MAY 4TH STORE OPENING

Hi All,

The Labyrinth finally has a permanent home for everyone to visit.

Our new address is:

386 Bloor Street West (that's 2 blocks west of Spadina Subway Station)

Opening date:

Friday May 4th 6pm-11pm

Regular Hours:

Monday-Thursday 11am-8pm

Friday-Saturday 11am -11pm

Sunday 12pm-7pm

NOTE:

We've decided to open up the store -even though we won't be getting the new store sign for several more weeks. So until that happens please note: we are next door to an Irish Pub, and directly across the street from BMV. I've attached an image of our new logo and mascot. Look for it in the store window -until we get the big signs up. There are other small details we need to take care of -so the opening this friday is not the grand opening, but simply an opening so you can visit, see the new books and say hello. A proper grand opening will happen in June.

Besides art books, the store will feature a huge selection of Manga, Graphic Novels and Kids illustrated books.

We also plan to use a portion of the store as an art gallery for illustration/animation art -including life drawings, paintings, concept art,character design, comic illustration,etc..

There will be a new show each month of the year. The first show should be up by the time we have the grand opening. More info on that to follow.

PHONE #:

We are still waiting for the phone system to be set up, but hopefully by Friday we will have a new phone # you can reach us at. I will post the phone # on the blog.

COMING IN MAY:

D'Artiste Character Modelling 2

The Face (modelling/texture book) -see samples at:www.ballisticpublishing.com

Joe Weatherly Animal EssenceAnd More surprises too!

COMING IN JULY:

It's not up yet, but this July we'll be launching a website for online shopping:

www.TheLabyrinthStore.com

logo and mascot

Hey Folks,

I need your help. trying to finalize the logo and mascot colours. attached are some images. comments would be great. fyi: the clean up on the character and colour work was done by Zen Rankin over my roughs. The clean up on the logo was by the talented Leah Kim. Note the logo and mascot will be used on the new store sign, business cards, etc..

A FEW GOOD BOOKS TO PUT IN THE STORE

Quick post to announce we got the store! Location and opening date to be announced shortly here on the blog. In other news, we are in the process of getting so many cool new books. I've attached some images. New Joe Weatherly, Art of Joe Pekar, Robin Mitchell, Henry Yan and Erwin Haya are but a few.

Also Coming in: Character Modelling 2 and The Face - modeling and texturing book. both look amazing.

MATT STEWART Guest Signing on Saturday

If you haven't heard of Matt Stewart yet - you will soon. He's an amazingly talented guy working in animation up in Ottawa.

This Saturday, Matt will be in Toronto as a guest at our booth at the TORONTO COMICON -Fan Appreciation Show. He should be at the booth aprox 12:30 or 1 pm, for about 1 hour. He'll gladly sign copies of his new Artbook.

The Show is on Friday-Sunday this week April 13-15. Friday is Free admission, while Saturday and Sunday admission is priced at a reasonable $15 for both days.

Check out: www.hobbystar.com/ComicConToronto2007/Mini_Home.asp
for other guests and show info.

DAVID COLMAN IN DA HOUSE

Finally back in stock, David Colman's Art of Animal Character Design. While I wouldn't want to have to repeat that title ten times fast, I could look at this book all day long. A truly terrific piece of work. Dave has also been super nice, and signed all the copies @ no extra charge. Get 'em while they're hot!

Dean Yeagle Minotaur

Hey Folks,

Got a treat. The Amazing Dean Yeagle, drew up a couple of images of a potential Minotaur. It's not final,but Dean has allowed me to share them with you so here they are. Feel Free to leave comments.

GURIHIRU -NEW FROM JAPAN

So it's not every day that I discover a new blog. Now some of you may already be familiar with this guy -but boy was I surprised. Usually we see folks here in North America, trying to draw anime style. Well, here's a dude from Japan - who draws inspiration from North American animators.
check out his blog and see for yourself http://gurihiru21.blog11.fc2.com/