The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling Books & Art in Toronto, Canada, on Wednesday January 14th, 2009. All prices listed in U.S. funds.

Click Here for the list: /090114shipping.txt

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

The Obama / Spider-Man Situation: Just getting this out of the way up-front. We ordered a decent amount of the Amazing Spider-Man #583 variant cover featuring an unauthorized image of Barack Obama, just like we ordered more than enough copies of the Amazing Spider-Man #573 variant cover featuring Stephen Colbert. Just like the Colbert cover, we’ll be limiting purchases to one copy of either cover of Amazing Spider-Man #583 per customer, for at least the first week of sales. We are not accepting any reservations or pre-orders on this comic.

I will say that we really don’t have a lot of sympathy for folks looking to “speculate” on this comic in the hopes that it will accumulate value over the years; it won’t. Seriously, you can get a copy of “Death of Captain America” for $5 at most stores, comics don’t accumulate value like that anymore, they just get a temporary hype which then quickly, quickly fades.

If you just want to participate in the joy of Obama’s inauguration, great! The regular version of the comic ALSO features a 5 page Obama story! And, there’ll be a second printing of this comic, featuring the Obama cover AND the 5 page story, available next week, and we should have lots more copies. If you’re just looking for a memento/keepsake, which we totally understand, and support, then you should probably wait for that comic next week: It’ll be a lot less chaotic trying to get it.

Now, that little Public Service Announcement out of the way, here’s what we actually recommend:

The Beguiling Recommends

NOV083888 Bone Color Ed Hc Vol 09 Crown Of Horns 19.99
NOV083889 Bone Color Ed Sc Vol 09 Crown Of Horns 9.99
The final volume(?) of Scholastic’s full-color reprints of BONE by Jeff Smith. One of our bestsellers for years now, we’d really like to thank Jeff Smith, colorist Steve Hammaker, Vijaya, Tom, Kathleen and the Cartoon Books crew, and of course Scholastic for putting out such a wonderful, high-quality series for kids of all ages. Congratulations!

If you’re one of the (very few!) folks who hasn’t read BONE yet, we have all nine volumes in stock (as of Wednesday), as well as the inexpensive ($40!) BONE: ONE VOLUME edition, a 1300 page monster collecting the entire series in one surprisingly easy-to-read volume.

NOV084115 Locke & Key Head Games #1 3.99

This is the second series of novelist Joe Hill’s comics story Locke & Key, published by IDW. The surprising first series ended up being a favourite of many of the staff last year, and the first hard cover collection is currently available. If you can’t wait until next fall for the second collection, we’ll be keeping this series in stock in issue form until then.

OCT084457 Nana Tp Vol 14 8.99

I’m really behind on Nana, I’ll probably end up reading it all in a day-off like I did with Monster over New Years’. Still I did want to make note of this volume because I tend to use these little updates to let people know about neat new books, or good jumping-on points, but every once in a while it’s good to note that great series are still being released 4 or 5 times a year.

Also of Note:

OCT082489 Incognito #1 3.50
If you missed it the first time, we’re happy to note that we’re getting a bunch more copies of Incognito #1, and first printings too. If we sell out this time as well, don’t worry, there’s a second printing coming as well.

JUN080060 End League Tp Vol 01 Ballad Of Big Nothing 12.95
AUG084254 Steve Ditko Edge Of Genius Sc 25.00
We’re very sorry to note that we were massively allocated on these two books. We’re getting like one of each, even though we ordered bunches of both. The situation is exactly the same at every comic book store in the city. We’re expecting to get more next week, and we appreciate your patience.

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– Chris @ The Beguiling

The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009.

Here’s the list: /090107-shipping.txt. All prices quoted in U.S. Dollars.

The Beguiling Recommends 

 

SEP083845 Rasl TP Vol 01 Drift (Mr) 13.00

Hey fans of BONE who are over the age of 14 or so (maybe 16?)! Jeff Smith’s new ongoing series RASL gets its first collection this week with RASL VOLUME ONE: THE DRIFT. According to Jeff Smith at his website, http://www.boneville.com, “It’s big (9 “x 12″), and it has a new scene that was not in the original comic books.”

New scene! How can you pass that up? Collects, I think, the first three issues. I have enjoyed the first three issues, so I’d say this is worth your hard-earned thirteen dollars. Warning to parents though, it’s a little edgy for little’uns. 

NOV082270 Walking Dead #57 (Res) (Mr) 2.99

NOV082242 Walking Dead TP Vol 09 Here We Remain (Mr) 14.99

Hey, how about that? Robert Kirkman starts his “On Time In ’09” promotion off right, by releasing a brand new issue of The Walking Dead on the very first week of the year. Better still, the 9th volume of the series also makes its debut, meaning that this is the shortest time between volumes of The Walking Dead ever. It’s a good time to be a fan of the series, and if this schedule holds up we’ll get two more collections in 2009!

If you haven’t read the book yet, seriously, it’s a really well done genre-thriller that’s not really about the zombies so much as it is the people and how they interact. Just really sharp in a lot of ways, and incredibly compelling. If you’ve been kinda ‘meh’ on some of the series you’ve been reading recently, give this one a shot.

NOV083985 Him & Hers Smuggling Vacation GN (Mr) 11.95

I know this is sort of an oddball recommendation, and I didn’t really order very many of these anyway, but this is a neat little comic I stumbled on this year thanks to a recommendation from Rich Johnston at Lying In The Gutters (http://litg.comicbookresources.com). Basically, it’s about a sort of clueless young couple from England who trip over a drug deal gone wrong while on vacation in Spain, and decide to bring a bunch of drugs back with them to sell on the open market. 

It’s a great big comedy-of-errors, with lots of single-panel gags and Very British Cartooning. I caught about 3/4 of the serialization online and enjoyed it, so if you’re looking for something funny and drug-themed this week, this is twelve bucks well-spent.

NOV082466 Agents Of Atlas TP 24.99

I have to admit to not having read this one, but many of my friends really enjoyed this mini-series which featured my buddy Jeff Parker (The Interman, Marvel Adventures) breathing new life into Marvel’s Atlas-Era superheroes. There’s a new ongoing series on the way, which makes this trade paperback of the original collection timely, and I promise to read it this week first thing and let you know how it is. But, like I said: I’ve heard lots of good things.

Also of Note:

JUN084284 1520 GN Vol 01 11.95
This is a really well-drawn manga from UDON, complete with colour pages and an interesting premise. If you like fantasy manga, give it a look-see.

OCT080214 American Splendor Another Dollar TP (Mr) 14.99
Collecting the second Vertigo American Splendor mini-series.

NOV080132 Black Lightning Year One #1 (Of 6) 2.99
I don’t think anyone was pounding their fists on the counter, demanding this book, but Cully Hamner is drawing it and he’s quite good, so at least it’ll look great.

SEP084213 Blue Monday Thieves Like Us #1 (Of 5) (Mr) 3.50

This is the first new Blue Monday material from Chynna Clugston in years and years. I always enjoyed Blue Monday and I’m glad to see more of it.

OCT080037 Buffy The Vampire Slayer #21 Chen Cvr 2.99
The next arc in the Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 8 series starts with the return of Harmony, the character everyone hates. Yay? Also, for those of you looking to switch from trades to single issues (or vice-versa), this issue marks the first part of the fifth trade paperback, scheduled for this summer.

OCT084374 Castle Of Dreams GN Stories From The Creator Of Kare Kano 12.99
That’s a long title. But accurate.

JUN080241 Dc Universe Illustrated By Neal Adams HC Vol 01 39.99

This is “the first of three hardcover volumes collecting nearly every DC Comics story and cover by Neal Adams not already collected in GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW, BATMAN or DEADMAN titles. Featuring rarely seen stories from OUR ARMY AT WAR #182, 183 and 186, STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES #134 and 144, DETECTIVE COMICS #369, TEEN TITANS #20-22, ACTION COMICS #425, SUPERMAN #254, WEIRD WAR TALES #12 and 13 and more!” Just so you know.

NOV080048 Hellboy Wild Hunt #2 (Of 8) 2.99
The second issue in the new Hellboy mini, which fans tell me is stronger than the last non-Mignola-drawn Hellboy mini.

NOV082394 Punisher #1 Dkr 3.99
Another new Punisher series. This time he is in Dark Reign. I have no idea why there is another new #1. My bad.

OCT082511 Runaways Prem HC Pride & Joy 19.99

For some reason Marvel is releasing the Runaways books in regular-sized hardcovers. Note: Cheaper, oversized hardcovers still available.

NOV080222 Sandman Dream Hunters #3 (Of 4) (Mr) 2.99
The penultimate issue in P. Craig Russell’s comics adaptation of the Gaiman/Amano prose project.

NOV082460 Secret Invasion TP 29.99

OCT082505 New Avengers HC Vol 09 Secret Invasion 19.99

The first of the Secret Invasion trade paperbacks have started trickling out. I think they’re planning more than 16 of them by the time this is done. Amusingly, this is one series where the stories told in the tie-ins were actually more interesting and compelling than the one in the main book.

NOV080131 Sgt Rock The Lost Battalion #3 (Of 6) 2.99

Billy Tucci continues to tell the story of a hero band of Japanese-American soldiers during the second world war, and the time they met Sgt. Rock. …

– Chris

Because the last three weeks have been very busy ones, we here at The Beguiling haven’t done any weekly recommendations for new comics and graphic novels. Many books released this time of the year end up getting passed over or ignored entirely, because people’s wallets are a little thin or they’re just too busy to get to the comic store or they wrote their best-of lists at the beginning of November.

At any rate, I wanted to make sure there was a decent record out there for some of the great, notable, or just plain bizarre books that were released in the last three weeks of this year, and point them out to you.

Happy New Year!

The Beguiling Recommends…

NOV084024 Baloney Gn 16.95

This is, I believe, Pascal Blanchet’s second English-language book following last year’s wonderful White Rapids, also from Drawn & Quarterly. A visual 180 from that work, Baloney is sharp, bold, and maybe even a little intimidating. It’s no less attractive though, and I’m quite looking forward to reading it.

OCT080011 Beanworld Holiday Special One Shot 3.50
OCT080012 Mister X Condemned #1 (Of 4) 3.50

No, your eyes do not deceive you. What you’re looking at here is new issues of two highly-regarded, fan-favourite series’ from the 1980s, and by the original creators to boot. Larry Marder’s Beanworld Holiday Special is the first new “Beanworld” material in years, and its presence on the rack is kind of freaking people out a little, which is great. It’s in advance of a complete reprinting of the Beanworld series from Dark Horse in 2009.

Likewise, this new Mister X four-issue series is out to promote the recently-released Mister X Omnibus, and it features art and story by Dean Motter. Fans of both of these series’ should be happy indeed.

SEP084503 Behind The Pink Curtain SC 34.95

In the 1970s Japanese cinema underwent a revolution similar to what America experienced, though it was still uniquely Japanese. Coming up out of underground cinema in the early 60s and fueled by post-war revolution, these erotic, often violent films had ripped-from-the-headlines plots and completely dominated Japanese cinema for more than 20 years. This is a lavish production featuring all kinds of art and background info on a genre of film almost completely unknown in the West. I’m pretty excited about this one.

Oh, and if you want a solid, short primer on Pink Movies, check out Japan Edge from Viz, a book on Japanese alternative and underground culture. We’ve got copies on for boxing Day at 10 bucks. Not as pretty as this, though.

JUN083805 The Boys: Definitive Ed HC 75.00

Despite my love for this series, I remain unconvinced that it merited a $75 hardcover produced in the size and style of DC’s ABSOLUTE books. That said, it’s a hell of a package and the series really is pretty fun… If you’ve been looking to pick up a more permanent edition of this comic series, this is clearly the best way to do so.

OCT084546 Brush With Passion Art Of Dave Stevens Px Slipcased HC Ed 50.00

The solicitation info for this one tells you everything you need to know:

“An artist whose genius extended across comics, illustration, movies and more is remembered by Underwood Press in Brush with Passion: The Art of Dave Stevens. Stevens (1955-2008) earned a reputation as a master himself through his dynamic comic work, his best-known creation The Rocketeer, and his alluring good girl art, which included many famous renditions of pin-up queen Bettie Page. This new hardcover presents both iconic paintings and previously unpublished art, along with Stevens’ own accounts of drawing comics, working as a storyboard artist for Michael Jackson’s Thriller video and Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, struggling to bring The Rocketeer to the big screen in the 1991 Disney film and much more. Additionally, this PREVIEWS Exclusive edition comes with 16 additional pages of rare, previously unpublished art not found in the trade edition and an illustrated slipcase.”

Although, you probably knew months ago whether or not this one was gonna be for you.

SEP084230 Cavalcade Of Boys TP Vol 04 15.00

Kind of a misleading title, because this is actually a complete, stand-alone graphic novel from Cavalcade of Boys creator Tim Fish. It’s called Love is the Reason and if you’ve ever read and enjoyed his stuff, you’ll like this one too. Compiling and fleshing out his stories that ran in queer newspapers across North America, Love is the Reason is fleshed out with more than 100 pages of new material to create a complete and engaging story. It’s some of Tim’s nicest art as well.

OCT084238 Dead She Said HC 19.99

I actually don’t remember this 3 issues mini-series from Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson finishing, but apparently it did, and now there is a very attractive hardcover collection. It’s not every day that you get a new Bernie Wrightson comic (even though there’s a hell of a lot of Steve Niles out there…) and I feel like this one may have flown under the radar for a lot of people…

OCT084244 Extreme Finales Sc 100.00

Alright, how big of an Ashley Wood fan are you?

“Collecting the out of print Grande Finale and Sencilla Finale, which are comprised of long-sold out works such as Uno Fanta, Dos Fanta, Tres Fanta, Sencilla Fanta, and even Grande Fanta in one deluxe hardcover volume! This is more Wood than you can find anywhere, for almost any price. Includes 60 bonus pages of art.”

So a much-demanded reprint of Ashley Wood’s various artbooks, in one collection, but with 60 new pages of material. Heh.

SEP084259 Hot Breath Of War GN 13.00

I tend to like the work of Hot Breath of War creator Alixopulos, and so I was particularly intrigued by this review by Tom Spurgeon at The Comics Reporter. I tend to bring a lot of myself into the work I read, everyone does, and pulling that all out and just trying to deal with the work on its own merits is a challenge. For that reason at the least, I’ll be reading this one.

OCT082489 Incognito #1 3.50

The Criminal and Sleeper creative team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are launching an all new comic book series, a high-concept crime-meets-superpowers romp, in the vein of Sleeper. The high concept? A supervillain in the witness protection program is growing more and more desperate to return to a life of crime, and might explode at any moment. With extra story pages, bonus articles on pulp and noir, and behind-the-scenes stuff. I’m looking forward to this a lot, I thought that the shared-universe aspects of Brubaker’s previous super-crime books like Gotham Central and Sleeper undermined a lot of what he was trying to do there, and something created from whole cloth sounds much more appealing.

JUL084333 Naoki Urasawas MONSTER TP Vol 17 9.99
SEP084368 Naoki Urasawas MONSTER TP Vol 18 9.99

So, thankfully, this series is exactly as good as I’ve been saying for the past few years, with a pretty outstanding conclusion and some real moments of terror and revulsion. I have to admit that my first reading of the last two books (the series wraps up with volume 18) left me scratching my head a little on some of the details, but after a re-read and discussion with my friends, I feel like the ending really came through on all counts. While 18 volumes at $10 might seem like a steep investment, just think of how many comics you’ve bought and not enjoyed at all? I bet that’s more than $180 in a year (sadly)… Phenomenal stuff, and it’s got me really excited for Urasawa’s upcoming PLUTO and 20TH CENTURY BOYS this winter.

OCT084157 Quest For Missing Girl 25.00

A stand-alone graphic novel from Jiro Taniguchi, one of the most talented comics creators in the world. This is admittedly a minor-work in his canon, but it is still head-and-shoulders above 80% of the comics released this year. It’s actually a little strange thinking about this comic, a Man’s Adventure Story about a man doing something a man has to do because that’s the way things are, serialized in a magazine likely alongside a ridiculous sex comedy and an inane Salaryman comic, except it’s of a calibre that simply blows everything else away. Fellini directing a life insurance commercial.

Anyway, it’s on my best-of list for 2008, and if you like good comics, pick it up.

NOV084160 Supermarket TP (new Ptg) 14.99

I think we were one of the only stores to do really, really well with Brian Wood and Kristian Donladson’s SUPERMARKET from IDW… A number of Wood fans don’t even know it exists. IDW is re-releasing it at a lower price-point and in a handy 6×9ish size for folks that missed it the first few times. I enjoyed this, the series is tonally very different at the end than the beginning (and in a good way), but the art is consistently amazing throughout. Give it a look.

NOV084201 Sweet Wishes 25.00
It’s a new Mark Ryden book. A collaborative storybook by Ryden and Marion Peck, and it’s only $25.00. There’s no way that you don’t already know if you want this or not. Buy it now before it’s $200.

SEP084205 Why I Killed Peter Gn 18.95
Last and certainly not least, this beautiful French new-wave graphic novel by Alfred & Oliver Ka is beautifully illustrated and coloured, a really lovely looking book. The subject matter is considerably darker though… I’ll just let the solicitation describe it:

“Peter was a populist priest. He was cool. He was funny. He was no priest, just a regular guy. It’s like I had another uncle. A great one, who laughed, who sang, who tickled. Until he took us for summer camp. Until we were so close, temptation came in the picture.” Based on a true story that the writer experienced himself, this graphic novel presents very simply the grey areas in such a situation, how he had tucked the whole episode deep within him but then how his rage and self-pity let it all out and finally revisiting the man when close to death and his coming to grips with his past. This topical and important work, is both moving and sensitively presented.”

Quite well-received in Europe, I’m glad this has been released in North America. It’s a strong work, with a potential to cross over to the mainstream.

Also of note:

MAY083589 Athena Voltaire TP Vol 01 Coll Web Comics 13.95
A trade paperback collection of the popular webcomics series.

OCT080122 Batman Cacophony #2 (of 3) 3.99
Who had “three weeks late” in the “how late will THIS Kevin Smith series be?” pool? I’m putting five bucks down on “July ‘09” for the third issue.

SEP080038 BtVS #20 Chen Cvr 2.99
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is almost back on track after its hiatus, and this stand-alone issue explores what might-have-been for the planned Buffy Animated Series, with art by Animated Series designer Eric Wright. Look for #21 on January 7^th. Oh, and we should be completely restocked on Buffy back issues any day now.

SEP083781 Code Geass Suzaku o/t Counterattack GN Vol 01 9.99
This popular anime series features designs by CLAMP, and a genuinely interesting story. Looking forward to this manga.

SEP084145 Compleat Next Men TP Vol 02 24.99
For you John Byrne fans…

SEP083803 Farscape #1 3.99
I have to admit, I totally don’t get this TV series at all, but a bunch of my friends are huge fans and have been anxiously awaiting this new series. Well, it’s in store December 31st, and we ordered plenty. See you here.

SEP080151 Green Lantern #36 2.99
THE RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS BEGINS! BEWARE THE BLOOD-VOMITTING SPACE-KITTY! Heh.

OCT080223 Hellblazer #250 (note Price) 3.99
This anniversary issue of Hellblazer featured a number of old creators coming back for another go at Constantine, including Brian Azzarello, Jamie Delano, Dave Gibbons, Peter Milligan, Sean Phillips, Eddie Campbell, Rafael Grampá, David Lloyd, and more!

OCT082431 Marvels Eye Of Camera #2 (of 6) 3.99
Did you know that there’s a sequel to MARVELS coming out right now?

SEP084253 Rt Comics TP Vol 02 Year Two 16.95
This is the second Rooster Teeth Comics Collection, from the folks who created RED VS. BLUE.

OCT082512 Runaways TP Dead End Kids 15.99
The Joss Whedon Runaways story gets an inexpensive soft cover edition. I thought this was a lot better than most people seemed to.

AUG082429 Secret Wars Omnibus HC 99.99
Re-buy your youth in the most expensive format possible! I am seriously tempted by this in a way that makes me feel a bit guilty.

OCT082301 Walking Dead #56 2.99
2008: The year that The Walking Dead got back on schedule. Hurrah! There’ve been like 5 issues of this in the past 3 months or so.

OCT080196 Wintermen Winter Special #1 3.99
Finally, the conclusion to the WINTERMEN ltd. series that… never really ended. Now it has! All 8 of you who bought this at our store should be very, very happy. (I kid because I love, this was a solid little series).

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– Chris @ The Beguiling

Here’s a list of recent books we’ve received that have not shipped to most comic stores yet, for various reasons.

We’ve got all kinds of New Del Rey! On the left you can see the long-delayed Genshiken Fan Book, Me and the Devil Blues 2, Pumpkin Scissors 4, and Kujibiki Unbalance 2. On the right, we’ve got Psycho Busters 4, Shiki Tsukai 4, Shugo Chara 5, Minima 3, and My Heavenly Hockey Club 7.

We’ve also received a ton of new adults-only yaoi! We’ve got His Arrogance, Hanky Panky, I Shall Never Return 5, and You Will Fall In Love on the left side, and Red Blinds The Foolish, FreshMen, Object of Desire, and the non-adult Tricky Prince on the right side. Actually, Object of Desire isn’t a yaoi title, it’s an adult-oriented Josei (women’s manga) title, just for the purists.

Finally, we’ve got the second excellent volume of Ed Piskor’s WYSIWIG graphic novel, a fictionalized biography of hacker legend Kevin Mitnick. This has been a great series so far, and totally under the radar of most folks because it’s an 1) indy 2) self-published series with 3) no distribution through Diamond. Really strong cartooning too.

Anyway, those are just some of the excellent stuff we’ve got here at the store that aren’t really available at most shops. If you’re ever looking for something off the beaten path, be sure to ask us and we’ll do what we can to bring it in (if we’re not already carrying it…).

– Chris

The following comics and graphic novels are shipping to The Beguiling Books & Art in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday December 31, 2008. NOTE: All prices listed in U.S. Dollars.

Click here to see the list: /081231shipping.txt

That’s right folks, no delay on new books again this week. But! A reminder: We will be opening at 10am and closing at 4pm on Wednesday because it’s New Years Eve.

We’re going to be doing another post in about an hour or two with our recommendations from the past 3 weeks, because we haven’t had a chance and some great books have come out! Watch for it.

– Chris @ The Beguiling

BOXING DAY SALE
Friday 11-6, Saturday 11-7, Sunday 12-6
(Back issue bins completely unavailable during this time.)

Hey folks! The only sale we’ve had in 2008 is this Boxing Day Sale, so we hope you’ve saved a little bit of money for it. Full details were sent out to everyone on our mailing list two days back! If you didn’t get our e-mail, check your spam filter and add us to your safe-senders. Or, make sure you’re actually signed up!

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, so yeah, rule #1 (“no, the original art is not 50% off”.). Honestly, none of us can remember having to do this. We’re good people, deep, deep down. 🙂
3. Out-of-print books, comics, anime, statues, etc, are exempt to sale pricing.
4. Anything put on hold prior to Boxing Day is entirely exempt to sale pricing.

ALSO: BACK ISSUE BINS and WALL BOOKS will not be accessible for these three days. They are not on sale, they aren’t even really FOR sale. We are sorry, but we’re focusing on other product during this sale and we need the space and attention for other things. We will be having a sale on these items in early 2009, it is worth your time to wait a few weeks.

GENERAL SALE ITEMS:
U.S. Cover Price on all Trade Paperbacks and Graphic Novels (both floors)
U.S. Cover Price on all Art Books, Erotica, Prose
20% off Stickered European graphic Novels
All DVD/Anime/Sets 10% off sticker price.
All T-Shirts are buy 3, get 1 free. T-shirts will be out and easy to browse too!
Stickered Japanese Import Art Books 20% off sticker price. (second floor)
Boxes of deep-discount anime, including about 100 discs at $1 EACH.

NOTE: None of these sales apply to OUT OF PRINT (O/P) books/items. Those are still priced as marked.

SINGLE BOOK DEEP DISCOUNTS:
We’ve got some amazing deals on some really great books that we happen to have a little too much inventory on, so we’re hoping you can help us out with that. Some of these are brand new, some are warehouse finds, but they’re all good deals! NOTE: Quantities may be limited on some items, but we have tried to ensure at least 10 of each listed special will be available. See Prices In Store.

Apocalipstix Vol 1, by Ray Fawkes and Cameron Stewart
Bat-Manga Limited Edition Hardcover, by Chip Kidd, Jiro Kuwata
BLACK JACK Vol 1 HC, by Osamu Tezuka
Book of Leviathan, by Peter Blegvad
Dean Koontz’ Odd Thomas: In Odd We Trust
Dirty Stories 3, Fantagraphics Anthology
Dungeon Monstres Vol 1, by Trondheim, Sfar, Mazan, Menu
Dungeon Monstres Vol 2, by Trondheim, Sfar, Blanquet, Andreas
Dungeon Twilight Vol 1, by Sfar & Trondheim
Embroideries HC, by Marjane Satrapi
Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Collection, by Various
Glenn Fabry: Monograph HC, by Glenn Fabry
Japan Edge, by Various
King Cat Classics HC, by John Porcilino
Lady Pep, by Julie Doucet
Little Nothings, by Lewis Trondheim
Lucky HC, by Gabrielle Bell
Mad Poster Book, by The Usual Gang of Idiots
MARVEL HARDCOVERS, Assorted
Phoenix Wright: Casebook Volume 1, by Various
Playboy’s Silverstein Around The World, by Shel Silverstein
Scorchy Smith and The Art Of Noel Sickles, by Noel Sickles
SHARKNIFE VOL 1: CHAMPION EDITION, by Corey Lewis
Simpsons Handbook (Secret Tips From The Pros), by Matt Groening, Various
Star Wars Comics Companion, by Various
Storyville, by Frank Santoro
Strange & Stranger: The World Of Steve Ditko, by Blake Bell
Water Baby, by Ross Campbell
Will Elder: The Mad Playboy of Art SC, by Will Elder

Sale runs through Sunday at close.

The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship to The Beguiling Books & Art in Toronto, Canada, on Wednesday Decemeber 24th 2008. That’s right folks, no delay due to the Christmas holidays!

Note: All prices in U.S. Dollars. Full list here: /081224shipping.txt

Unfortunately, we’re still a little too busy for any recommendations? But I’m sure if you see us in store we’d be happy to point some out for you.

– Chris

We just got in a good selection of new smut here at The Beguiling, for all of your Christmas(?) needs. We also restocked a bunch of stuff. Oh, and we’re probably going to be having an Eros-Comics-Oriented smut “Secret Sale” in the next week or so, make sure you’re signed up for our mailing list if you want the deets.

Note: All of these books are intended for readers 18 and over. We ID everyone. Sorry, we can’t do mailorder on any of these books. Finally, every link in this message is Not Safe For Work. You’ve been warned!

CLASS COMICS: New Stuff and a Complete Re-Stock!
Due to some distribution troubles, we haven’t had any new comics or portfolios from gay comics publisher Class Comics in a little while. Well everything’s sorted out and we’re now ordering directly from the publisher, which means we might even have issues before Diamond ships them out! The newest stuff we’ve received is Tug Harder #1, Angelface #1, Ismael Portfolio #1, Rainbow Country #2, Striptease #1, and Zahn #1. We’ve also done a complete re-stock of titles like Pornomicon (it’s just like it sounds) and Porky by Logan, portfolios by HVH & Mike, and all of Patrick Fillion’s series. All comics are now priced at their cover-price of $9.

You can check out previews and more at the Class Comics website, http://www.classcomics.com/.

The Best Of Club Stripes 2: Strange Bedfellows, CDN$34.95
The second book in the series and the sequel to Private Exhibition, Best of Club Stripes collects the Editor’s Choice selections from over a year’s worth of great adult art and comics from Club Stripes! Artists featured include Miu, Daria McGrain, Gideon, gNaw, and a whole sexy pile of talented guest artists. That’s 120 pages packed cover-to-cover with furry girls, guys, herms and more, all in full, shiny, fantastic color! If you haven’t yet taken a peek inside the Club Stripes website, BoCS: Strange Bedfellows is a great sampler platter to try out.

Preview it online at http://www.clubstripes.com/.

Milk Presents: Greek Fire, $8.95
The very first of the Milk Presents series collects the popular and porny “Nestor” stories by Phil “Poinko” Gibson and Shon Howell! Follow the hilarious and horny adventures of Nestor, who strives to be a mythological hero- and who ends up banging all manner of mythical maidens along the way! Minotaurs, demon-babes, oracles, dryads, no curvaceous callipygian cuties are safe when this hero starts swinging his mighty “weapon”. Silly sexy fun, from two of the hottest talents in Milk!

Visit Publisher Sin Factory online at http://www.sinfactorycomix.com/tour.html.

Dog’s Days of Summer Graphic Novel, $34.95
Diego the dingo spends the better part of his days in the company of his local friends, trolling the popular Bendigo Beach for tourists and one-night-stands. However, with the near limitless possibilities before him and the sudden reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Diego finds himself struggling to make up his mind and sort through his conflicting feelings. Originally a webcomic, the first half of the story developed as readers directed the main character’s actions through a weekly multiple-choice poll. This full-colour graphic novel will appeal to furry fans of all… stripes.

Visit the website of the creator “Blotch”at http://screwbald.com/.

COMIC AG ISSUE 94 and much more, $4.99+
Where would we be without ComicAG magazine? Every two weeks like clockwork, the fine folks at Icarus Publishing send us a brand new installment of their Japanese hentai manga anthology, COMIC AG. Always high-quality and probably the best value in comics (each issue is 80 pages for 5 bucks!) it arrives like clockwork. We love you, COMIC AG.

We’ve also just re-stocked all of the graphic novel collections of the series’ serialized in COMIC AG magazine and published by Icarus Comics. COMIC AG can be found on the second floor, and the trade paperback collections are usually located on the first floor.

Bonus: If you’re “curious” about COMIC AG, just ask at either Cash Register for a free sampler. We usually have some lying around, we’d be happy to pass one your way.

COMIC AG publisher Icarus Comics has an amazing blog at http://www.icaruscomics.com/wp_web/, you should check it out.

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Much, much more has come in over the past few months, but I think you get the idea. We’re always happy to help or, when possible, special order material for you. Let us know. And Happy Holidays!

– Chris @ The Beguiling