084364 Watchmen Art o/t Film HC 40.00
OCT084367 Watchmen Film Portraits HC 50.00
OCT084365 Watchmen Official Film Companion HC 29.95
OCT084366 Watchmen Official Film Companion SC 19.95
NOV082445 X-men Prem HC Original Sin 24.99

NEW MAGAZINES
JUL083737 Sketch Magazine #38 6.95
DEC083691 Wizard Magazine #209 Dark Avengers Cvr 5.99
DEC083690 Wizard Magazine #209 Watchman Movie Cvr 5.99

NEW MANGA
OCT084465 Bastard TP Vol 18 9.99
NOV084280 Battle Vixens GN Vol 14 (of 14) 9.99
SEP080070 Berserk TP Vol 27 13.95
NOV084279 Dot Hack Sign Gu Novel Vol 01 (of 4) Terror Of Death 9.99
NOV084285 Element Line GN Vol 04 (of 5) 10.99
OCT080233 Fire Investigator Nanase Vol 01 9.99
NOV084287 Gakuen Alice GN Vol 06 (of 15) 9.99
OCT083896 Ghost Slayers Ayashi GN Vol 02 9.99
NOV084275 Gto Early Years Shonan Junai Gumi GN Vol 10 (of 15) 12.99
OCT084463 Inu Yasha TP Vol 36 8.95
OCT080237 King Of Cards Vol 06 9.99
NOV084281 King Of Hell GN Vol 22 (of 28) 9.99
DEC084178 Manhwa 100 New Era For Korean Comics TP 19.99
NOV084290 Missile Happy GN Vol 05 (of 5) 9.99
NOV084273 Orange GN 14.99
NOV084274 Pixie GN Vol 01 (of 4) 12.99
OCT084467 Project Arms TP Vol 21 9.99
NOV084284 Rave Master GN Vol 32 (of 35) 9.99
NOV084286 Rebirth GN Vol 22 (of 22) 14.99
OCT084464 Record Of A Fallen Vampire GN Vol 04 9.99
OCT084459 Red River GN Vol 24 9.99
NOV084277 Rose Hip Rose GN Vol 04 (of 4) 10.99
NOV084356 Sundome GN Vol 04 12.99
OCT084468 Switch GN Vol 06 9.99
NOV084282 Tantric Stripfighter Trina GN 10.99
NOV084276 Tokko GN Vol 03 10.99
NOV084278 Trinity Blood GN Vol 09 (of 10) 9.99
NOV083996 Tsubasa GN Vol 20 10.95
NOV084288 Twelve Kingdoms Novel Vol 02 (of 7) Sea Of Wind 8.99
OCT084469 Yakitate Japan TP Vol 15 9.99
NOV084289 Your And My Secret GN Vol 04 (of 5) 9.99

– Christopher

The Beguiling Announces The 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival

THE BEGUILING IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE:

THE 2009 TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL
WWW.TORONTOCOMICS.COM

Presented by The Toronto Public Library and The Beguiling Books & Art

Saturday May 9th & Sunday May 10th, 2009
The Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St.
FREE TO ATTEND

TORONTO, Ontario – The Beguiling, Canada’s finest purveyor of comics and graphic novels is proud to announce The 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival, to be held Saturday May 9th and Sunday May 10th, 2009 in Toronto, Canada, in conjunction with The Toronto Public Library. This marks the fourth gathering of international graphic novel authors and cartoonists under the TCAF banner, and will be the most spectacular yet thanks to its brand new partnership with The Toronto Public Library.

Drawing a diverse array of cartoonists from around the world, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is a phenomenal exhibition of international comics talent, and a chance to celebrate Canadian comics authors here at home. TCAF will showcase the talents of its guests through an ambitious programme of exhibitor presentations, gallery showings, lectures, workshops, discussion panels, interactive readings, and the 2009 Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning.

At the center of the Festival proceedings are the international premieres of numerous long-anticipated works, both by and celebrating Canadian cartoonists, and by graphic novel creators from around the world! Canadian programming highlights will include the debuts of The Collected Doug Wright – both a collection of work and tribute to the beloved Canadian newspaper cartoonist – and George Sprott, a new graphic novel by Seth collecting his acclaimed comics from The New York Times Magazine. Toronto’s own Bryan Lee O’Malley, creator of the popular Scott Pilgrim series will attend TCAF to present the fifth volume of the series, and to discuss the Hollywood adaptation of his work filming in Toronto this spring!

Among the international cartoonists appearing at TCAF for the first time will be: Emmanuel Guibert (France), with his new graphic novel The Photographer, a gripping account of the work of Doctors Without Borders in Afghanistan; Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Japan), debuting his massive 840-page biography A Drifting Life; Anke Feuchetenberger (Germany) will present new work at the Festival (TBA); American Adrian Tomine will premiere the softcover edition of his bestseller Shortcomings; and American Ivan Brunetti will offer the collection of his dark humour comics, entitled Ho!.

First held in 2003, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival was conceived to provide interaction between the creative community and the public, and was modeled on similar festivals around the world. TCAF 2009 will take place at The Toronto Reference Library, at 789 Yonge St. just North of Bloor Street in the heart of the city. The Festival will feature over 15,000 square feet of attractions within the Reference Library complex, more than 200 cartoonists, and more than two weeks of programming and events leading up to the 2-day exhibition extravaganza! For more information, visit http://www.torontocomics.com.

GUESTS
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is proud to welcome the following Guests of Honour (please check www.torontocomics.com often, as new guests are regularly being added to the line-up):

Ivan Brunetti: Based in Chicago, Illinois, Ivan Brunetti has been a mainstay of alternative and independent comics for more than 15 years, following the breakthrough success of his manic, psychologically intense autobiographical series Schizo. With a wide variety of artistic styles at his disposal, Brunetti’s work has ranged from incredibly dark humour comics in his books Haw and Hee! to his covers for The New Yorker, completing editorial illustration, comics, and curating an art show in between. Brunetti is the editor of Yale University Press’ Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories Volume 1 & 2, the definitive overviews of contemporary art comix and graphic novels. Brunetti is currently on the faculty of Columbia College Chicago, where he teaches classes on comics, drawing, and design.

Anke Feuchtenberger: Born in East Berlin, Anke Feuchtenberger co-founded the group “Glowing Future,” which carried out political actions through art—graffiti and wall paintings—in the public space. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the group combined their art with narrative comics, creating both books and gallery exhibitions shown around the world. Feuchtenberger’s work includes Hie kleine Dame, Mutterkuchen, Die Biographie der Frau Trockenthal, and Der Palast. Her only work available in English is the short graphic novel The Crossing which appears in the Actus Tragicus anthology Happy End. Anke Feuchtenberger appears at TCAF with the support of the German Consulate, who will be presenting a gallery exhibition of her work in conjunction with the Festival.

Emmanuel Guibert: The writer of a great many graphic novels for readers young and old, among them the Sardine in Outer Space series, The Professor’s Daughter, and Alan’s War, Emmanuel Guibert is a major talent in his native France who is garnering accolades here in North America. His most recent work is The Photographer, a gritty account of Doctors Without Borders’ 1980s mission in Afghanistan, as seen through the eyes of a great photojournalist, the late Didier Lefèvre. Emmanuel Guibert appears at TCAF with the support of The French Consulate of Canada.

Bryan Lee O’Malley: Canadian cartoonist Bryan Lee O’Malley is best known for the Scott Pilgrim series of graphic novels an action/romance/comedy story heavily inspired by video games, and set in the city of Toronto. Scott Pilgrim Volume 5 is due this spring from Oni Press, and Scott Pilgrim is currently being produced as a movie for Universal Pictures, directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) and starring Michael Cera (Superbad) in the title role. It will be filming in the city of Toronto from March through July of 2009.

Paul Pope: In America, he’s been called the “comics destroyer;” in France, he’s been called the “Jim Morrison of comics” and “comics’ Petit Prince.” One of a handful of young cartoonists consistently gaining critical praise and media attention, Pope has been featured in Canada on MuchMusic and Space, among others, and his work has appeared in print outlets like Spin, Entertainment Weekly, Jalouse, V Magazine and The Village Voice. His recent works have included stints on popular comics icons in Batman and The Fantastic Four, original graphic novels Heavy Liquid and 100%, and the career retrospective art book Pulp Hope.

Seth: Internationally-acclaimed cartoonist Seth hails from Guelph, Ontario, and is one of the best-known Canadian cartoonists in the world. His works include the graphic novels It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken, Clyde Fans, Wimbledon Green, and the ongoing comic series Palooka-Ville. 2009 will see the realization of a long-held dream of Seth’s: a career retrospective of one his favourite cartoonists, Doug Wright (1917-1983). Published by Drawn & Quarterly and edited and designed by Seth, The Complete Doug Wright Book One will debut during the fourth-annual Doug Wright Awards, to be held the evening of Saturday May 9th. Seth will also be premiering a new graphic novel of his own, George Sprott, which collects and greatly expands upon Seth’s comic strip serialized in The New York Times Magazine. In addition to his graphic novel work, Seth is a busy book designer and illustrator whose work regularly appears in The New Yorker and The Wall Street Journal.

Yoshihiro Tatsumi: Born in Osaka, Japan in 1935, Yoshihiro Tatsumi is an incredibly influential Japanese comics artist widely credited with starting the “Gekiga” style of comics in Japan in the late 1950s, expanding the audience for comics (manga) to include more than just children. Beginning in 2006, Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly undertook the task of bringing Tatsumi’s work to the West, by publishing collections of his short stories The Push Man, Abandon The Old In Tokyo, and Good Bye. The 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival will see the international debut (in English) of Tatsumi’s masterwork—a massive 840-page autobiographic memoir about his career in comics entitled A Drifting Life. Already hailed as one of the most important graphic novels of 2009, Yoshihiro Tatsumi will be on hand to premiere the work alongside designer Adrian Tomine, and the two will discuss it in a special presentation.

Adrian Tomine: The creator of one of the most popular alternative comic book series of all time, Optic Nerve, Adrian Tomine is an accomplished writer, illustrator, and designer. His graphic novel collections include 32 Stories, Sleepwalk, and Summer Blonde, and an artbook entitled Scrapbook: Uncollected Work 1990-2004. In 2007 Tomine completed his most-acclaimed graphic novel to date, Shortcomings, and TCAF will see the premiere of the softcover edition of this bestseller as well as a special 10th Anniversary Edition of 32 Stories. Adrian Tomine was also responsible for “discovering” the work of Japanese creator Yoshihiro Tatsumi, bringing the work to the attention of Drawn & Quarterly and designing and editing the collections of his work published there. Adrian Tomine will be a part of a special presentation of Shortcomings and Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s new graphic novel A Drifting Life during the Festival.

For more information on all guests and a regularly updated listing of attending cartoonists, please visit: http://www.torontocomics.com/tcaf/guests.html.

SPONSORS
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival would not be possible without the assistance of our sponsors and partners, including:

The Toronto Public Library

The Beguiling Books & Art, The Ontario Arts Council, The Toronto Arts Council, The Goethe Institute, The French Consulate of Canada, Magic Pony Shop + Gallery, and all of our publisher friends.

PRESS
Please submit all interview requests, press inquiries, and press accreditation requests to: 2009@torontocomics.com.

REMINDER: MYSTERIUS #1 SIGNING TONIGHT!

Mysterius The Unfathomable #1 Creator Signing
Featuring Series Artist and Co-Creator Tom Fowler
Wednesday, January 21st, from 5pm to 7pm
@ The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street, Toronto
FREE

The Beguiling is proud to welcome Ottawa cartoonist Tom Fowler, to sign copies of his new creator-owned series Mysterius The Unfathomable. Tom will be dropping by The Beguiling on the day of the book’s release, Wednesday January 21st, to sign and sketch for fans.

Written by Jeff Parker (X-Men: First Class, The Interman) and published by Wildstorm, Mysterius The Unfathomable is a neat-sounding series about a series’ of calamities that befall the new magical assistant to Mysterius, a washed-up stage magician who is secretly a sorcerer supreme… of a sort. Here, just check out this interview with the author.

See you tonight!

– Chris @ The Beguiling

More Comics for "Discerning" Tastes

I know it’s been almost a month since we last mentioned it, and for many of our customers that’s far too long. Well we’re pleased to report we’ve received another big dose of great new smut for all tastes here at the store. Of particular note are these three newish releases from publisher Bruno Gmunder, including MANLY, a new collection of short stories from the writer behind Eros’ most recent foray into gay comics, Sticky.

Plus, fun new smut from Eros, Sin Factory, NBM/Eurotica, Icarus, and much more. On the second floor new-release rack, in the bins, and in the appropriate first-floor sections.

– Chris @ The Beguiling

Shipping January 21st, 2009

The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling Books & Art in Toronto, Canada, on Wednesday January 21st, 2009. All prices listed in U.S. funds.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LIST: /090121shipping.txt

The Beguiling Recommends

Mysterius The Unfathomable #1 (Of 6) 2.99
This new creator-owned series by writer Jeff Parker and Canada’s own Tom Fowler should be a hoot, and we’re totally doing a signing featuring Tom Fowler this Wednesday evening! Come one, come all! See the event listing for details.

Angora Napkin Gn 19.99
Part two of our Canadian Comics Cavalcade. Angora Napkin is a new original graphic novel by Troy Little, the creator of the indy series Chiarscuro. You might remember that series from years and years ago. Since that time, Troy has been working as an animator and his work looks really sharp. Be sure to check this out.

Stuart & Kathryn Immonens Never Bad As You Think HC 15.99
Part three of the outstanding Canadian Comics Cavalcade! You may be familiar with Stuart & Kathryn Immonen’s Never As Bad As You Think from its serialization online, or even the self-published small-format book that they’ve been selling at conventions for the last year or two. Well the story is now collected in a big hardcover format, it looks great and if you’ve never picked up a copy, this new edition is something to see.

Oishinbo Gn Vol 01 Japanese Cuisine 12.99
This one isn’t Canadian, it’s actually a food manga from Viz. It’s about a culinary journalist travelling across Japan, trying to discover their best foods. This volume acts as an introduction to the series, and future volumes will each feature a specific kind of food. This is awesome.

Miss Dont Touch Me Gn 14.95
This is a new European graphic novel from NBM publishing, and has everything you want out of a Euro album: “At the start of the 20th century, the “Butcher of the Garden Cafes” is prowling for loose young women. Florence, who has no family, works as a maid. Her only friend is her fellow maid, the fun-loving Agatha. When Florence loses her to what she saw was murder (but others only see as suicide), she tracks the killer herself and ends up a servant in a luxury house of call girls. She becomes good at certain lascivious practices — while still remaining a virgin! — but never loses sight of her goal: find the Butcher.” Really lovely art in this one too. Looking forward to it.

Tokyo Days Bangkok Nights Tp 19.99
The long-awaited collection of VERTIGO POP: TOKYO and the less-long-awaited collection of VERTIGO POP BANGKOK. Really? They couldn’t have collected London? With the really nice Phil Bond art? Pity.

Nevertheless, this collects all four issues of the gorgeously drawn Seth Fisher series, and we highly recommend it.

Also of Note:

Amazing Spider-Man #583 Obama 2Nd Ptg Var 3.99
We’re getting about 25 copies of this, again, 1 per person, first come first serve.

Dark Avengers #1 Dkr 3.99
Marvel is starting an all-new Avengers series, featuring villains taking over for The Avengers under the direction of Norman Osborn. It’s got a bunch of variants and things as well, but really, if you bought either Civil War or Secret Invasion or The Avengers, this is probably the book you should be following.

Final Crisis Superman Beyond #2 (Of 2) 4.50
I guess this week we find out if the end of Final Crisis #6 spoils the end of this book, or if this actually takes place in the order it was released. Either way, Final Crisis has been a pretty enjoyable series, if you can stomach all the delays, and this one’s 3d I think. Fun times 🙂

Ruins #1/Ruins #1 Logo Var 4.99
Marvel is re-releasing Warren Ellis’ dark parody of MARVELS. It’s called RUINS, and it’s a mean little book. There’s a 50/50 variant on this.

Street Fighter Legends Chun Li #1 (Of 4) A & B Cvr 3.95
Our friends at UDON have got a new new mini-series, filling in the gaps in the life and history of Chun Li. Not that you care, you just want to see her kick dudes in the face. And I get that, I do. I promise: There will be kicking in the face.

Maximum Ride Tp Vol 01 10.99
The manga adaptation of James Patterson series. Pretty-looking.

Path Of The Assassin Tp Vol 14 Bad Blood 9.95
The next volume in the series, and so quickly after the previous volume!

Real Gn Vol 03 12.99
I really liked the first volume of this, and haven’t read the second. I should probably do that before Wednesday.

Tezukas Black Jack Tp Vol 03 16.95
We’re getting the softcover first again. No word on when the hard cover is coming.

– Chris @ The Beguiling

The Beguiling Back Issue Blowout Phase 03

Another Friday is around the corner and that means the great 2009 Back Issue Blowout Sale marches on. Thank you to everyone who dropped in for Phases 01 and 02 and we hope you continue to find the gems you are looking for as we pull more boxes (heavy heavy boxes) from the vaults for:

PHASE 03: Friday January 16th to Thursday January 22th.

$1 DC ISSUES: This week DC gets the same treatment Marvel had last week. All our long boxes full of recent DC Comics overstock will cost just $1 each.

TONS OF OTHER RECENT ISSUES FOR $1: All our recent overstock from small and medium publishers is going to be on sale for $1 per issue.

MASTERWORKS & ARCHIVES: 50% off selected DC Archives and Marvel Masterworks.

UPSTAIRS MAGAZINE RACK: 30% Off the sticker price of magazines on the upstairs rack. This includes many magazines not discounted in our previous magazine sale including huge runs of Alter Ego, Comic Book Market Place, Back Issue, Write Now, Rough Stuff, Wizard, and many more.

50 CENT BINS: Continuing from Phase 02 the “50 Cent Bin Comics” are still 25 cents each, with the purchase of 40 comics or more. That’s a whopping 40 comics for 10 bucks!

$5 GRAPHIC NOVELS: Also continuing from Phase 02 we have an overflowing long box full of graphic novels all for only $5. Most of these have never have been discounted previously.

GROUND RULES
1. We reserve the right to refuse sale of any item to any customer for any reason.
2. We will probably not do this, but you’d be amazed at the number of people who insist that certain things are on sale when they’re clearly not or the stickers have been tampered with, so yeah, rule #1.
3. Anything put on hold prior to this sale is entirely exempt from this sale.
4. There is no discount on the back issue bins, magazine bins, or regular comics racks during this sale. Many of the back-issue bins may be partly covered or inaccessible.

…and we’re sold out. No More Obama Comics For This Week.


NOV082358 Amazing Spider-Man #583 3.99
OCT088192 Amazing Spider-Man #583 Obama Var 3.99

Hey there. We just wanted to let you know that we are sold out of Amazing Spider-Man #583, both the regular and the Obama cover. Thanks for your interest.

We’ll be receiving copies of the second printing on Wednesday, January 21st, and we should have enough copies to meet continued demand.

We also have lots of other, great, non-Obama comics.

Just saying.

– Chris @ The Beguiling