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LAUNCH PARTY! The Jewish Comix Anthology V1 October 16

September 11, 2014 Chris @ The Beguiling

You’re cordially invited!

The Jewish Comix Anthology V1 Launch Party!
Thursday, October 16th, 2014, 7PM-10PM
@ The Koffler Center of the Arts,
180 Shaw Street, Toronto (between Dundas & Queen)
Free to attend!

Please join us for what is sure to be a great celebration of The Jewish Comix Anthology Volume 1, a brand new collection of comix artwork featuring over 40 comics creators from around the world! Includes full stories and excerpts from creators including Art SPiegelman, Clifford Meth, Ernie Chau, Harvey Pekar, Koe Infurnari, Joe Kubert, Karen Katz, Miriam Libicki, Terry LaBan, Trina Robbins, Will Eisner and more!

The party will be a wonderful event showcasing original artwork from the book, with many of the creators on hand to discuss their contributions and sign their work. There will also be an on-stage discussion, live music, and refreshments too!

The Jewish Comix Anthology Volume 1 is currently available for sale at The Beguiling, and will also be available at the event.

See ya there!

– Chris @ The Beguiling

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UPDATE: Event: Chilly Tales!
Book Launch Event October 23rd

September 10, 2014 Chris @ The Beguiling

Chilly Tales: Comics From The Canadian Undertundra – Book Launch and Party!
Featuring Cory McCallum, Matt Daley, Mark Connery, Wm Brian MacLean, Marta Chudolinska, Fiona Smyth, Keith Mclean, Noam Sussman, Dakota McFadzean, Robb Mirsky, Shira Haberman, and
Marc Bell.
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014, 7PM
@ The Central, 603 Markham Street
Presented by The Beguiling – BOOK NOW IN STOCK!

The Beguiling is proud to present a launch party for CHILLY TALES, an anthology of Canadian independent and underground comic book artists and writers. The event will take place at The Central on October 23rd, featuring a dozen artists from the book!

About Chilly Tales: Featuring previously-unpublished works by a huge range of Canadian cartoonists, this book will not disappoint! The complete roster of artists includes:

Fiona Smyth, Keith McLean, Dakota McFadzean, Somya Singh, Elaine Will, Ian McMurray, Oliver Henry McTavish-Wisder, Ksenia Kozhevnikova, Josh Rosen, Marc Bell, Mark Connery, Josh Holinaty, Jesse Bochner, Jay Moysey, Colin Upton, Jeff Fenwick, Robb Mirsky, Rosena Fung, Angel Chen, Wm Brian MacLean, Shira Haberman, Noam Sussman, Marta Chudolinska, Drue Langlois, Myles Langlois, Jason Bradshaw, Hyein Lee, and Jordan Bursach.

Strap on your snowshoes and get down to The Beguiling. Slap down a mitten full of toonies and get yourself a copy of CHILLY TALES, a veritable Hinterland Who’s Who of Canadian underground art.

Thanks to 11th Dimension Press for supporting this event!

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Event: Aaron Manczyk’s PANTHOR #1 Launch October 9

September 10, 2014 Chris @ The Beguiling

PANTHOR #1 Book Launch
Featuring author Aaron Manczyk
Thursday, October 9, 2014
@ The Central, 603 Markham St.
Presented by The Beguiling
18+

From the author of “Cumlung” and “Strokes of Genius” comes his latest and greatest creation: PANTHOR. He’s a mercenary, and some bad men need him to do a an even worse job. He’ll do it, but on HIS terms. And there’ll be a whole lot of nude killing. Really, really nude.

Look, this is going to be a book launch, but there might also be wrestling? At least arm wrestling. And an interview. And PANTHOR.

You were warned.

– Chris @ The Beguiling

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ART SPIEGELMAN: WHAT THE %@&*! HAPPENED TO COMICS? – TICKETS NOW ON SALE @ THE BEGUILING

September 7, 2014 Chris @ The Beguiling

UPDATE: The Beguiling is now sold out of Art Spiegelman tickets. Tickets may still be available at http://kofflerarts.org.

Art Spiegelman: What the %@&*! Happened to Comics?
Monday, January 26, 2015 | 7 PM
Bloor Hot Docs Cinema,
506 Bloor St W, Toronto
General $39, Students $29

This winter, The Koffler Centre of the Arts will present a remarkable evening with Art Spiegelman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning artist/illustrator, comic book legend and author of Maus.

Tickets for this event, which are $39 General Admission, $29 for Students, are now on sale at The Beguiling (in-store only). All tickets purchased at The Beguiling will entitle the purchaser to $10 off the regular price of Spiegelman’s newest book, CO-MIX, an important and gorgeous career retrospective. Valid only at time of ticket purchase. Valid student I.D. required for Student Ticket pricing.

For more info visit: https://www.beguilingbooksandart.com/art-spiegelman-what-the-happened-to-comics-tickets-now-on-sale-the-beguiling/

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‘Seth’s Dominion’ Competes at Ottawa International Animation Festival

August 18, 2014 Chris @ The Beguiling

Hey there! We just got word from The NFB that Seth’s Dominion, the hybrid film/animation documentary about Seth that’s been in the works for the past few years, is set to screen at The Ottawa International Animation Festival, September 17-21, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It’ll be in official competition, woo-hoo! The full press release about the NFB at the OIAF is under the cut below.

Congrats to Seth and the filmmakers, we’re all really excited to see how this one turned out.

– Chris @ The Beguiling

Continue reading ‘Seth’s Dominion’ Competes at Ottawa International Animation Festival →

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Gotham Academy #1 Signing with Cloonan, Fletcher, Kerschl, October 4

August 5, 2014 Chris @ The Beguiling

GOTHAM ACADEMY #1 Launch Event
Featuring Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, and Karl Kerschl!
Saturday, October 4th, 2014 – FREE To Attend!

12pm: Signing at Little Island Comics, 742 Bathurst Street
7PM: Party! at Pauper’s Pub, 539 Bloor St. W. 2F

This Saturday, you’re invited to celebrate the launch of DC Comics’ GOTHAM ACADEMY #1, the newest and most unique comic book series set in Batman’s Gotham City–and the whole creative team will be on board for the party! GOTHAM ACADEMY illustrator Karl Kerschl, and writers Brenden Fletcher and Becky Cloonan, will all be on hand to celebrate the launch of the new series with us here at The Beguiling!

First up, they’ll be doing a dedicated signing session at Little Island Comics from Noon to 2pm. The whole team will be signing Gotham Academy #1, as well as a great selection of their other books including Abominable Charles Christopher, Demo, and more! Bring your books to get signed!

Then that evening at 7PM, come out to a party at Pauper’s Pub to celebrate the release and give the whole team a warm Toronto welcome! A short presentation will start at 7:30 (so don’t be late!). Books will be available for sale (and signed too!) but this is also a great chance to meet the creative team, and mix-and-mingle with other Toronto comic fans! Drinks will be served, refreshments provided, and a fun time will be had by all!

We’ll see you this Saturday!

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ABOUT GOTHAM ACADEMY #1: Gotham City’s most prestigious prep school is a very weird place. It’s got a spooky campus, oddball teachers, and rich benefactors always dropping by…like that weirdo Bruce Wayne. But nothing is as strange is the students!

Like, what’s up with Olive Silverlock? Is she crazy or what? Where did she go last summer? And what’s the deal with her creepy mom? And how come that Freshman MAPS is always following her around? And is she still going out with Kyle? P.S. Did you hear the rumor about the ghost in the North Hall?!

GOTHAM ACADEMY is a new, monthly teen drama set in the shadow of Batman and the craziness of Gotham City, with new characters and old plus a secret tie to Gotham’s past…

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Amulet Volume 6: Toronto Launch & Signing with Kazu Kibuishi!

August 1, 2014 Chris @ The Beguiling

Kazu Kibuishi: Amulet Book Six
with Little Island Comics and Toronto Public Library
Monday, August 25th 2014

6pm-7pm @ Toronto Public Library, Palmerston Branch (560 Palmerston Avenue, just North of Bloor)
Talk and Painting Demonstration with Kazu Kibuishi

7:30pm @ Little Island Comics (742 Bathurst, just South of Bloor)
Book Signing with Kazu Kibuishi

Books will be available for purchase at both venues.

The long-awaited sixth volume of the Amulet series will be released next month! Join us as we welcome Kazu Kibuishi on Monday, August 25th for the launch of Amulet Book Six: Escape from Lucien!

The evening’s festivities begin at the Palmerston Branch of Toronto Public Library, where Kazu will give a talk about the Amulet books and demonstrate some of the painting techniques he uses to create the art for Amulet. Admission to the talk is free, and copies of the book will be available for sale on site. Please note that seating is limited, and admission to the talk is on a first-come-first-served basis.

Then, at 7:30, the celebration moves down the street to Little Island Comics, where Kazu will be autographing copies of the new book for fans. Please join us for either or both of these events!

Can’t wait for Amulet Book Six? Why not pre-order your copy from Little Island Comics today? Pre-order a copy (or copies!) of Amulet Book Six from Little Island Comics before Monday, August 25th, and you’ll get an exclusive mini-print of Amulet art when you pick up the book. You can pick up pre-ordered copies at the Launch with Kazu Kibuishi, or whenever it’s convenient for you. Head in to Little Island Comics or The Beguiling to pre-order today!

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THE PEOPLE INSIDE Launch Event!

August 1, 2014 Chris @ The Beguiling

THE PEOPLE INSIDE Launch Event!
With author Ray Fawkes, and interviewer Jeff Lemire
Wednesday August 13th, 7pm-9pm
@ The Lillian H. Smith Auditorium, 239 College St., in association with The Friends of The Merril Collection
FREE

The Beguiling is proud to present a special event, celebrating the release of Ray Fawkes‘ new graphic novel THE PEOPLE INSIDE! In much the same vein as Fawkes‘ amazing ONE SOUL, THE PEOPLE INSIDE tells the story of 24 different people in a way that only the medium of comics can! Compelling, intertwining narratives and formalist experimentation meld to create a graphic novel that absolutely shouldn’t be missed.

Joining author Ray Fawkes will be acclaimed writer and graphic novelist Jeff Lemire (Trillium, Essex County), who will interview his friend and colleague Fawkes on this new graphic novel.

Presented by The Beguiling, with thanks to The Friends of The Merril Collection and Oni Press.

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SECONDS event this Wednesday! Get a free 5″ x 7″ mini-print at the event!

July 29, 2014 Chris @ The Beguiling

SECONDS Book Launch Event
Featuring author Bryan Lee O’Malley
Wednesday, July 30th, Doors 8:30, Event 9pm
@ The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West
Admission $10/door or FREE with Advance Purchase of SECONDS at The Beguiling

One and all! Please welcome Bryan Lee O’Malley, author of the bestselling Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series, as he celebrates the release of his new graphic novel SECONDS in Toronto! O’Malley will be interviewed on stage at The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema about SECONDS, the massive success of Scott Pilgrim, and the transition between the two.

Admission to this event will be ticketed. Tickets are $10 each at the door or FREE with the Advance Purchase of SECONDS at The Beguiling.

BONUS: All attendees of this event will received a free 5″ x 7″ mini-print featuring the cast of SECONDS, illustrated by Bryan Lee O’Malley!

ABOUT SECONDS:

The highly anticipated new stand-alone, full-colour graphic novel from Bryan Lee O’Malley, author and artist of the hugely bestselling (and Toronto-set) Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series.

Seconds is a complex and novelistic stand-alone story about a young restaurant owner named Katie who, after being visited by a magical apparition, is given a second chance at love and to undo her wrongs. Fans new and old will love O’Malley’s bold and quirky style infused with his subtle, playful humour.

“In Seconds, Bryan Lee O’Malley plays the angst of youth against the fabric of larger epics. In doing so, he enriches both. At long last, dear reader, one can dream of heroes and monsters and battles beyond this earth while contemplating the virtues of ‘having a thing’ in the grocery pantry. A great ride!”

—Guillermo del Toro

“Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Seconds is adorable, haunting, funny, and beautiful. A perfect recipe for a great graphic novel.”
—Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics

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SAVE THE DATE: Wayward #1 Launch Party! With Jim Zub & Friends – August 27

July 8, 2014 Chris @ The Beguiling

WAYWARD #1 – Launch Party
Featuring author Jim Zub, and cover artists Kalman Andrasofszky, Alina Urusov, Adam Warren, & Chip Zdarsky
Wednesday, August 27th, 6pm-8pm (Presentation at 7pm)
@Guu Sakabar, 559 Bloor Street W, Toronto, ON M5S 1Y6
Free to attend (but you are encourage to buy a drink or some food)
Bring Cash to buy stuff, rather than cards, please!

Presented by The Beguiling

WAYWARD is the new series from Image Comics, Toronto’s-own Jim Zub, and Yokohama-based artist Steven Cummings! Set in Tokyo, Japan, the series focuses on a young woman new to Tokyo, trying to reconnect with her mother and, you know, fighting traditional Japanese monsters and demons and stuff.

The Beguiling is throwing a big ‘ole party to celebrate, at Toronto’s GUU (our favourite Japanese pub–or Izakaya), and we’d love for you to come out! Copies of the book will be available for sale (including a bunch of variants), and the artists will be on hand too!

Look for even more info soon!