by | February 15, 2014 · 7:34 pm

Toronto SpecFic Colloquium

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Just a heads-up, there’s a cool event that happens every year in Toronto called “The Toronto SpecFic Colloquium,” sort of a gathering of SF authors who read from and present their work. It’s a cool event, and it’s run by Toronto publisher ChiZine, and since we’ve been sponsoring them for the last few years I thought it might be nice to give them a little shout-out on the blog. :)

The next Toronto SpecFic Colloquium is March 1st at The Round in Kensington Market, and tickets are now available at http://specficcolloquium.com/.

Up top there is last year’s ad, giving props to American Vampire and series artist Rafael Albuquerque (we sell his art from this series, y’know). Below is this year’s ad, giving props to their featured guest Christopher Golden.

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by | February 14, 2014 · 12:30 pm

Holiday Hours for February 17, 2014

Due to February 17th being Family Day here in Canada, The Beguiling will be operating on reduced holiday hours.

We will be open from 12pm – 6pm on Monday February 17th, 2014.

Please stop by during those hours for any and all holiday comic needs!

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by | February 11, 2014 · 3:42 pm

“The Spectatorial” looking for graphic fiction submissions.

Hello! We got the following note and we thought we’d share with you. They might be accepting traditional fiction submissions as well, if you’re interested.

The Spectatorial, University of Toronto’s Speculative and Genre Journal, is looking for graphic fiction submissions. We’re accepting short stories (no more than 5 or 6 pages) that fit inside speculative genres–things like horror, sci fi, dystopia, and fantasy are all examples of the genres we’re looking for. Submissions do not have to be original to the journal–if this work has been previously published (online or in print) or submitted as an academic project, it is still valid for submission.

Please contact Dan Seljak at spectatorialgraphicfic@gmail.com for more information.

Who we are: The Spectatorial is a group of student volunteers who want genre and speculative fiction to have a serious place in academics. Through the University of Toronto we publish a two print issues per year of speculative fiction work featuring fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art, and graphic fiction. For more information about who we are and what we’re about please visit http://thespectatorial.wordpress.com/

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by | February 10, 2014 · 2:33 pm

Shipping February 12th, 2014

The following items are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling from Diamond Comics Distributors on Wednesday, February 12th, 2014. All prices should be accurate, but in the case of a dispute between a listed price here and in store, we always defer to the in-store price. The Canadian dollar is currently worth 0.90 cents US, however, we will still be selling a majority of this week’s new product at the US cover price. Please see in-store for details. No variant prices are listed this week, so please check in-store prices.

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by | February 5, 2014 · 10:56 pm

CONTEST: Win passes to see ANOHANA: The Flower That We Saw That Day

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Anohana is the feature-length anime movie, which recaps and provides a new epilogue to the acclaimed TV series. Apparently it’s a good one, whether you’ve already watched the show or not! Like other recent anime releases, this is getting a big-screen release here in Toronto, and you can buy tickets at http://www.cineplex.com/Movie/anohana-the-movie-the-flower-we-saw-that-day.

But! If you’re feeling lucky, we’ve been given 4 single passes to see either the Sunday, February 9, or Wednesday, February 12 screenings of Anohana, and maybe you can win one…?

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Want to win one of four (4) single passes to see ANOHANA on February 9 OR February 12?

All you have to do is make sure you’re subscribed to The Beguiling mailing list (sign-up is in the upper-right corner of this page!), and send an email with your name, phone number, and “ANOHANAFLOWER” to beguilingcontests@gmail.com before Friday, February 7th, at 11:59pm. We’ll e-mail the winners Saturday morning, and tickets can be picked up at The Beguiling beginning Saturday morning.

RULES & REGULATIONS:

  1. Subject line MUST contain entrant’s name, phone number, and “ANOHANAFLOWER”, and must be sent to beguilingcontests@gmail.com.
  2. Entries must be made from an e-mail address subscribed to The Beguiling’s mailing list. Signup on the front page of http://www.beguilingbooksandart.com. (Seriously, we check and we disqualify people not subscribed to the mailing list.)
  3. Entries must be received before Friday, February 7th, 2014, at 11:59pm.
  4. Employees and family members of The Beguiling are not eligible to win.
  5. One entry per person/phone number.
  6. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, no cash value, odds of winning depend on total number of entries received, etc.
  7. Eligible screenings take place Sunday, February 9 at 12:45 and 9:30, and Wednesday, February 12, at 7:30. Closest theatre is Cineplex Yonge/Dundas.

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Good luck!

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by | February 3, 2014 · 4:29 pm

Update to Subscription/Pullfile Discounts

Hi there! If you are a weekly comics subscription or ‘pullfile’ customer, this message is for you! If you’re not, well, you can find out why you might want to be here!

Hey there, pullfile customers. First up, thanks for your continued business. We appreciate it. :)

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by | · 2:21 pm

Shipping February 5, 2014

The following items are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling from Diamond Comics Distributors on Wednesday, February 5th, 2014. All prices should be accurate, but in the case of a dispute between a listed price here and in store, we always defer to the in-store price. No variant prices are listed this week, so please check in-store prices.

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by | January 27, 2014 · 2:27 pm

Shipping January 29, 2014

The following items are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling from Diamond Comics Distributors on Wednesday, January 29th, 2014. All prices should be accurate, but in the case of a dispute between a listed price here and in store, we always defer to the in-store price. No variant prices are listed this week, so please check in-store prices.

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by | January 22, 2014 · 7:00 am

Lisa Hanawalt – New In The Art Store!

The Beguiling is proud to announce that it is now representing the original art sales of LISA HANAWALT, illustrator for The New York Times and McSweeney’s, and author of the 2013 book release Dirty Dumb Eyes from Drawn & Quarterly.

Lisa Hanawalt’s work can be found at http://www.beguiling.com/artproductlist.asp?ID=93.

Hanawalt is a wonderful, singular talent, and unafraid to let her personal passions direct her artwork, either for personal pieces or prestigious clients. Her illustrated movie reviews in particular have drawn raves, and many of the fantastic, hilarious illustrations and comic pages found in Dirty Dumb Eyes can now be found for sale.

Welcome aboard, Lisa!

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by | January 21, 2014 · 7:03 pm

Now In Stock! MOULD MAP, KING CAT, MINIMAL COMICS, signed THURBER and ZDARSKY

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Hey! We got a bunch of SPECIAL new books that aren’t “conventionally” available through places like Diamond! ooooo! Ahhhh!

First up is MOULD MAP #3, published by the good folks at Landfill Editions. This thing is insaaaaaaaane. It’s like 224 pages of the most beautiful book, with other art and other books stuffed inside it, and beautiful posters, and all stuffed into a bag. It’s UNREAL. The contributor list–Angie Wang, Blaise Larmee, Jonny Negron, Am Alden, Sammy Harkham, Yuichi Yokoyama among others–is amazing. This is a severely limited object, and if you do not pick it up IMMEDIATELY you will become upset when we are sold out in February and you waited. Just FYI. $60, first floor.

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It’s always a good day when a new issue of John Porcellino’s KING CAT COMIX AND STORIES shows up in store, and issue #74 is no exception! Porcellino is a gem, if you’re not familiar with his book (he has 4 or 5 great books in print) then I urge you to read his stuff, at $4, it’s totally inexpensive!

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AND! Directly from Japan comes two new mini-comics from “Minimal Comics” and creator Graeme McNee! His books “An Afternoon in Ueno” (black) and “Minimal Comics Volume 1 (white) are both really beautiful objects. Looks like risograph printing, multiple colours, paper stocks effects. Really gorgeous and neat little comics. $7 each, first floor.

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PLUS! Matthew Thurber dropped by to sign copies of his awesome new book INFOMANIACS. He even drew pictures in each one, which was super cool and unexpected! Cover price, first floor.

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Finally, we love Chip Zdarsky. He came and signed a bunch of copies of SEX CRIMINALS. Immaculately.

Thanks for reading, and feel free to follow our Instagram if you wanna see these images as they’re posted. http://instagram.com/thebeguiling

- Chris @ The Beguiling

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