The Beguiling archive at Comics212

Just a reminder…

I work for The Beguiling, and make about 95% of the blog posts at Beguiling.com. They're not often terribly in-depth, but we do get a ...

0 Comments. Posted by Chris on Monday, November 23, 2009 at 2:43 pm.

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Come, mingle with Comic Geeks

From Atwood to Polkaroo: Highlights of Word on the Street events The stars of CanLit mingle with comics geeks, dub poets, the TVO Kids gang and ...

0 Comments. Posted by Chris on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 1:01 pm.

Filed under Canadian Cartooning, The Beguiling.

Toronto: Comics & Graphic Novels @ The Word On The Street

Hey folks! If you're in Toronto this Sunday, September 27th, might I humbly suggest you mosey on over to Queen's Park to enjoy THE WORD ...

0 Comments. Posted by Chris on Monday, September 21, 2009 at 3:41 pm.

Filed under Canadian Cartooning, Conventions, Press Releases, Retailing, TCAF, The Beguiling.

Tonight in Toronto: The Beguiling’s Marvel 70th Anniversary Party

The Marvel 70th Anniversary Party and Sale Tuesday, August 11th, 2009, From 9pm-11pm @ The Beguiling Books & Art, 601 Markham Street, Toronto, Canada Just around the corner ...

0 Comments. Posted by Chris on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 4:49 pm.

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New: Key Moments from the History of Comics

And now, a word from my sponsor... Key Moments from the History of Comics By Francois Ayroles 48 pages, CDN$10.00 Published by The Beguiling Books Available at Beguiling.com Published in conjunction ...

12 Comments. Posted by Chris on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 5:33 pm.

Filed under General, TCAF, The Beguiling.

Liveblogging The Previews: May 2009 PART 2

And now, to the dulcet tones and beeps of Underworld's Rez/Cowgirl, we shall commence liveblogging the second half of the Previews Catalogue. What does this ...

6 Comments. Posted by Chris on Monday, June 1, 2009 at 11:50 am.

Filed under Liveblogging Previews, Retailing, The Beguiling.

Liveblogging the May 09 Previews – Part 1

Oh look, we're liveblogging the Previews again this month! It's actually not due for 5 whole days, so expect a slightly less-manic, but hopefully no-less enjoyable ...

10 Comments. Posted by Chris on Friday, May 29, 2009 at 3:18 pm.

Filed under Liveblogging Previews, Retailing, The Beguiling.

Move to Toronto: We have comics!

So I was counting up all of the events that The Beguiling either hosted or sponsored in 2008, in order to prepare our TCAF wrap-up. ...

1 Comment. Posted by Chris on Monday, May 18, 2009 at 3:01 pm.

Filed under Canadian Cartooning, Culture, Retailing, The Beguiling, Webcomics.

Liveblogging The Previews: April ‘09 Pt. 2

10:16pm: ...and we're back. In case you're just joining us, I am a comic book retailer who has to have his Diamond Previews order done and ...

11 Comments. Posted by Chris on Monday, April 27, 2009 at 9:22 pm.

Filed under Liveblogging Previews, Retailing, The Beguiling.

It’s Free Comic Book Day Next Weekend!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY FOR EVERYONE Saturday, May 2nd, from Noon-5pm @ The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street, Near Bloor & Bathurst Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6G 2L7 FREE! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=98705686354 It's FREE COMIC ...

1 Comment. Posted by Chris on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 4:43 pm.

Filed under The Beguiling, Toronto.

TCAF Event Announcements…!

We've just put up most of the TCAF Events that will be happening in Toronto surrounding the Festival. We're nailing down the dates on others, ...

0 Comments. Posted by Chris on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 1:44 pm.

Filed under Canadian Cartooning, General, TCAF, The Beguiling, Toronto.

NYT Bestseller Follow-up

In the comments section of my last post on the New York Times Graphic Book Bestseller List, a commenter named Tommy Raiko comes to different ...

5 Comments. Posted by Chris on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 1:14 am.

Filed under General, Retailing, The Beguiling.

Why The New York Times Graphic Novel Bestseller List Is Broken

"Last week, Marvel’s 2007 adaptation of the Stephen King fantasy epic appeared, as if by magic, atop the hardcover list, unseating Watchmen. Although I couldn’t find ...

17 Comments. Posted by Chris on Friday, April 10, 2009 at 3:22 pm.

Filed under Culture, General, Retailing, The Beguiling.

Things To Do In Toronto This Week

Still mostly on radio-silence here because The Beguiling and The Toronto Comic Arts Festival are taking up almost every single bit of my time at ...

3 Comments. Posted by Chris on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 1:18 pm.

Filed under Canadian Cartooning, The Beguiling.

Diamond De-lists 1000 Viz Manga

So lost in the insanity of my last few weeks was the news that Diamond Comics Distributors is de-listing 1018 different products published by Viz, ...

41 Comments. Posted by Chris on Friday, February 13, 2009 at 9:28 pm.

Filed under Manga, Retailing, The Beguiling, Comics, Comics Apocalypse, Comics Retail, Diamond, The Beguiling, Viz.

Mysterius the Unfathomable: Signing in Toronto Wednesday

Mysterius The Unfathomable #1 Creator Signing Featuring Series Artist and Co-Creator Tom Fowler Wednesday, January 21st, from 5pm to 7pm @ The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street, Toronto FREE The Beguiling ...

0 Comments. Posted by Chris on Friday, January 16, 2009 at 1:41 pm.

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Toronto: Kramers Ergot 7 Book Launch Tonight!

KRAMERS ERGOT 7 TOURS TORONTO Presented by The Beguiling Books & Art Featuring Shary Boyle, Sammy Harkham, Kevin Huizenga, John Pham, Ron Rege Jr., Souther ...

0 Comments. Posted by Chris on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 6:03 pm.

Filed under General, The Beguiling, Toronto.

Comics Events In Toronto Over The Next Few Weeks

In Toronto? Like comics, art, or design? There's a lot of cool stuff going down... Most of it presented by my erstwhile employer, The Beguiling, ...

0 Comments. Posted by Chris on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 2:08 pm.

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Kagan McLeod’s History Of Rap: Big With Rappers

What do The RZA, Jay Z, Busta Rhymes, and ICE MUTHAFUCKIN T have in common? They're all over Kagan McLeod's completely, completely awesome HISTORY OF ...

2 Comments. Posted by Chris on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 3:10 pm.

Filed under Culture, General, Retailing, The Beguiling.

David B. and Igort in Toronto This Saturday

An Evening with Igort and David B. Discussing the international Ignatz publishing line Roccoâ€™s Plum Tomato, Plum Room 585 Bloor Street West (Enter off of Markham Street) Saturday November ...

2 Comments. Posted by Chris on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 12:24 am.

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Toronto Tonight: Achewood’s Chris Onstad @ The Beguiling

THE GREAT OUTDOOR FIGHT SIGNING! Feat. Chris Onstad, creator of Achewood @ The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street Tuesday, November 4th, 2008. 7pm FREE http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=30518973349 The Beguiling will be welcoming Chris ...

1 Comment. Posted by Chris on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 12:12 am.

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Oh, and I’ve been blogging at The Beguiling site too.

Just a quick little note, since I've been doing it for two or three months now without missing one I wanted to point out that ...

1 Comment. Posted by Chris on Monday, November 3, 2008 at 3:42 pm.

Filed under General, The Beguiling.

Shaun Tan in Toronto this Tuesday, October 28th

Shaun Tan Signing in Toronto In Support of his new book, Tales from Outer Suburbia Tuesday, October 28th, 5pm-7pm @ The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street, Toronto Free to attend The ...

2 Comments. Posted by Chris on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 9:35 pm.

Filed under General, The Beguiling, Toronto.