Another Newsarama interview – this time with Udon’s Jim Zubkavich about the new series he has created and will be writing for image Comics – SkullKickers.
SkullKickers spins out of two prior appearances in the Popgun Anthology. The first issue is set to debut in late September.
Newsarama’s Vaneta Rogers talks with Dale Eaglesham about working on the new Steve Rogers Super Soldier title with writer Ed Brubaker for Marvel.
La Gallery
4109, Rue St-Denis
Montreal, Qc
Exposition & vente de Planches Originales Comics, BD Franco-belge, Québécoise, Manga, Art Contemporain
Le Crépuscule des Dieux" tome 4
On June 11th La Gallery hosted a special signing of “Le Crépuscule des Dieux” tome 4 with artist Djief & colourist Olivier Héban (Djief is in a red shirt, Olivier in blue).
Some original artwork from “Le Crépuscule des Dieux” tome 5 by Djief Bergeron has been on display (and for sale) since June 4th and continues through to Sunday, June 20th. Here’s a gallery of the original artwork on display / for sale.
One thing that strikes me as I look at these pictures is just how great the Gallery set-up looks and how much I want to go and visit! I will try and visit there if I end up going to the Montreal Comic-Con in September. I also like the fact that Le Gallery has a little bit of everything from all over the world, but with a distinct emphasis on Canadian creators who produce artwork for the North American, Franco-Belgian and Quebecois markets.
(Click on each photo for a larger image).
As with DC, Marvel only lists pencillers, cover artists and writers in the advance solicits.
ASTONISHING X-MEN: XENOGENESIS #4 (of 5)
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Pencils & Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Something is causing the children of an African village to be born mutated. Something in the woodland outside the village.
Something they don’t talk about. But now, whatever it is, it’s being hunted, and the X-Men are trapped between the hunters and the hunted.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #644
Written by Mark Waid & Stan Lee
Penciled by Paul Azaceta & mArcos martin
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Issue #644 Variant Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
Part 3 of ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES.
Plus the SPIDEY SUNDAY FEATURE continues!
32 PGS.(each)/Rated A …$2.99 (each)
I AM AN AVENGER #1 (of 5)
Written by JIM McCANN , DU ANE SWIERCZYNSKI, ALEX ZALBEN & MORE
Penciled by CHRIS SAMNEE, JASON LATOUR, TOM FOWLER & MUCH MORE
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
What is it that makes one an Avenger? That’s what this series starring characters from all across the Avengers’ history will attempt to answer! Featuring tales of Iron Man, Captain America, the Thing, Iron Fist, Justice, Firestar, Squirrel Girl, Nova and the Young Avengers and more!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
NEW AVENGERS #4
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Variant Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Super Hero Squad Variant also available
With reality under furious attack by arcane power far beyond anything anyone on Earth has ever dealt with before, the Avengers have to start getting creative or forfeit all that we know. The rules of magic and mysticism in the Marvel Universe are about to change in a gigantic way and it’s all going to happen here! All this plus a brand new chapter in the oral history of the Avengers.
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
SPIDER-MAN #6
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by ROBERTO DI SALVO
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
Still recovering from his injuries in his fateful battle with Bullseye, Spider-Man is forced to rely on his friends to stem the tide of New York City’s crime. But while a girl who can talk to animals might be able to stop carjackers and pickpockets…it sure would be a horrible time for a truly deadly foe like Dr. Octopus to arrive. Like he does.
32 PGS./MARVEL ADVENTURES/All Ages …$2.99
STEVE ROGERS: SUPER-SOLDIER #3 (of 4)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Penciled by DALE EAGLESHAM
Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
His enemy stands revealed – but that’s just the beginning of Steve’s problems: Reverted to his former 98-pound-weakling self, Steve is trapped in the heart of the enemy’s lair and fighting for his life!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS: X-MEN #1
Written by CHRIS YOST, MIKE CAREY, PETER DAVID, & OTHERS!
Penciled by GREG LAND, MARK BROOKS, NICK BRADSHAW, JILL THOMPSON & OTHERS!
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
The origins of your favorite X-Men written and drawn by the best in the industry collected in one place! Cyclops! Wolverine! Magneto! All the big characters’ origins boiled down to one beautiful page that every reader will cut out and tape up on their wall!
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99
ENLARGE
X-MEN: CURSE OF THE MUTANTS – X-MEN VS. VAMPIRES#1 (of 2)
Written by VARIOUS
Art by VARIOUS
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
Lock your doors, board up the windows, arm yourselves with stakes and sunlight…and it still won’t protect you when the vampires stalking the X-Men set their sights on YOU! The X-Men have their work cut out for them as they‘re pitted against a terrifying new clan of vampires in all the B-movie-styled glory we can print in four colors! Baby, this is one comic book with bite! Four brand new tales of horror await PLUS the first part of NIGHT SCREAMS, from Uncanny X-Men #159, the classic tale of Storm’s struggle with Dracula himself by Claremont and Sienkiewicz!
48 PGS./New & Reprint/Parental Advisory …$3.99
ENLARGE
NEW MUTANTS #17
Written by ZEB WELLS
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by DAVE WILKINS
Super Hero Squad Variant also available
“FALL OF THE NEW MUTANTS”
Project Purgatory has captured [CENSORED] and the New Mutants are on their way to get it back. If only the New Mutants knew that Project Purgatory has a 10 mutant kill-team waiting for them. Who is this kill team and where did they come from? The answer will take you all the way back to a classic X-Men crossover! The New Mutants will never be the same, thanks to Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Leonard Kirk (DARK X-MEN, CAPTAIN BRITAIN & MI 13)! Part 3 (of 5)
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
X-MEN FOREVER 2 #7 & 8
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Issue #7 Penciled by Mike Grell
Issue #8 Penciled by RODNEY BUCHEMI
Covers by TOM GRUMMETT
It’s double the danger as Sabretooth fights for his life against….SABRETOOTH!? The cover says it all, folks, as the X-Men’s resident bad boy faces off with his Marauder self. He’s blind and down a hand…but Victor Creed is angling to prove it ain’t the prettier killer who walks away…but the one who’s willing to go the furthest. Just how far will the reformed villain go? Find out as X-Legend Chris Claremont whips up a throw-down that’ll leave fans salivating!
32 PGS.(each)/Rated A …$3.99 (each)
ISSUE #7 COVER
ENLARGE
ACTS OF VENGEANCE OMNIBUS HC DAVIS COVER
Written by MARK GRUENWALD, JOHN BYRNE, DWAYNE MCDUFFIE, HOWARD MACKIE, RON FRENZ, TOM DEFALCO, TERRY AUSTIN, DAVID MICHELINIE & GERRY CONWAY
Penciled by PAUL RYAN, JOHN BYRNE, VINCE MIELCAREK, DWAYNE TURNER, AL MILGROM, KIERON DWYER, RON LIM, HERB TRIMPE, RON FRENZ, MIKE VOSBURG, COLLEEN DORAN, ERIK LARSEN, TODD MCFARLANE, SAL BUSCEMA, MIKE ESPOSITO & ALEX SAVIUK
Covers by ALAN DAVIS & JOHN BYRNE
Two dozen of Marvel’s top talents set more than 40 super heroes against at least as many super villains in the premier crossover event of the 1990s! Plus: the debut of the New Warriors! The destruction of Avengers Island! Spider-Man’s cosmic power and the madness of the Scarlet Witch! A three-headed monster, a three-faced robot, a trip through the worlds of What If? and more! Special guest-appearance by Abraham Lincoln! Collecting AVENGERS #311-313, AVENGERS ANNUAL #19; AVENGERS SPOTLIGHT #26-29; AVENGERS WEST COAST #53-55; CAPTAIN AMERICA #365-367; IRON MAN #251-252; QUASAR #5-7; Thor #411-413; CLOAK & DAGGER #9; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #326-329; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #158-160; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #59-61.
744 PGS./Rated A …$99.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4464-9
HERALDS HC
Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN
Penciled by TONCI ZONJIC
Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
Powerful forces are converging on Earth and the women of the Marvel Universe are at the center of it! Years ago, a herald of Galactus sacrificed her life for the universe. Little did anyone realize, a shred of that spirit lived on…and now she’s back for vengeance on those who abandoned her. The most powerful super heroines of the Marvel Universe must put aside their differences to stop this threat before the Earth is destroyed. Emma Frost, She-Hulk, Agent Abigail Brand, Hellcat, Valkyrie, Monica Rambeau, Sue Storm…these mighty women will be put to the test as never before, as cities are destroyed, families are torn apart, and a cosmic resurrection changes the heroes’ lives forever! Collecting HERALDS #1-5.
120 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4325-3
Trim size: oversized
GIRL COMICS HC
Written by VARIOUS
Penciled by VARIOUS
Cover by AMANDA CONNER & LAURA MARTIN
Marvel is proud to bring you a celebration of amazing women in comics with a brand-new anthology created entirely by the most talented and exciting women working in comics today, including Ann Nocenti (DAREDEVIL), Amanda Conner (Power Girl), Laura Martin (SECRET INVASION), G. Willow Wilson (Air), Devin Grayson (Nightwing), Stephanie Buscema (WEB OF SPIDER-MAN), and more! With stories featuring your favorite Marvel characters, from the Punisher to Mary Jane, don’t miss what will be one of the most talked-about series of the year! Collecting GIRL COMICS #1-3.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4792-3
Trim size: oversized
CIVIL WAR: THE UNDERSIDE HC
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA, CHARLIE HUSTON, JUSTIN GRAY, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, FRANK TIERI, MATT FRACTION & DANIEL WAY
Penciled by TOM GRUMMETT, DAVID FINCH, MICO SUAYAN, BILLY TUCCI, STAZ JOHNSON, ARIEL OLIVETTI & JAVIER SALTARES
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Civil War rages in the Marvel Universe, and even those on the periphery can’t escape its effects! As Baron Zemo and his Thunderbolts assemble an army of super villains for the government, the Punisher is busy killing these deputized do-gooders, Ghost Rider fights against others who’ve been possessed, and Moon Knight can’t choose a side! Plus: The Kingpin manipulates Iron Man from jail, a new team of Heroes for Hire makes its mark, and more! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #103-105, MOON KNIGHT #7-12, HEROES FOR HIRE #1-3, CIVIL WAR: WAR CRIMES, PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #1-3 and GHOST RIDER #8-11.
512 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4883-8
Trim size: oversized
SPIDER-MAN: THE GAUNTLET VOL. 5 – LIZARD PREMIERE HC
Written by ZEB WELLS with FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO with JEFTE PALO & XURXO PENALTA
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
“Half-Man, Half-Reptile…the Lizard will take over all of Earth unless Spider-Man alone can stop him!” With these words, Dr. Curt Connors, the man who would be The Lizard, ushered a new kind of villainy into Spider-Man’s life. Now a widower with a son in foster care, and working at the bottom of the pharmaceutical industry, Connors is a broken, shell of a man…how long will it be before a Lizard breaks that shell?! How will it affect Peter Parker’s date with Carlie Cooper?! How is THE BLACK CAT involved? Zeb Wells and Chris Bachalo reunite to bring you the next great Spider-Epic as The Lizard returns! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #630-633 and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #629 & WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #5.
128 PGS./Rated A …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4615-5
Trim size: standard
CAPTAIN AMERICA: WAR & REMEMBRANCE PREMIERE HC
Written by ROGER STERN
Penciled by JOHN BYRNE
Covers by FRANK MILLER & JOHN BYRNE
The people’s choice?! Captain America’s endless war on crime and tyranny sets him against new enemies and old, from an army of robot replicas to the black deeds of Baron Blood! Plus: Captain America for president! Guest-starring the Avengers; S.H.I.E.L.D.; and the late, great Union Jack! Featuring Cobra, Mister Hyde and Batroc the Leaper! The complete Stern/Byrne run, culminating with the standard-setting version of Cap’s awe-inspiring origin! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #247-255.
224 PGS./Rated A …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4966-8
Trim size: standard
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN: AMAZING DIGEST
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by MATTEO LOLLI
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
To the public, he’s a mystery. To the media, he’s a menace. To the Torino crime family, he’s a possible million dollar payday. To Gwen Stacy, he’s the subject of her latest school paper, and a way to become a reporter for the Daily Bugle. He’s Peter Parker, the amazing Spider-Man! Featuring SHANG-CHI, WOLVERINE & BULLSEYE! Collecting SPIDER-MAN #1-4.
96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4118-1
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ULTIMATE X-MEN ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 4 TPB
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by DAVID FINCH
Cover by MARK BROOKS
Collecting the groundbreaking fourth year of Ultimate X-Men in one colossal trade paperback! After years of indentured service to a covert military group called Weapon X, Wolverine escaped and joined the X-Men. Now, after a short time away from the X-Men, Wolverine has returned to New York—with a strange strike force armed with sophisticated military technology on his tail. To survive, he is forced to rely on the Big Apple’s own Spider-Man and Daredevil—not to mention a little help from his fellow X-Men! Plus: For years, Professor X has championed the peaceful relationship between mutants and humans. But with racism and paranoia growing, the president decides Xavier—with his mysterious psychic powers and shrouded background—might be the bigger problem. His solution: get the government involved in the mutant-training business. With the help of Emma Frost, the president handpicks a class of “New Mutants” to serve his political agenda. But who is this mysterious Emma Frost and what is her connection to Xavier? Collecting
ULTIMATE X-MEN #34-45.
304 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4923-1
NEW MUTANTS VOL. 2: NECROSHA TPB
Written by ZEB WELLS & KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by DIOGENES NEVES, PAUL DAVIDSON & NIKO HENRICHON
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Cypher returns from the dead, but this is no joyful reunion! As one of the Black Queen Selene’s shock troops in her war against the X-Men, the undead Doug Ramsey is back for one thing and one thing only: to kill Amara! With Warlock on the scene, and the Hellions risen from the dead and raising morbid mayhem, life couldn’t possibly get any worse for the fragile New Mutants. Or could it, now that Magik is finally ready to put her cards on the table? Collecting NEW MUTANTS #6-10 and material from X NECROSHA.
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4065-8
ENLARGE
RUNAWAYS: LIVE FAST TPB
Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
Penciled by ADRIAN ALPHONA & MIKE NORTON
Cover by JO CHEN
New beginnings! The Runaways say good-bye to the past, and make hard decisions about their future. Plus: Still reeling from the events of YOUNG AVENGERS/RUNAWAYS, the teenage heroes must now confront a horrific enemy who threatens to tear the team apart! Collecting RUNAWAYS (2005) #19-24.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4155-6
Here’s the link: Webcomics cartoonist Kate Beaton interview
THE TORONTO SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR AT THE GREAT HALL ON QUEEN WEST, JUNE 19, 2010
Because the Toronto Reference Library is having construction work done, the event will be held at the Great Hall at 1087 Queen Street West.
DATE: Saturday, June 19. (Readers and performers, TBA)
TIME: 11 am-5 pm (presses should be on-site by 10:00 at the latest—doors open at 9 am)
ADDRESS: 1087 Queen Street West, Toronto M6J 1H3
(Directions: Queen Street West & Dovercourt Road. Some street parking. Public Transit: TTC Queen Streetcar.19, 2001
Up to 80 small- to medium-sized presses from the Greater Toronto Area—and a number from as far afield as Montreal, Calgary, and even Vancouver—will gather in the atrium of the Toronto Reference Library to sell their books, chapbooks, graphic novels, audio-books, magazines and comics, and a wide array of high-quality arts & crafts.
List of Participants*:
Bongo Beat Books
Eastbound Books
Iron Rabbit Bindery
The Porcupine’s Quill
The Workhorsery
Kaleeka Press
Make’r Good
XOXO Publishing
Microcosm Publishing
ESR Media / The Eclectic Screening Room
Karen Dales
learn/yeats & co
CJS
Sapien Books
Oksanna Crawley
Valet Publishing
Aeolus House
Picture it Picture Books
The Mammalian Daily
above/ground press + Chaudiere Books
Barry Lynds
Fangs ’n Hiss Books
Clouds in the Sky, Jessica Chan
LLS Cartoons
Burning Effigy Press
Freelance Blues
Carousel
Descant
Sherwood Press
Dragon Moon Press
Talia Eylon, Dina Eylon
Denise Kwan
Wooden Rocket Press
Kate Story / Ursula Pflug
Judith Kopacsi Gelberger & Eric Choi
Alternate Reality News Service
ROOM Magazine
Bits of String
Chizine Publications
Invest Now
Fooliar Press
Nano-Nano (OCAD indie publishing course)
Imaginary Press
Shannon Gerard
Worn Fashion Journal
Writers ink – a Rosedale Heights small press
Royal Sarcophagus Society
Vivek Shraya
Nonexistent Press
Lost City Press
Clark-Nova Books
Echolocation Magazine
Tania Press
Lickin’ the beaters / The Molotov Rag
Steeltoedblues
Megan Speers
*Registration is now closed.
The Toronto Small Press Group is a non-profit arts organization that has dedicated itself to support reading, encourage publishing and writing and to increase an awareness of the literary community in Toronto and the GTA. Its mandate is to promote very small to medium-sized presses, by holding two Toronto Small Press Book Fairs in the spring and fall of each year, and by a series of literary events held throughout the year.
The Toronto Small Press Group grew out of the “Meet the Presses” events organized by Stuart Ross and Nick Power back in the 80s, which was then a once-a-month gathering featuring five or six small and micro presses displaying, selling, and reading from new work. A much larger gathering, The (first) Toronto Small Press Book Fair, became an annual event in 1987, and a biannual event in the fall of 1990. The fair has become an integral part of the Ontario literary community and is a greatly anticipated part of the literary seasonal calendar.
Released to comic stores through Diamond Distribution last week, with a wide release to bookstores in mid-July 2010, Feral House’s Siegel and Shuster’s Funnyman: The First Jewish Superhero From the Creators of Superman by Mel Gordon and Thomas Andrae looks at the last great collaboration between Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
It’s an interesting book, and I was surprised at just how much of the page count is taken up by articles on the humour traditions that spawned and influenced the character, the information leading up to the publication of the 6-issue comic book series published by Magazine Enterprise in 1948 (followed by a brief newspaper strip series in the fall of that same year) – such as their negotiations with DC as a potential publisher of the series, and how the strained relations eventually led to the lawsuit over Superman in 1947.
This is much more of an historical and contextual analysis than the regular reprint series we see released by the standard comic publishers.
Highly recommended for people who are into comics history – especially those who enjoy publications like Roy Thomas’ Alter Ego magazine.
Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter Cover by Darwyn Cooke
Jury member DUANE MURRAY presented the award for Outstanding cover:
Being asked to look at a bunch of covers and choosing the most “outstanding” one is no easy feat. Getting together with a group of people to agree on that could is even harder, as seeing a cover and reacting to it is such a personal response. No two people’s reactions are alike.
What makes an “outstanding” cover? At it’s base, a good cover is simply something that catches the eye and makes you want to pick up the book.
For some it is a beautiful image – a singular picture that grabs your eyes and forces you to not look away – a clear and powerful image. All of the nominees have that going for them, but what sets a cover apart from being just another pretty picture, is storytelling.
The difference between a good cover and a great cover is the ability to indirectly express the themes of the story, without giving too much away. A cover needs to be striking, dynamic and different. It needs to relate to the story and the art inside but more than anything else it should entice readers to buy the book and not make them feel cheated when they do.
The winner of this year’s Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Cover Art is: Darwyn Cooke for Richard Stark’s Parker – The Hunter, published by IDW.
Darwyn Cooke’s cover for The Hunter encompasses all those things I mentioned earlier that define a great cover.
Underscored by a great use of negative space displaying the often overlooked art of the title of the book is a beautifully composed image of a man sitting at the edge of a bed, a dead naked woman laying beside him, cast in the spotlight of a toppled over side table lamp – filling with light an otherwise dark scene. He looks forward, holding a gun, perhaps pondering the same questions the viewer may have — “What happened here?” The answers lay inside the pages beyond…. Drawing the viewer in… it engages, and it’s truly outstanding.
Duane accepted the award on behalf of Darwyn Cooke.
Duane Murray is a Toronto-based writer, director and actor. As an actor he has accumulated over 45 produced credits. As a writer/director Duane has produced 4 nationally released films as well as acting as story consulted on several wide-release studio features. Duane is currently in development with Telefilm on his next feature film project, and is in the process of adapting two published graphic novels to film. This is Duane’s second time serving on the Joe Shuster Awards jury – and in 2010 he served on both the Art Jury (Artist, Cover Art, Colourist) and the Story Jury (Webcomic Creator, Writer, Cartoonist).
Duane Murray presenting the Outstanding Cover Art award - unfortunately Darwyn Cooke was unable to attend the ceremony on June 5th.
Darwyn Cooke is a graphic designer and animator who turned his attention toward cartooning in the late nineties. Known primarily for his work on the DC line of superheroes, Cooke has always had an affinity for crime fiction and has often cited the Richard Stark Parker books – which he is currently adapting for publisher IDW – as a great source of creative inspiration. Cooke has won multiple Eisner, Harvey and Joe Shuster Awards as well as the National Cartoonist Society’s Best Series Award. In 2008 Cooke was Emmy nominated for the animated adaptation of his magnum opus Justice League: The New Frontier.
The following statement was written by Robert Haines – coordinator of the Harry Kremer Award.
The Beguiling is a multiple-year Kremer Award nominee, an Eisner-Award winning store that is often referred to as one of the best stores in North America. Really, they were competing against themselves last year.
What did The Beguiling do in 2009 that was above and beyond what they normally do?
The largest reason behind The Beguiling being selected Outstanding Retailer of 2010 was for the fantastic and consistent job they did in promoting Canadian talent and really turning up their community presence and support with events such as Word On The Street, numerous book launches and in-store signings promoting the works of Canadian creative talent, working with Canadian publishers like Drawn & Quarterly and Conundrum Press, working with the Toronto Public Library system, and finally for the excellent Toronto Comic Arts Festival – 2009 was the year that the Festival moved into the Toronto Reference Library and was upgraded to an annual event.
From their website:
Founded in 1987, The Beguiling has set a new standard in Canada for comics and graphic novel retail. Showcasing the largest selection of alternative, underground and avant-garde graphic story telling in the country, The Beguiling has a worldwide reputation for excellence. Among the many accolades afforded the store, the most prestigious was the first-ever Will Eisner Spirit of Retailing Award for excellence in retailing.
In its long history The Beguiling sponsored many book launches, author signings, readings, and other comics events with legendary creators including Robert Crumb, Harlan Ellison, Jamie Hernandez, Neil Gaiman, Joann Sfar, and literally hundreds more. In 2003 several members of The Beguiling staff founded The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, bringing alternative and independent comics creators from around the world to Toronto to celebrate the best of comic art. The show continues to thrive, growing in size with each iteration.
The Beguiling is proud to act as the official art representative for dozens of talented comics artists, cartoonists, and illustrators. We sell original artwork from these cartoonists on a consignment basis, to ensure the majority of the proceeds go directly to them. Please visit our online art store at http://www.beguiling.com/artstore1a.asp.
The store regularly buys old comics published from the 1930’s up to the present day. New comic books come in every Wednesday, and new shipments of Japanese anime every Wednesday & Friday. New graphic novels arrive regularly, and thanks to our attention to detail and commitment to diversity, we receive many books before any other retail outlet. If you can’t find it anywhere else, The Beguiling probably has it, or can get it for you.
The Beguiling is located at 601 Markham Street, just west of Bathurst and south of Bloor on the same block as the Historic Honest Ed’s department store.
The closest TTC stop is Bathurst Station, on the Bloor Subway line.For further directions to the store, why not try Google Maps? (Click here).
Space producer , writer and former Silver Snail store manager, Mark Askwith presents the Kremer Award to Beguiling manager Chris Butcher at the Joe Shuster Awards ceremony on June 5, 2010
