{"id":2620,"date":"2009-05-18T15:01:37","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T20:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comics212.net\/?p=2620"},"modified":"2009-05-18T15:02:24","modified_gmt":"2009-05-18T20:02:24","slug":"move-to-toronto-we-have-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comics212.net\/?p=2620","title":{"rendered":"Move to Toronto: We have comics!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I was counting up all of the events that The Beguiling<\/a> either hosted or sponsored in 2008, in order to prepare our TCAF wrap-up. Just info I wanted to have at hand. The results were a little surprising; on average we put together a comics event every two weeks in 2008. The total number of participating comics creators we worked with topped 50, and was probably closer to 80 if we figure in The 2008 Doug Wright Awards. I’m fairly proud of this, for an “off year”, or what we thought would be a “quiet year” between TCAF’s, we probably had the busiest year for comics events since the store opened in 1987.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anyway, if you want to see what went down in 2008, the list is below. Thanks again to all of the great artists, writers, authors, and organizations we were fortunate enough to work with last year… and this year. 2009 is already off to a pretty solid start, if I do say so!<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Author Events at The Beguiling, 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"janesinlove.jpg\"<\/a>Cecil Castellucc<\/strong>i (Janes In Love<\/em>), The Beguiling, January 30th
\nScott Hepburn<\/strong> (Star Wars: VECTOR<\/em>), The Beguiling, January 30th<\/p>\n

Kean Soo<\/strong> (Jellaby Volume 1<\/em>), Keep Toronto Reading, February 5th
\nKazu Kibuish<\/strong>i (Amulet Volume 1<\/em>), Keep Toronto Reading, February 5th
\nIn Association with Toronto Public Library<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kean Soo<\/strong>\u00a0(Jellaby Volume 1<\/em>), The Beguiling, February 6th
\nKazu Kibuish<\/strong>i (Amulet Volume 1)<\/em>, The Beguiling, February 6th<\/p>\n

\"rabagliati-signing-5701.jpg\"<\/a>Michel Rabagilati<\/strong> (Paul Goes Fishing<\/em>), Lillian H. Smith Library, March 15th<\/p>\n

R.G. Ta<\/strong>ylor<\/strong> (Growing Up With Comics)<\/em>, Industry Night, March 26th
\nRon Kasman<\/strong>\u00a0(Growing Up With Comics<\/em>), Industry Night, March 26th
\nMark Innes<\/strong> (Comic Eye<\/em>), Industry Night, March 26th<\/p>\n

Jillian Tamaki Art Show,<\/strong> The Beguiling, April 14th-May 30th<\/p>\n

Free Comic Book Day For Kids! @ Palmerston Library, May 3rd<\/strong>
\nFeaturing:\u00a0Michael Cho (Max Finder Mysteries<\/em>),\u00a0Steven Manale (You Crack Me Up!<\/em>),\u00a0Brian McLachlan (Owl Magazine<\/em>), and Jeremy Tankard (Grumpy Bird<\/em>).
\nPresented in association with Toronto Public Library, Scholastic Books, and Owlkids. Image shown below, featuring Jeremy Tankard.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"tankard-fcbd.jpg\"<\/p>\n

Free Comic Book Day at The Beguiling, May 3rd<\/strong>
\nFeaturing J. Korim (Penciler, Atomic Robo FCBD Edition<\/em>),\u00a0Jessie Lam (Colorist, Neozoic<\/em>),\u00a0Tyrone McCarthy (Creator, Corduroy High<\/em>),\u00a0Alana McCarthy (Illustrator<\/em>),\u00a0Tara Talan (Galaxion<\/em>),\u00a0Willow Dawson (Violet Miranda<\/em>),\u00a0Nick Mandaag (Artist and self-publisher<\/em>),\u00a0Chip Zdarsky (Monster Cops<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Stuart Immonen<\/strong>, The Beguiling, May 28th<\/p>\n

Luminato Arts Festival, June 8th<\/strong>
\nFeaturing Spain Rodriguez (Che: A Graphic Biography<\/em>), Dan Goldman (Shooting War<\/em>), and Bernice Eisenstein (I Was A Child Of Holocaust Survivors<\/em>).\u00a0
\nPresented in association with Luminato<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"560-ditko-webcard.jpg\"<\/a>Blake Bell <\/strong>(Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko<\/em>), Lillian H. Smith Library, June\u00a018th<\/p>\n

Jason<\/strong> (Low Moon, Pocket Full of Rain<\/em>), The Beguiling, June 10th\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ray Fawkes <\/strong>(Apocalipstix<\/em>), Revival Bar, August 6th
\nCameron Stewart<\/strong> (Apocalipstix<\/em>), Revival Bar, August 6th<\/p>\n

The Doug Wright Awards, August 10th
\n<\/strong>Official Bookseller<\/em><\/p>\n

Russel Lissau <\/strong>(The Batman Strikes!<\/em>), The Beguiling, August 29th<\/p>\n

Matthew Forsythe<\/strong> (Ojingogo<\/em>), The Beguiling, September 27th
\nPat Shechuk<\/strong> (Pohadky<\/em>), The Beguiling, September 27th
\nMarek Colek<\/strong> (Pohadky<\/em>), The Beguiling, September 27th<\/p>\n

The Word On The Street, Graphic Novel Tent Official Sponsor, September 28th
\nFeaturing: D.J. Steinberg, Steve Manale, Brian McLachlan, Jim\u00a0Zubkavich, Matt Moylan, Jeremy Tankard, Matt Hammill, Steve\u00a0Murray, Mariko Tamaki, Ray Fawkes, Cameron Stewart, Jim Munroe,\u00a0Ramon Perez, Ray Fenwick, Susan Hughes, Willow Dawson, Pat\u00a0Shewchuck, Marek Colek, Matt Forsythe, Andy Bellanger, Joey\u00a0Comeau, Emily Horne, Matt Forsythe, Ryan North, Kate Beaton,\u00a0Ramon Perez.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Street Fighter Tribute Launch, The Beguiling, September 28th
\nFeaturing nearly two-dozen different comics creators including\u00a0Cameron Stewart, Bobby Chiu, Kei Acedera, Scott Hepburn, Alex\u00a0Milne, Arthur Dela Cruz, Eric Kim, Alvin Lee, Omar Dogan, Joe Ng,\u00a0Christine Choi, Eric Vedder, Joe Vriens, Matt Moylan, Jim\u00a0Zubkavich, Saejin Oh, and many more.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"bat_manga_hc_565.jpg\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lynda Barry <\/strong>(What It Is!<\/em>),<\/strong> IFOA\/Writing The Unthinkable, October 23rd-26th
\nChip Kidd <\/strong>(Bat-Manga<\/em>), IFOA, October 25th-26th<\/p>\n

\"shauntan1.jpg\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shaun Tan <\/strong>(The Arrival<\/em>), The Beguiling, October 28th<\/p>\n

\"achewood_poster_500.jpg\"<\/a>Chris Onstad <\/strong>(Achewood, The Great Outdoor Fight<\/em>), The Beguiling, November 4th<\/p>\n

Igort <\/strong>(Baobab, Ignatz Line<\/em>), The Beguiling, November 15th
\nDavid B. <\/strong>(Epileptic, Nocturnal Emissions<\/em>), The Beguiling, November 15th<\/p>\n

Maurice Vellekoop <\/strong>(Pin-Ups<\/em>), Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, November 25th<\/p>\n

Dave Lapp <\/strong>(Drop-In<\/em>), The Beguiling, December 3rd<\/p>\n

Kramers Ergot World Tour, The Beguiling, December 11th
\nFeaturing Sammy Harkham, Seth, Shary Boyle, Souther Salazar,\u00a0Kevin Huizenga, John Pham<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Faith Erin Hicks <\/strong>(The War At Ellsmere<\/em>), The Beguiling, December 17th<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

So, yeah. Come to Toronto. We are doing awesome things here, we’d love for you to be a part of it.<\/p>\n

– Chris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. Just info I wanted to have at hand. The results were a little surprising; on average we put together a comics event every two weeks in 2008. The total number … <\/p>\n

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