The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books & Art on Wednesday, February 3rd, 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.

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McSweeney's Issue 33
The San Francisco Panorama

Issue 33 of McSweeney’s Quarterly will be a one-time only, Sunday-edition-sized newspaper—the San Francisco Panorama. It'll have news and sports and arts coverage, and comics (sixteen pages of glorious, full-color comics, from Chris Ware and Dan Clowes and Art Spiegelman and many others besides) and a magazine and a weekend guide, and will basically be an attempt to demonstrate all the great things print journalism can (still) do, with as much first-rate writing and reportage and design (and posters and games and on-location Antarctic travelogues) as we can get in there. Expect journalism from Andrew Sean Greer, fiction from George Saunders and Roddy Doyle, dispatches from Afghanistan, and much, much more.

Check out some more images from the Panorama here.

We've just received copies of the following new manga:

B.O.D.Y. V8
Baby & Me V18
Beast Master V2
Biomega V1 - The new series by the creator of BLAME! and NOISE! and Wolverine: SNIKT! and as you can see, it looks Totally Badass.
Black Bird V3
Crown Of Love V1
D.Gray-Man V16
Dinosaur King V1
Eyeshield 21 V30
High School Debut V13
Hikaru No Go V18
Hoshin Engi V17
Kaze Hikaru V16
Knights Of The Zodiac (Saint Seiya) V28
Legend Of Zelda V9
Magic Touch V6
Muhyo & Roji'S Bureau Of Supernatural Investigation V15
Naruto V47
Nora: The Last Chronicle Of Devildom V9
One Piece V29
One Piece V31
One Piece V33
(Yes, we're aware we are missing v30 & v32)
Otomen V5
Pokémon Adventures V5 (2nd Edition)
Record Of A Fallen Vampire V8
Slam Dunk V8
Ultimo V1
Vampire Knight V9
Waqwaq V3
Yu-Gi-Oh! R V3

The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books & Art on Wednesday, January 27th, 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.

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Shipping Advisory: Diamond shorted us almost all of our copies of Batman & Robin #7, by Grant Morrison and Cameron Stewart. We are scheduled to receive replacements this coming Wednesday, February 3rd.

- Chris @ The Beguiling

All our overstock issues from companies other than Marvel and DC including: Image, Dark Horse, Avatar, Boom Studios, Dynamite, IDW, Oni Press, and many more are on sale this week. That's well over 5,000 single issues in 14 long boxes!

Lots of new Yen Press manga volumes arrived today inculding the first volumes of four new series! All available on the second floor new manga spinner rack.

Black Butler vol. 1
Black God vol. 7
Cat Paradise vol. 3
Cirque Du Freak vol. 4
Loan vol. 1
One Fine Day vol. 1
Oninagi volumes 1 & 2

-Parrish

Alan Moore's new book 25,000 Years of Erotic Freedom surveys the history of pornography and argues that the success and vibrancy of a society relates to its permissiveness in sexual matters. Moore covers not only a huge stretch of time but a broad sweep of representative art including statuary, painting, woodblock printing, painting and more. The 94 page hardcover is as much art book as essay with thick glossy paper and full page or even double page spreads of atwork at every flip.

25,000 Years of Erotic Freedom can be found with the new releases on the second floor of The Beguiling for $29.50

-Parrish

You look at this cover and think “That looks pretty dirty” but really, really you have no idea how dirty it is. I mean, you just have to buy it and see. Mad, mad, crazy filthy.

On sale upstairs at The Beguiling for $23.95

-Parrish

Extraordinary Los Angeles based art duo kozyndan have a new 150 page hardcover art book containing the entirety of their four year Unknown Portraits art series out. The often whimsical and magical graphite portraits are inspired by the contents of an old photo album discovered in a Venice Beach thrift shop. Many of the images are accompanied by short stories they have inspired written by other artists including Torontonians Mariko Tamaki, Nick Flanagan and Maggie MacDonald.

Unknown Portraits is in stock on both floors of the Beguiling for $25.

-Parrish

We've got a lot of recent overstock, comic books from the last few years and we need to get rid of them! So for the next three weeks (not counting Wednesdays) we'll be putting tons of overstock comics on sale, Marvel the first week, DC the second week, and everything else on the third week. Here's that schedule again:

Part 1: MARVEL: Thurs Jan 14 to Tues Jan 19
Part 2: DC/VERTIGO: Thurs Jan 21 to Tues Jan 26
Part 3: IMAGE/DARK HORSE/MISC: Thurs Jan 28 to Tues Feb 2

There'll be at least a dozen boxes of comics every week, and the deals get progressively better as you buy more comics! Here are the deals:

Single comics will be 50% off U.S. cover price
OR
Buy 10 or more comics for $1 each
OR
Buy 50 or more comics for 80¢ each!

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.
3. Anything put on hold or special-ordered prior to Boxing Day is entirely exempt to sale pricing.
4. Sales cannot be combined with other specials or sales.
5. Items released in December 2009 or later are not eligible for sale. This includes certain pre-made sets. Determination for eligibility will be made at the cash register, at our sole discretion. All December/January books should be removed from the boxes, but we may miss some. We apologize in advance.

THE SALE IS ON NOW!

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We've just received a really neat shipment of books, mini-comics from Latvia! These comics are affiliated with the Latvian comics magazine "KUS". They're just totally neat, and worth looking at.

So apparently it is the single greatest day of manga releases ever. Viz has shipped us a bunch of their new January product, including some of our bestselling AND fan-favourite manga. Here's the complete list!

Now available, it's Pixel Socks! Spinning out of our friend R. Stevens's DIESEL SWEETIES online comic strip, the man who gave you such awesome T-Shirts as "Jesus Helps Me Trick People" and "Bacon Is A Vegetable" is back with fun looking socks to keep your feet warm.

Available in both mens and ladies-knee-sock sizes, these are amongst the neatest things we stock. Stretchy, comfortable knitted socks patterned with all kinds of cool designs. We had a couple of trial pairs up for sale a few months back and sold out immediately, so be sure to come buy quick. Available designs include:

Pixel Skulls
Pixel Hearts
Pixel Clouds
Red Robot
Pixel D20
Pixel Squids (Ladies Knee-Sock style only!)

All socks are $7.50 a pair, and are available on the second floor. And a special Happy Birthday to our friend Mr. Stevens...!

- Chris @ The Beguiling

The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books & Art on Wednesday, January 6th, 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.

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Beguiling recommends... soonish!

We've been trying to restock for a while now, but it looks like they're finally back in! ORDER OF THE STICK is the name of a very funny webcomics series about the characters in a "fantasy role playing game", though they're fairly self-aware and love to break the fourth wall. Check it out at http://www.giantitp.com/Comics.html, and if you're a gamer (active or lapsed) you'll find lots to laugh about.

It's not a "Full" new comic book day, but if you're a manga fan we've got a little treat for you. Del Rey just sent us three new manga volumes, a last-minute gift for new years...!

Hey there,

BOXING DAY SALE

BOXING DAY IS HERE! Our one big sale of the year has returned, and it's going to last for more than 2 weeks, with all kinds of special deals! Each phase of our sale will have a different focus, with lots of new items put on sale to emphasize all of our stock. Here's a quick outline, with the full list of Phase 01 sales below:

PHASE 01: December 26^th to December 31^st, 2009 (General Sale, back issue bins completely unavailable during this time.)

PHASE 02: January 2^nd to January 6^th, 2010 (Back Issues! Wall Books!)

PHASE 03: January 7^th to ? (Special Sales, back issue bins completely unavailable during this time.)

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STARTING BOXING DAY:
PHASE 01: December 26^th to December 30^th, 2009
(Back issue bins completely unavailable during this time.)
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. Deep.
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.
5. Sales cannot be combined with other specials or sales.
6. "Regular Price" is determined as 'Whatever the book would sell for not on Boxing Day,' whether that's U.S. Cover Price, Converted Canadian Cover price, Canadian Cover Price, or Sticker Price.
7. Items released in December 2009 or later are not eligible for sale. Determination for eligibility will be made at the cash register, at our sole discretion.

ALSO: BACK ISSUE BINS and WALL BOOKS will not be accessible until January 2^nd. 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.

GENERAL SALE ITEMS:

First Floor:
- 10% off "Regular Price" on All First Floor books and comics, including Graphic Novels, European Albums, Books, Erotica, Prose, Strip Reprints, Etc.
- Lots of door-crasher specials on individual books! (See list below)

Second Floor:
- 10% off "Regular Price" on All new second floor comics and trade paperbacks including Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Manga, recent single issue comics, Japanese Art Books, Magazines, Etc. (Note: Does not include any Buffy comics/trade paperbacks. Does not include back-issues, wall-books, or any "used/vintage" products. Sale items will be clearly marked in store.)
- Marvel Hardcover Blowout: Select Marvel Hardcovers $10 each or 3 for $20, with tons of new titles added on Boxing Day!
- Comic Sets Under $50 are 50% off: All store-made comic sets with a sticker price under $50.00 are now half-price.
- T-Shirts: Buy 3, get 1 free: Buy 3 t-shirts and get 1 t-shirt of your choice of equal-or-greater value for free! All T-Shirts will be out on the bins and easy to browse too!
- Lots of door-crasher specials on individual books! (See list below)

DVD SPECIALS:
- DVD 10% off: All New DVD/Anime (singles and box-sets) 10% off sticker price
- DVD 'Bundles' 20% off: All of the store-made 'Bundles' of DVDs will be 20% off their sticker price.
- CLEARANCE ANIME: Boxes of deep-discount anime, including a couple boxes at $1 EACH.

- Justice League: The New Frontier DVD (2 disc edition) – Was $24.95, NOW $20: The animated film inspired by Darwyn Cooke’s DC: The New Frontier!
- Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher DVD (2 disc edition) – Was $19.95, NOW: $5: This is a great, fun little cartoon from some dudes who ended up working for Pixar, I believe. Tons and tons of bonus features too. Seriously, totally worth the $5.
- Fantastic Four/Silver Surfer Complete Collection DVD-ROM – Was $39.95, NOW: $20: Get a DVD with every issue through 2006 of The Fantastic Four comics and The Silver Surfer Comics, LEGALLY, for just $20. Probably the best deal of the whole day.

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SINGLE BOOK DEEP DISCOUNTS & SINGLE MANGA 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.

BOOKS:
The Collected Doug Wright: Was Cdn$39.95, NOW: $20 with the purchase of any other book written and drawn by Seth. It's a great, great book, and everyone should own one. LIMIT 1 PER CUSTOMER.

Batman RIP HC, - Was U.S.$25, NOW: $10 - Grant Morrison's shocking conclusion to the first half of his Batman run sees Batman worn down to his very core. If you skipped out on this one now's the perfect chance to pick it up on the cheap.

Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul HC - Was U.S.$29.95, NOW $5: You heard us right! We're selling the Morrison/Rucka Batman HC for just five bucks. We gave a ridiculous door-crasher special to the Marvel fans with Spider-Man for $5, so we figured we'd do a DC one as well at $5. Merry (late) Christmas!

Comic Wars - $1: If you want to read a business book about some of the insane comic book stuff that went down in the 90s, particularly with regards to Marvel, then it is just a dollar.

Eternal Smile - Was Cdn$18.95, NOW: $10 - We really like this one, a collection of three short stories by AMERICAN BORN CHINESE creator Gene Yang and TCAF guest Derek Kirk Kim.

Fortune and Glory HC - Was U.S.$35, NOW $15 - Brian Michael Bendis is now best-known for his work on Marvel's New Avengers and Ultimate Spider-Man, but back in the day he wrote and drew this autobiographic graphic novel about his journey to Hollywood, and, eventually, Marvel. Pretty good stuff.

God Save The Queen HC - Was U.S.$19.99, NOW: $8! - Lucifer writer Mike Carey joins with painter John Bolton for an original graphic novel about punk-rock and faeries. And it's $8!

Hellblazer: The Family Man TPB - Was U.S.$19.99, NOW $10 - This collection of early Jamie Delano Hellblazer is the perfect read for people who like Hellblazer.

Hellblazer: Dark Entries HC, by Ian Rankin - Was U.S.$19.99, NOW: $10 - This book sold gangbusters for us but, flat out, we just ordered too many. Our ordering mishap is your Boxing Day gain!

THE HELM - Was $14.95, NOW $4: This Dark Horse mini-series reads a bit like Jack Black starring in a superhero/swords and sorcery comic. By Hardison and Sears. It's not for me, but for $4 it might be for you.

HI-FRUCTOSE Collected Edition Box Set - Was $50, NOW $30: The special box set edition of the Hi-Fructose book contains a 250 page hardcover, five deluxe edition art prints, a papercraft toy, a sewing template, and a lovely slipcase. We're now pricing it at 10 bucks BELOW the standard edition Hi-Fructose book, which doesn't have all the fancy extras. What a steal, art-lovers!

Matt Wagner's Art of Grendel HC - Was U.S.$39.95, NOW $15: Released this year, this is a complete retrospective of creator Matt Wagner's art on the popular Grendel series, alongside contributions from Paul Pope, Dave Johnson, Tony Harris, and more.

Odds Off , by Matt Madden - NOW $5 - Chris here, I actually really like this graphic novel. It's a pretty straight-forward little read about a group of friends in their mid 20s sort of interacting and bouncing off of one another and coming to realizations about their lives. It's a really surprising little read, and recommended, and hey it's now only $5.

Penny Arcade Volume 2 & 3 - Was U.S.$12.95, NOW: $5 EACH! - The print collections of Gabe & Tycho's Penny Arcade webcomic from Dark Horse are completely out of print, and likely to remain so for a little while now. So why not pick up one of these collections for just five bucks? Or both! It's about video games!

Rapunzel's Revenge - Was Cdn$16.99, NOW: $10! - This surprising Young Adult graphic novel features a girl hero, a great boy sidekick, and a fairy-tale turned on its head mixed with a western. The sequel book, Calamity Jack, is available now so why not pick up the first part for just 8 bucks? By Hale, Hale, and Hale.

Shazam's Greatest Stories - Was U.S. $24.99, NOW: $10 - $10 for 250 pages of Shazam, exactly as advertised.

Spider-Man: Election Day - Was $29.99, NOW $5! - Remember when that Spider-Man Obama cover came out and people jacked up the price and that was hella-lame? Well now you can get that story, plus 200+ pages of other comics (that are actually pretty good, with like JRJR art!) for the same price as that Obama cover comic shoulda been. Oh, and it's got Obama on the cover too. Five Dollars. (There's a DC Batman HC on for $5 too, see above!)

Superman In World's Finest Comics Archive Volume 2- Was $59.99, NOW $15!! - You're reading that correctly. 200+ pages of DC Archives' Golden Age Superman for $15.

Superman: New Krypton Vol 2 HC - Was U.S.$24.99, NOW $10 - Another ordering error where you save!

The Surrogates Special HC Edition - Was U.S.$75, NOW $37 - The Surrogates is the original comic series by our pals Rob Vendetti and Brett Weldele, that was then adapted into a film. As we all know, sometimes adaptations aren't the same thing as the original works, and so in that spirit we heartily recommend you THE SURROGATES. This massive oversized HC collects both volumes of the series, now on sale for the price of buying the two softcovers separately. Limit One Per Household.

Teenagers From Mars - Was $22, Now $8: One of the most interesting and punk-rock books in years from Spears and G., it's about two kids in a small town that bans comic books, and then they blow up a Wal-Mart.

Uncanny X-Men: The New Age Volume 1 - Was U.S.$12.99, NOW $5! - So this version of the team already doesn't exist, but seriously? Art by Alan Davis and Olivier Coipel. That's all you need to know.

Y The Last Man: Oversize HC Edition Volume 2: Was U.S. $29.99, NOW: $15 - Ordering error, or clever ruse to trick you into buying the first volume at full (U.S. Cover) price? Does it matter?

ZOT! The Complete B&W Series Omnibus - Was Cdn $26.95, now: $15 - So this is really, really good, and it maintains its quality across all 600 pages. McCloud knew what he was doing. I highly recommend it. Totally worth $27, but a must buy at fifteen bucks.

MANGA:

Abandoned (The), by Ross Campbell - Was $10, NOW: $5. Awesome one-shot zombie book. Black and white and red. From the creator of WET MOON. Totally worth the five bucks.

East Coast Rising Volume 1, by Becky Cloonan - Was $10, NOW: $3!!!: Unfortunately this awesome series doesn't look like it's gonna come to an end. But this first volume is SUPER fun, so if you just wanna read something and not worry about the ending, this is 3 bucks well spent.

FLCL Novel Vol 1, by Yoji Enokido - Was $10, NOW $5: A considerably more straight-forward and easy-to-understand version of the awesome, awesome anime series. Sorta like the cliff's notes version.

Fujoshi Rumi Vol 1, by Natsumi Konjoh - Was $12, NOW - $5: A guy falls in love with a girl who is in LOVE with yaoi comics, and the girl is CONVINCED that the guy isn't in love with her, but with his (male) childhood friend. Hijinx ensue! Older teen, Shoujo.

Gankutsuou Vol 1, by Mahiro Maeda and Yra Ariwara - Was $11, NOW $5: A manga adaptation of the acclaimed anime, this one has a really unique art style and the story—about the Count of Monte Cristo and generations of revenge and steampunk and I think vampires? It's 'cracktastic' as the kids say. Older Teen, Seinen.

Gimmick! Vol 1, by Youzaburou Kanari & Kuroko Yabuguchi - Was $10, NOW $5: This collection of one-off short stories about a special effects and make-up master is a little bit A-Team and a little-bit Kindaichi Case Files. I just read the volume one and it's surprisingly good! Check it out for five bucks. Older Teen, Seinen.

Gosick Novel Vol 1, by Kazuki Sakuraba - Was $10, NOW $5: The light novel series based on the popular manga, A gothic murder mystery with a cute anime girl heroine.

GUNDAM: MS Gundam Lost War Chronicles Vol 1 - Was $10, NOW $5: A brand new Gundam series, set in the earliest times of the original Gundam universe. Teen, Shonen.

HEAVEN!! Vol 1, by Shizuru Seino - Was $10, Now $5: I really dug the author's previous series, Girl Got Game, and thought this first volume of Heaven was a pretty fun read. Implausible shoujo romance, ghosts, the whole 9 yards. Teen, Shoujo.

Hellgate London Vol 1, by Arvid Nelson and JM - Was $11, Now: $5: Based on the "hit" videogame. A prequel and original story from the game. Older Teen.

Imadoki Vol 1, by Yu Watase - Was $10, NOW $5: Probably my favourite Yu Watase series, this is about a plucky girl determined to make friends and solve problems at a preppy boarding school where shameful secrets are swept under the carpet. Awesome drama. Older Teen, Shoujo.

Kaze No Hana Vol 1, by Ushio Mizta - Was $11, NOW $5: "Four years ago, Momoka Futami lost her parents and her memory in a mysterious accident. Returning to Mitsuragi City for the first time since that fatal day, Momoka is thrust into a battle with a bizarre monster in an alternate world! Eventually reunited with friends and family she no longer remembers, she learns of a local legend about a corrupt god sealed away long ago by a rival god who, in turn, bestowed eight swords on eight Mitsurugi warriors to help protect the seal. But when Momoka is presented with one of these swords and declared as its rightful owner by the head of the Mitsurugi family, she finds the turn of events hard to believe, not least because she's unable to unsheathe her own weapon! Is she really one of the legendary warriors or just a pretender to the sword?" Seriously, this is why I don't usually type out the plot synopses for these, that's ridiculous. I'm sure it's less ridiculous if you read the book, but OMG that is ridiculous. Still, five bucks.

King of the Lamp Vol 1, by Takano Shigematsu - Was $11, NOW $5: A girl rubs a magic lamp and an attractive man comes out of it. Older Teen, Shoujo.

Lights Out Vol 1, by Myung-Jin Lee - Was $10, NOW $5: An action-filled romantic comedy for teenagers. Fans of SCHOOL RUMBLE or stuff like that should dig it. Teen, Shonen.

Mamotte Shugogetten Vol 1, by Minene Sakrano - Was $13, NOW $5!: This collection of the popular shoujo-esque series features cute girls, dumb boys, fantasy and adventure, more than 400 pages of story (two volumes in 1). Teen, Shoujo (technically shonen, but no one would be able to tell the difference).

MUSEUM OF TERROR Vol 1, by Junji Ito - Was $14, NOW $5!: >From the creator of Beguiling favs GYO and UZUMAKI comes MUSEUM OF TERROR, a fat (372+ pages) collection of horror short stories by horror master Junji Ito, including many of his famous TOMIE short stories. If you only buy TWO comics from this list, make sure Junji Ito's MUSEUM OF TERROR is the other one! Adult, Seinen.

Notenki Meomors Novel, by Yasuhiro Takeda - Was $10, NOW $5: So we all know the dude who did Evangelion went nuts, now read the story behind the anecdote! This is an infamous tell-all account of anime studio Gainax, from their founding through to Eva. Adult, Novel.

Octopus Girl Vol 1, by Toru Yamazaki - Was $13, NOW $5!: Probably the best comic on this list for non-manga readers, this is BALLS OUT CRAZY. Gross-out humour of the highest order, and hilarious. Seriously, if you only grab one comic from this list, make it OCTOPUS GIRL Vol. Adult, Seinen.

Paradise Kiss Vol 1, by Ai Yazawa - Was $10, now $5!: We're not going to lie, volumes 2-5 of this series are basically out of print. We have a bunch of volume 1s left. But seriously, it's my favourite shoujo series of All Time. Pick it up, track down the rest, you won't be sorry. Older Teen, Shoujo/Josei.

Phantom Dream Vol 1, by Natsuki Takaya - Was $10, NOW $5!: Another new series from the creator of FRUITS BASKET, this one is kinda like a shoujo BLEACH. Older teen, Shoujo.

Rahxephon Vol 1, by Takeaki Momose - Was $10, Now $5: Originally release juuuuust after Evangelion, we've got giant robots, reluctant pretty-boy heroes, and angel wings aplenty. Older Teen, Shonen.

RIP, by Mitsukazu Mihara - Was $10, NOW $5: From the queen of Goth Loli comics comes this one-shot story about angels and devils and heaven and hell. Gothy! Older Teen, Shoujo. Lots more Mihara manga in stock too.

Seduction More Beautiful Than Love Vol 1, by Lee Hyeon-Sook - Was $10, Now $5: An older romance series aimed at young women, about the many loves of a new highschool teacher. Older Teen, Josei.

Star Trek The Manga: Kakan Ni Shinkou - Was $10, NOW $5: OMG Star Trek manga. In this volume of short stories set in The Original Series universe, shit goes nuts, manga style.

The Third Vol 1, by Ryo Hishino - Was $9.99, NOW $5: Cute girl with gun and swords fights robots and stuff. Popular anime attached. Older teen, Shonen.

Tsubasa: Those With Wings Vol 1, by Natsuki Takaya - Was $15, NOW $5: Fruits Basket Creator Takaya returns with this fantasy love story. Older teen, shoujo.

Walkin' Butterfly Vol 1, by Chihiro Tamaki - Was $11, NOW $5: Amazing Older Teen manga about an awkward girl who finds her true self. Older teen, shoujo/josei.

Wasted Minds Vol 1, by Vanessa Satone - Was $12, NOW $5: Original English Language manga collecting the web-serialized comic. Older teen.

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All right! Thanks for reading, and we'll see you at 11am for boxing day!

- Chris @ The Beguiling

We just received like 3 or 4 cases of R. Crumb's Genesis, the 'book of the year' according to almost every big media outlet. We'd been out for nearly a month and, if the calls we'd been getting were any indication, every other store in the city was out as well. BUT WE HAVE THEM NOW. In-stock, main floor, come get'em.

Okay, I’ll try to be as clear as possible about this, because it’s a little confusing (sorry!).

We are open normal hours and with normal operations, except for the following:

Wed Dec 23: 11am-9pm Open Late/NEW COMICS ON THIS DAY!*
Thu Dec 24: 11am-6pm (Closed Early for Christmas Eve)
Fri Dec 25: Closed
Sat Dec 26: 11am-7pm BOXING DAY
Wed Dec 30: NO NEW COMICS** - Comics will not ship this week at all.
Thu Dec 31: 11am-5pm (Closed early for New Year’s Eve)
Friday January 1^st, 2010: Closed!
- After that, back to Normal.

* Dec 23: This Wednesday, there are In Fact NEW COMICS shipping on Wednesday. It’s not even like it’s a light week or anything. A BUNCH of new comics are shipping. See previous post for info. New Sacco! Complete ALEC by Eddie Campbell!

**Dec 30: So the week between Christmas and New Years, Diamond has decided not to ship new comics at all. That said, a couple of companies are making new books available on that day (shipping them early with instructions to hold): Marvel has a Hulk book and a SIEGE preview, DC has BLACKEST NIGHT #6, some self-publishers have declared it “Indy Comics Week”, etc. We’re also supposed to get Joe Sacco’s newest that week. So, expect us to have lots of new products that week, but that big Wednesday haul of superhero books is being delayed until the first week of January.

Any questions, e-mail us!

- Chris @ The Beguiling

COMICS ARE SHIPPING THIS WEEK! The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books & Art on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009. 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: /091223shipping.txt

The hits just keep on coming! We got a bunch of great alt-culture and outsider art stuff in today from our friends at Last Gasp and Picturebox, and now we're sharing it with you! Check it out:

The Snow Yak Show Microportfolio

By Mark Ryden, $14.95

17 Postcard set, 4" x 6", with slipcase

Traverse Mark Ryden's vast wintry landscapes into the frigid domain of the majestic Snow Yak, gracefully depicted within this set of 17 postcards from Ryden's acclaimed Japanese Snow Yak Show. The works were originally shown at the prestigious Tomio Koyama Gallery in Tokyo in February 2009.

It's worth noting that every single Mark Ryden release of his career has sold out, and fairly quickly, and increased in value. So if you're on the fence about this one, at $15 you should probably just go for it. You will feel bad when you see it up on the wall at the store for $50 next year.

Ed Hardy: Beyond Skin

Text by Alan Govenar, $106.95

240 Page Hardcover Art Book, 10" x 12", 200 full colour illustrations

Internationally renowned for breathing new life into tattooing, Ed Hardy has created a startling array of artwork "Beyond Skin" over the last four decades. Hardy's drawings, prints, paintings, and newest pieces in porcelain effortlessly cross boundaries. Text in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.

Horimasa

By Horimasa, $169.95

228 Page Softcover, with slipcase, Japanese Import

This is a collection of illustrations, sketches and photos from Japanese tattoo master, Horimasa. A tebori artist by trade (the traditional Japanese method of tattooing by hand), Horimasa breathes new life into fundamental Japanese tattoo motifs in this compilation. That he's studied the masters of traditional ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) is evident in his work, and his approach to traditional Japanese iconography is bold and confident. His lines are incredibly clean and his color use is brilliant. This book includes a wide variety of Japanese traditional tattoo imagery. It features a variety of samurai, Gods and Goddesses, oni, goblins, tigers, Hannya, dragons, geisha, koi, foo dogs, animals and insects... it has a little bit of everything. It includes full color, full page illustrations, complete single line drawings, preliminary sketches and sketches devoted to particularly tricky details, like hands, feet, eyes and claws. It also includes a 50 full page, full color photo section of Horimasa's tattoo work, shot by world renowned photographer Geoff Johnson. This book is nice and big, printed on thick, high quality paper, and comes in a cardboard slipcase for protection. It is an amazing resource for anyone interested in traditional Japanese tattooing and imagery. Text in English and Japanese.

Gear Worms is the 2009 calendar by Paper Rodeo alumni Leif Goldberg. Gear Worms is a gorgeous hand silk-screened all-purpose calendar by Goldberg, full of new drawings and eye-popping colour. This is a beautiful object, hand-assembled and weighing in at 28 pages for just $27.95. It can be found on the main floor.

Next up is the long-awaited second English-language Herge art book, The Art of Herge, Creator of Tintin, Volume 2: 1937-1949. The second in a three-volume series, this is a selection of Herge's outstanding and often unpublished drawings, showing the diversity of his work and offering the reader a view of the range of his talent. Georges Remi, better known as Herge, the creator of Tintin & Snowy, was born a century ago. He left an exceptional legacy, the center of which was Tintin, but also included much other work.

This second volume of The Art of Herge covers the years 1937 to 1945. The period illustrated is fascinating on a number of counts, marking the maturity of Herge, the creator and artist. In 1937 Herge was only 30, but he had already laid down enough markers to lay claim to his future territory -- the strip cartoon. It was during this period that he began to render the Adventures of Tintin in color. The period covered in this volume was also marked by global political tensions and mounting dangers that boiled over into the Second World War. From his childhood onward, Herge produced a vast number of drawings. The Art of Herge, Inventor of Tintin presents them all in chronological order, with many high quality reproductions, each accompanied by concise commentary allowing us a closer look into Herge's daily routine, and by extension, his thoughts. Oversized Hardcover, $42.95.

All these and many more products are arriving at The Beguiling every day this week!

- Chris @ The Beguiling

OMG YOU’VE GOT A COMICS FAN ON YOUR SHOPPING LIST AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO BUY THEM AND IT IS ONLY 8 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS HELP HELP HELP HELP.

Relax. We’ve got a good selection of neat toys and statues and stuff, tied into different comics and books and things. We’ll make it easy for you. Here’s a good sample of what we've got, and there are always more ideas in store.

If you’re buying for kids:

Jeff Smith's Bone Plush- $13.95, Giant Size Bone Plush- $40, Bone Lunchbox- $20, Andy Runton Owly Plush- $15.

- If your kid has got every single volume of Bone (including the new one that just came out), go ahead and get them the plush. You are seriously never too old for these, they’re ADORABLE. Oh and we’ve got a great Bone lunch-box too. And the wordless Owly graphic novels are great for younger readers, and there’s a plush of him too!

If you’re buying for people who like creepy/cute stuff:

LENORE STUFF: Vinyl Figure- $24.95, Plush Doll- $19.95, ‘Betrayal’ Figure- $9.95, Lunch Box- $14.99
- From the twisted mind of creator Roman Dirge comes these LENORE-related toys and figures. Plus we’ve got the new Full-Colour LENORE comics collections and more.

Tim Burton’s Tragic Toys- $15.99 each, Jhonen Vasquez’s Fillerbunny Figure $19.95, Bunnywith Dolls- $20.00
- Fantastic PVC toys from Tim Burton and Jhonen Vasquz, leaders in their respective fields. Plus, who doesn’t want a blush rabbit with tentacles?

If you’re buying for art comics fans:

CHRIS WARE STUFF: Quimby The Mouse Wood Toy- $29.95, Jimmy Corrigan ‘Vital Animus’ Vinyl Figure- $60, “Chicago Hero” figure (Chris Ware’s Superman)- $29.95.
- These are all great toys, but the box art featuring ‘exclusive’ Chris Ware comics is almost worth the price of admission on its own. Oh, and the Chicago Hero figures come in red, yellow, blue, and white!

JIM WOODRING STUFF: Frank w/ Pupshaw & Pushpaw figures- $72.95, JIVA figure- $29.95, DORBEL figure- $50.
- Jim Woodring is a master of fabulous and surreal comics like his JIM and FRANK series, and these are colourful and beautifully produced toys. There isn't room to show everything here, but the DORBEL and JIVA figures are really neat, and beautiful. If you get the chance come in and check'em out.

DAVE COOPER STUFF: Eddy Table Figure- $30, Pip & Norton Figure Set- $45.95
- Dave isn’t doing comics so much any more, but these figures are great and go well with the comics and artbooks still in print!

DAN CLOWES STUFF: Little Enid Doll- $15.95, Enid Doll- $47.95, Pogeybait Doll- $42.95
- Hey, we all like Dan Clowes, and now you can either get an adorable Enid doll, or a filthy pervert figure, either or. Depends on who you’re buying it for I guess…!

PETER BAGGE STUFF: Buddy Bradley Doll- $42.95, Buddy Bradley Circus Punks Doll- $13.95
- Everyone’s favourite 90s archetype in doll form! Funfact: The Buddy Bradley Doll is made with REAL HUMAN HAIR.

Gary Panter’s JIMBO doll- $49.95, Kaz’s Smoking Cat (Underworld)- $62.95, Johnny Ryan’s Angry Youth Comics Sinus O’Gynus & Loady McGee dolls- $45 each or both for $75.
- Alt comics notables have had their work translated into the third dimension as well! The Jimbo doll is anatomically correct btw.

Do you like Sandman?:

SANDMAN STUFF: Signed Sandman 1^st Printing Hardcovers, Sandman 10^th Anniversary Statue, P. Craig Russel Sandman “Ramadan” Statue, Sandman Snowglobe, Sandman Morpheus & Daniel Bookends, Sandman & Death Bookends, Sandman by Kelly Jones Statue, Sandman by Kelly Jones Mini-statue, Sandman Manga Statue, & More…
- What I’m saying is we have a LOT of Sandman stuff. Come in store to check it out. Lots of Neil Gaiman print rarities as well.

If you’re buying for a Superhero Fan:

…honestly, we’re not the first place people go to to buy gifts for superhero fans, as we don’t carry a lot of those toys and merch. We do have a couple of cool things though, like:

Kabuki Mini-Mask Sets #1 and #2: Now you can get a set of NOH masks from David Mack's popular Kabuki comic series. Each set contains 4 masks, one for each of the assassins from the series. Each set is $50, but we'll do both sets for $70!

The Batman Masterpiece Edition: This is a large box-set perfect for display. It contains an exclusive 9 inch action figure (doll) of the 1939 Batman, an accurately sized reprint of the Golden Age Batman #1, and the hardcover Les Daniels Batman Chronicles Book (designed by Chip Kidd) about the history of the Golden Age Batman. Basically the ultimate gift for any Batman fan, and now it's only $50, down from $104. (only 1 in stock)

Batman: The Killing Joke Collector Set: We just picked this up in a collection. Get the Brian Bolland-designed Batman figure, and the “just about to Rape Barbara Gordon Hawaiian Shirt Joker” alongside a copy of the original Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Bolland. Slightly dinged box, so Now only $15, down from $30. (only 1 in stock)

Marvel and DC Collector Books: We got Encyclopedias, histories, vaults, and more. Lots of gifty book-type-stuff, from the detailed stuff for the hardcore fan to beautiful oversized artbooks perfect for any nerd-friendly coffee table.

If you’re buying for people with ‘eccentric’ tastes:

Evan Dorkin’s MILK & CHEESE Vinyl Figures- $74.95, Tony Millionaire’s Uncle Gabby Figure- $35, Robert Crumb’s Keep On Truckin’ Mini-Statue- $59.95.
- Basically we got violent dairy products (complete with broken bottle), a drunken money with a removable hat to show his brain, and the famous hippy “Keep On Truckin’” drawing by R. Crumb but in statue form. Strange, yes. But there are a lot of strange people out there.

Gary Baseman’s Seatbelt Bag for Harveys- $150 (Reg:$200+), Nathan Jurvicius’ MTV Fauna - Dayan vinyl figure- $65
- These are two high-end consumer products featuring work by popular contemporary illustrators. Gary Baseman is a prolific painter and illustrator, and he illustrated this amazing Seatbelt Bag for Harveys. Nathan Jurvicius is a Canadian creator who designed this new character to celebrate the launch of MTV in Canada (I do believe).

Cheap DVDS: We do have a pretty good collection of classic and contemporary animation on DVD, as well as live-action films and things that general audiences will enjoy. Prices range from $5-$30, but almost all of it is pretty cheap.

PLUS: We got Zippos! We got weird one-offs of random stuff! We got t-shirts! We got artbooks! We’ve got all kinds of stuff that isn’t a comic book, that people who love comic books will absolutely love. We love comics, the reason we’re in business is comics, and we don’t generally stock action figures or toys… but sometimes you just can’t resist something really, really cool. :)

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D&Q's next Gekiga release is THE BOX MAN, an utterly strange and fantastic new book by mangaka Imiri Sakabashira. We have received a very few advance orders of the book and it's in stock now, but who can say for how long...? If you've been DYING for this book to come out for the past few months, RUN, don't walk to the store, as we'll probably end up out of stock until after New Year's.

Are you a fan of Green Lantern? Are you a fan of the mega-popular BLACKEST NIGHT crossover? Are you at least a little bit curious about the whole kerfuffle? We’ve got a few deals for you!

LANTERN RINGS NOW FOR SALE: We are now selling individual Lantern rings from the various Lantern corps. The Green Lantern and Black Lantern rings are $2 each, and the Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Indigo, and Violet Lantern rings are $1 each. Or, you can buy the complete set of 8 rings for $8, in a handy little package we made up (see above!) suitable for gift-giving.

BLACKEST NIGHT #1, JUST A BUCK: Hey, do you want to know what this Blackest Night thing is all about? Well we’ll make it easy. We’re now selling Blackest Night number 1 for just $1 (plus tax). No strings. Buy it for a dollar. We figure if you like it, you’ll come back and buy the rest. (Normal price: US$3.99)

(Please note: The promotion where you could buy certain crossover books to get a ring is now over.)

Just in time for Christmas! If you were looking for books for the kid on your list that's all-done with the BONE series and is looking for the next great book to read, check out these fantastic new graphic novels from Scholastic's GRAPHIX line!

NOW IN STOCK! A Softer World Volume 2: Second Best Isn’t So Bad, by Emily Horne and Joey Comeau: The popular Torontonian webcomics duo have released their second collection of material! These are much-lauded and disturbing pieces of short fiction written by Comeau and illustrated with the haunting photography of Horne. $20, both floors.

Hey manga and yaoi fans! From Japan, we got some doujinshi! We got Naruto Doujinshi! We got Bleach Doujinshi! We got Evangelion Doujinshi! We got Final Fantasy 7 Doujinshi! Lovey-dovey to hardcore! Doujin! Unlicensed adventures featuring your favourite anime, manga, and video game characters! We even got some CRAZY RARE Fumi Yoshinaga doujin! From $5 and up!

Zinesters rejoice! Fresh from California comes the second fantastic issue of ELECTRIC ANT, the new zine edited by Ryan Sands. The first issue was the one with the hot pink QR code on it... you remember right? Well this issue features a "hot" cover as well by Jin & Jam creator Helen Jo, and is subtitled "Exquisite Corpses".

TYRANNY Book Launch
Featuring author Lesley Fairfield
Saturday, December 19, 2009, 1PM - 4PM
@ The Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm Street (map)
(Just west of Yonge, 2 blocks north of Dundas)
FREE

You are invited to the launch of Lesley Fairfield's graphic novel TYRANNY, published by Tundra Books. The gripping story of a young woman dealing with an acute eating disorder, the book has been praised by Kirkus Review, Quill & Quire, Booklist, The Globe and Mail, and Now Magazine.

The author will be giving a short presentation from the graphic novel, and signing for attendees... and signed books make great gifts! Plus The Arts & Letters club is a lovely space, perfect.

The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books & Art on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009. 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: /091216shipping.txt

We're pleased to announce a new stock of t-shirts from the fine folks at Topatoco, just in time for your last-minute gift shopping. We're stocking a wide variety of lovely designs featuring the work of Canadian cartoonists Kate Beaton (Hark A Vagrant) and Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics), and international cartoonists Jeph Jacques (Questionable Content) and Jeffrey Rowland (Wigu, Overcompensating).

All shirts are $21.95, available in listed sizes (please read available sizes carefully).

History Is Very Serious: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL, Womens SM, MED, LG, XL
Fox Hunting Shirt: Not available yet (sorry!)

The Brontes: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL

The Curies: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL
Ben Franklin Flying Kite: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL

Our Love Is So Riel: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL

Glasses Make You Sexy: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL, Womens SM, MED, LG, XL

Blinded by Library Science: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL, 2XL, 3XL

BOAT!: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL, Womens SM, MED, LG, XL

T-Rex's Summer Vacation: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG

PONY!: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL, Womens SM, LG, XL

Glasses Make You Sexy: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL, Womens SM, MED, LG, XL

It's On Now!: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL

During A Zombie Attack: Available in Mens SM, MED, LG, XL

- Chris @ The Beguiling

The following comics and graphic novels are scheduled to ship The Beguiling Books & Art on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009. 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: /091209shipping.txt

Sorry for the lateness!

- Chris

We’re going to make Christmas shopping for the superhero fan on your list (or yourself…) really, really easy. We’re having a massive Marvel Hardcovers sale from Thursday December 10th through Wednesday December 16th. Here are the details.

- 50% OFF THE U.S. PRICE of all Marvel HCs that are also available in similar softcover editions. This includes “Marvel Premiere” HCs, standard-sized Marvel HCs, and many of those slightly-larger bind-up hardcovers that put two or three trade paperbacks in one hardcover.

- 25% OFF THE U.S. PRICE of all other Marvel HCs. This includes the big omnibus editions, the Earth X HC, classic collections, and Marvel Masterworks. Actually, what the hell, 25% off of DC Archives and those Dark Horse Archives as well.

RULES:
1. HCs must be published by Marvel. Books by other publishers featuring Marvel characters (like the new Updated Marvel Encyclopedia by DK) do not count.

2. Determination of whether something is eligible for a 50% discount or a 25% discount is at our sole discretion. We will play fair (We Want To Sell HCs), but we also don’t particularly feel like arguing with anyone.

3. ICON books like Criminal and Powers aren't part of the sale. Sorry!

- Christopher