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Now In Stock: 2010 TCAF Poster by Daniel Clowes

Now in stock, is the 2010 Toronto Comic Arts Festival Poster, featuring art by Daniel Clowes!

http://www.beguiling.com/artproductview.asp?P_NUM=6894

It’s just one of the many awesome prints and posters we have available (including all previous TCAF Posters) in our art store. As a bonus, it costs about the same to ship one poster as it does to ship a half-dozen, so buy multiples and save!
– Chris @ The Beguiling

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Shipping June 23rd, 2010

The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books & Art on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010. 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: 100623shipping.txt

– Chris @ The Beguiling
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ANNOUNCE: Elephant Eater Comics Summer 2010 Tour Comes To Toronto!

Ryan Claytor & Elephant Eater Comics/”And Then One Day”

Summer 2010 In-Store Signing Tour in Toronto!
Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 2pm-5pm
@ The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street
FREE TO ATTEND
The Beguiling is proud to welcome Ryan Claytor, author of the autobiographical comics/graphic novels series And Then One Day and head of the Elephant Eater Comics publishing outfit to Toronto on Saturday July 31st, from 2pm to 5pm! Ryan is embarking on a 25-stop tour across 15 states and 5 Canadian provinces, and we’re the very second stop on the tour! Come wish him well on his 3-month-long journey!
Ryan will be debuting a new issue of his well-know autobiographical comics series And Then One Day on the tour, and will be signing and sketching for fans old and new. We’re going to be doing a sale of some-sort in conjunction with his visit to the store to get a great big crowd out, and we’ll have more details on that soonish.
All of Ryan’s books will be available for sale at the event, and it is free to attend.
– Chris @ The Beguiling
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Announce: Brothers And Arms at the Fringe Festival

Brothers And Arms
By Steven Jackson
Part of the 2010 Toronto Fringe Festival
@ Royal St. George’s Auditorium, 120 Howland Ave
(Northeast of The Beguiling)
June 30th-July 11th, 2010
Tickets $10, available at the door or http://www.fringetoronto.com/


A comic book artist wonders if he is showing truth. A soldier deals with the pain of return. A woman must find her place in between them. Two brothers. One woman. A war at home.

The Beguiling is a proud sponsor of BROTHERS AND ARMS, a brand new Fringe Festival play by Steven Jackson. Can I just say that it’s so nice to see a comic-related play or event that isn’t all about superheroes? Well I am. Anyhow, Steven is a customer of ours and he’s put together an interesting Fringe play that’s already got a lot of buzz–it’s about two brothers during WWII, one on the front lines and one illustrating comic books about the same subject, and the gulf between their respective realities. We’re looking forward to it! Hopefully you will too.

Here’s a complete list of showtimes:

Wednesday June 30th, 10:30pm
Saturday July 3rd, 7:30pm
Monday July 5th, 3:00pm
Tuesday July 6th, 8:30pm
Wednesday July 7th, 2:00pm
Thursday July 8th, 10:30pm
Sunday July 11th, 4:30pm

See you there!
– Chris @ The Beguiling
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Updated: ANNOUNCE: Octopus Pie in Toronto! With creator Meredith Gran!

TORONTO OCTOPUS PIE TOUR STOP!
Featuring Meredith Gran
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
5PM-7PM, special presentation in-store at 6:30pm
@ The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street

FREE TO ATTEND
OCTOPUS PIE creator Meredith Gran is touring the U.S. and ONE Canadian city in support of the brand new collection of her sensational strip, OCTOPUS PIE! Coming this Spring from Villard/Random House, it’s the story of two ladies living in Brooklyn NY, and their jobs and friends and lives. It’s seriously good times.

Meredith will be involved in a signing/speaking event that we’re working out the details of RIGHT NOW, and may also involve other [web]comics luminaries! It’s going to be a great big evening of fun.

Free to attend! Save the date!
– Chris @ The Beguiling
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CONTEST: Sook-Yin Lee’s YEAR OF THE CARNIVORE

Hey, that’s a neat Chester Brown poster, isn’t it? It’s for Sook-Yin Lee’s new movie YEAR OF THE CARNIVORE, opening this weekend in Toronto (and at selected theatres across Canada). For more info on the film and where it’ll be playing, check out The Year Of The Carnivore Facebook Page. or the YEAR OF THE CARNIVORE homepage!

CONTEST: Win A Year Of The Carnivore Prize Pack!


We’re teaming up with E1 entertainment and a host of other awesome folks to hold a great contest for this film! You could win 1 for 5 prize packs consisting of:
– A Double Pass to see YEAR OF THE CARNIVORE at the official premiere on Thursday, June 17th at 7pm
– A copy of the YEAR OF THE CARNIVORE soundtrack featuring Buck 65, Sook-Yin Lee, and Adam Litovitz from Last Gang Records
– An Official YOTC condom!
– An invite to a special YOTC event on the Friday night
Here’s how you can win!
For a chance to win, send an e-mail with your name, dayteime telephone number, and BEGUILING CARNIVORE in the subject line to chris@beguiling.com before Thursday, June 18th at 12pm (noon). Winners will be drawn and contacted on June 18th at 1PM, in plenty of time to pick up the passes/prize pack and head to the screening!

RULES & REGULATIONS: Subject line MUST contain entrant’s name, phone number, and “BEGUILING CARNIVORE”. Entries must be made from an e-mail address subscribed to The Beguiling’s mailing list. Entries that don’t meet these conditions will be discarded. Employees and family members of The Beguiling are not eligible to win. One entry per household/phone number. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, etc. THE THEATRE IS OVERBOOKED TO ENSURE CAPACITY. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY. SEATING IS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SEATED BASIS. PASS DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION.

– Chris @ The Beguiling
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Updated: Shipping June 15th, 2010

Edit: Sorry, the file wasn’t working earlier; it does now. The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books & Art on Wednesday, June 15th, 2010. 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: 100615shipping.txt

– Chris @ The Beguiling
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Sammy Harkham’s Poor Sailor

There’s a lovely little graphic novella called POOR SAILOR, by Kramers Ergot Editor Sammy Harkham that you probably should’ve seen by now. It was originally printed in a volume of Kramers, and then produced as a very handsome mini-comic, before getting a very handsome hardcover release. It’s quite good.
Well just recently, Poor Sailor appeared in a fourth format–as a webcomic! The entire story has just finished being serialized online at the website What Things Do, a treasure trove of fantastic art comix. If you’ve never read it, I humbly recommend checking it out, it’s great:
Poor Sailor @ What Things Do: http://whatthingsdo.com/comic/poor-sailor-3/
As a reminder to our customers, we probably have Poor Sailor in stock in one of its formats at any given time, including in some of the rare, out-of-print volumes of Kramers Ergot that we just happen to still have stock on. For availability you can ask Peter on the main floor, or email mail@beguiling.com.
Also as a reminder, The Beguiling proudly represents the original art sales of Mr. Sammy Harkham, including all of the remaining original art from Poor Sailor. You can see all of Sammy’s originals that are available for sale at http://www.beguiling.com/artproductlist.asp?ID=22. Shown above is a panel from Page 5, which runs about $170.
– Chris @ The Beguiling
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Updated: SCOTT PILGRIM SHIRTS – PRE-ORDER NOW!

UPDATE: Looking to have your order shipped? Check the “FAQ” section below.

T-Shirt maker MightyFine has teamed up with Bryan Lee O’Malley & Universal Pictures to do a hot line of new T-Shirts and hoodies in support of SCOTT PILGRIM, and just in time for the movie too! Because there are 9 different designs and because the possibility of reorders are probably very small, we’re opening up these shirts to pre-orders for our customers–YOU! We WILL be getting in all of the shirts in all of the sizes, but if you want to make sure you get the design and size you want, PRE-ORDER!

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HOW TO PREORDER:
1. Write down what you want, NAME and SIZE.
2. E-mail it to chris@beguiling.com with the subject line SCOTT PILGRIM SHIRTS
3. Include your full name, phone number, and e-mail address.
That’s it!
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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions:
1. These shirts and plushes are going to be solicited in the July Previews catalogue, and it’ll be possible to pre-order them from any reliable comic book store. Please support your local comic shop whenever possible!
2. We will happily ship any order almost anywhere in the world. Shipping will be a little pricey from Canada though. We tend to charge actual-shipping on stuff, we’re not gouging anyone, but shipping is a considerable cost. If you can order it locally, do it!
3. All shirts are mens/unisex designs.
4. We probably won’t request a deposit, but we require your name, working phone number, and e-mail address.
5. Preorders will be required to be picked up within 2 weeks of their arrival. Shipped orders will be shipped as close to in-store date as possible.
6. The in-store date is a little fuzzy, but we’ve been assured that they should be in stock at The Beguiling in time for the August 13th debut of SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (film). We will make an announcement on this site when they are coming in.
7. PRE-ORDERS DUE TO chris@beguiling.com BY THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 10th AT 5PM. After that date we cannot guarantee availability.
SHIRTS:

All Men’s Unisex Shirts Are $20. Shirts are in colours shown. Sizes Available S, M, L, XL.

KROWW – Scott Vs. Matthew Patel on White
K.O. ROYAL – Scott Vs. Matthew Patel on Royal Blue
NEUROTIC YOUTH – Ramona and Scott on Canary Yellow
CHARACTER MAP – Cast Pic from Volume 3 on Silver
WIN – Scott and Ramona on Heather Grey
HAS7EVILEXES – Ramona on White

All Juniors Shirts are $20. NOTE: THESE ARE KIDS SIZES, AND WILL RUN SMALL. THESE SHIRTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN ADULT SIZES. Shirts are in colours shown. Sizes Available in “Juniors” S, M, L, XL.

1UP: Scott Head on Green
PRESS START: Scott Pilgrim v2 Opening on Black

Scott Pilgrim Mens (Unisex) Zip-Up Hoodie. $55.00. Available in S, M, L, XL.


Scott Pilgrim 8″ Plush Set by MEZCO! $32.00 (reg. $16.99 each). For preorders this item is only available as a set. Plushes will be made available separately in store.

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Thanks!
– Chris @ The Beguiling
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Shipping June 9th, 2010

The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books & Art on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010. 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: /100609shipping.txt

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FEB100245 NEIL YOUNGS GREENDALE HC (MR) 19.99
The other big Canadian graphic novel of the week, though this one more nominally so… NEIL YOUNG’S GREENDALE has been in the works since the album itself, an adaptation, expansion, and exploration of Young’s rock-opera. Not for nothing, but the reason I’m coming to this work is definitely Cliff Chiang’s art. Chiang is truly incredible (you may remember him from Human Target) and I think this is his longest single work to date. Good stuff.
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This one has some buzz behind it, in a sort of “Fun Home” kind of a way. Memoir of trouble youth, mainstream publishing house, I’m kinda curious to see what it looks like as I’ve seen hide-nor-hair of it so far.
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Xeric-grant winning independent comic that’s advertising alllllll over the internet. Curious for that alone.
NOV090041 BLACKSAD HC VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2) 29.99
Finally, the only furry comic that’s generally socially acceptable to own! Kidding, kidding, the whole thing is a gorgeous and well-liked crime noir series that’s been incredibly difficult to find… until now!
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– Chris @ The Beguiling