Jim Su's Crozonia #1 on the Beach and in stores in April

If I may, wanted to plug a local artist - upcoming release for a series he's been working on for many many years. Many of you may know Jim Su from conventions. Jim is trained as an illustrator and Modeller in the animation field. He's worked on tons of shows and movies. Crozonia however is his baby, and he's kept the dream alive, re-working it several times.

Learn more about Jim and Crozonia at: http://www.crozonia.com/crozonia/

oh - and I hear that Jim will be producing the upcoming Storm Hawks comic!

Emily Beaulieu Plushy Blog

If you like plush, especially the designer, hand crafted variety, you need to see Emily's Blog. Emily is an animator from the Toronto area, currently living in LA and working on Sony/Imageworks upcoming G-Force animated feature about Guinea Pigs. As a long time Gatchaman fan, I can't say I am pleased by the name of the new flick, but I can't hold that against Emily.

check her blog out at:

http://emilybee.wordpress.com/

SCOTT PILGRIM #5 VS. NARUTO X4

NEXT WEDNESDAY FEB 04 -



Which book will be tops for the week? Will it be Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Universe #5 or the 4 brand new issue of Naruto (#34-37). We know Scott Pilgrim can fight off 7 ex-boyfriends, but can he withstand an onslaught of 4 New Naruto books in 1 week?



Scott Pilgrim #5. (#1-4 will also be in stock on the same day - in case you haven't already started to read this completely amazing series that takes place in the coolest part of the world. where you ask? the Annex silly. Now - It should be said, we are biased, since we're located in the Annex, but hey what's wrong with biased opinions?)



NEW Buffy - back on schedule -1st Wednesday of the month.



Alan Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing in Hardcover!



Frankenstein by Dean Koontz - check it out.



New manga this week (more titles not shown -see list below)



Otomen #1 -nothing to do with leather chairs. at least I don't think so. :-)





NARUTO 34-37 ALL AT THE SAME TIME! (37 not shown. stop by and be surprised!)

















THE COMPLETE LIST:

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #22 CHEN CVR

SHONEN JUMP MAR 09

PAPILLON GN VOL 02

YEN PLUS MAGAZINE VOL 02 #3 MAR 2009

AIR GEAR GN VOL 11

BATTLE ROYALE ULTIMATE ED HC VOL 05 (OF 5)

BEST OF VAMPIRELLA TP VOL 03 MORRISON & MILLAR

BODY GN VOL 04

CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC TRUTH

CLASSIC TRANSFORMERS TP VOL 03

D GRAY MAN GN VOL 12

DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN HC VOL 01 PRODIGAL SON PX ED

DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN HC VOL 01 PRODIGAL SON REG ED

FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 05

FUJOSHI RUMI GN VOL 03

HELL GIRL GN VOL 05

INDIANA JONES FURTHER ADV OMNIBUS TP VOL 01

JESUS HATES ZOMBIES GN EXP ED

KAMICHAMA KARIN-CHU GN VOL 03

KAZE HIKARU GN VOL 12

LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 03

MAGIC TOUCH GN VOL 01

MARVEL 1985 PREM HC DM ED

MISSING THE BOAT GN

MUHYO ROJIS BUREAU SUPER INVEST TP VOL 09

NARUTO TP VOL 34

NARUTO TP VOL 35

NARUTO TP VOL 36

NARUTO TP VOL 37

ONE PIECE TP VOL 20

OTOMEN GN VOL 01

PARASYTE GN VOL 06 (OF 8)

POKEMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE GN VOL 03

PRINCESS RESURRECTION GN VOL 05

RAL OMEGA GRAD GN VOL 03

ROSARIO VAMPIRE GN VOL 05

SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING HC BOOK 01

SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 SP PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE

SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 05 SP VS THE UNIVERSE

SIMON DARK TP VOL 02 ASHES

SLAM DUNK GN VOL 02

SPIDER-GIRL TP VOL 10 SEASON OF SERPENT DIGEST

STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 05

STREETS OF GLORY TP

TAIL OF THE MOON TP VOL 15

TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN TP VOL 01

TRANSFORMERS REVELATIONS TP

VICTORIAS SECRET SERVICE TP

STREET ART BOOK SC

NEW - WINTER HOURS

Please take note, we are adjusting store hours for the next few months.

Starting Feb 01, 2009

Monday -Thursday 11:30am -7:30pm
Friday-Saturday 11:30am -8:00pm
Sunday 12 noon - 7:00pm

Longer hours will return in Spring..

Glen Keanne - Master Animator at work

The following videos of Glen Keanne aren't new -and you may have seen them before, but for all of you out there in the middle of making your own short films (you know who you are), it's always helpful and inspirational to see the process and thought process that a master animator like Keanne goes through. Enjoy!

NEW FROM JAPAN and Silver too!

Stephen Silver, one of the bestg character designers out there- has put out a new edition of his sold out masterpiece - the Art of Silver. This book, created a new standard for sketchbooks when it originally came out. A tremendous charicature artist, Stephen used his talents to become a much sought after character designer. He's worked on Kim Possible, Danny Phantom, Clerks the animated series and other shows. This new edition features 16 new pages of art, at no extra charge. Copies come signed (He is so nice!).

We Just got a huge shipment of Japanese Anime Artbooks from Japan.

for the complete list, you will need to stop by in person, but some of the books include: Tekkon Kinkreet black and white editions. Ghost in the shell groundworks. Gurren Lagann Fanbook, Monster Hunter by Capcom, Ponyo by the Cliff storyboards, Meloncholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, several Anime Layout books and many others. Close to 20 titles in all.

Benjamin in English, Udon's Art of Capcom ..

Arriving in store on Jan 28:

Udon's art of Capcom is finally back in stock, after being out of print for over a year!

New collection of vintage art by Norm Saunders.

Go back in time with Marvel's 1985

1st time in English - Orange by Benjamin

1st time in English - Pixie #1 (originally only in French)

More new Trades:

New Manga!

The Full List:

ILLUSTRATORS ANNUAL OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION TP VOL 50
NORMAN SAUNDERS HC
WATCHMEN ART OF THE FILM HC
WATCHMEN OFFICIAL FILM COMPANION SC
BASTARD TP VOL 18
BATTLE VIXENS GN VOL 14 (OF 14)
DOT HACK SIGN GU NOVEL VOL 01 (OF 4) TERROR OF DEATH
ELEMENT LINE GN VOL 04 (OF 5)
GAKUEN ALICE GN VOL 06 (OF 15)
GTO EARLY YEARS SHONAN JUNAI GUMI GN VOL 10 (OF 15)
HEATHENTOWN GN
INU YASHA TP VOL 36
KING OF HELL GN VOL 22 (OF 28)
MISSILE HAPPY GN VOL 05 (OF 5)
RAVE MASTER GN VOL 32 (OF 35)
REBIRTH GN VOL 22 (OF 22)
RECORD OF A FALLEN VAMPIRE GN VOL 04
RED RIVER GN VOL 24
ROSE HIP ROSE GN VOL 04 (OF 4)
SWITCH GN VOL 06
TOKKO GN VOL 03
TRINITY BLOOD GN VOL 09 (OF 10)
TSUBASA GN VOL 20
TWELVE KINGDOMS NOVEL VOL 02 (OF 7) SEA OF WIND
YAKITATE JAPAN TP VOL 15
YOUR AND MY SECRET GN VOL 04 (OF 5)
ADVENTURES OF CHARLZ FROM MARZ BOOK 01 GOING HOME
BATMAN THE MAN WHO LAUGHS TP
CRIMINAL TP VOL 04 BAD NIGHT
DC LIBRARY SUPERMAN KRYPTONITE NEVERMORE HC
GLOOMCOOKIE TP VOL 01 (NEW PTG)
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY FAMILY BUSINESS TP
HUNTRESS YEAR ONE TP
MARVEL 1985 PREM HC
NANCY DREW GN SC VOL 16 WHAT GOES UP
NEW AVENGERS HC VOL 03
NEW AVENGERS HC VOL 03 DM ED
ORANGE GN
PIXIE GN VOL 01 (OF 4)
SECRET INVASION TP FANTASTIC FOUR
SPIRIT TP VOL 03
TRANSHUMAN TP VOL 01
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 21 WAR OF THE SYMBIOTES
ULTIMATUM PREM HC MARCH ON ULTIMATUM
X-MEN PREM HC ORIGINAL SIN

arriving Jan 21

Besides what's shown below, we are expecting a sizeable shipment of books from Japan in the next week. could be here any time - and includes some terrific layout books and more. Also - IN STOCK NOW: THE ART OF MASSIVE BLACK. It arrived on thursday. Very nice.

Devil May Cry 4 artbook:

Oishinbo Japanese Cuisine: Manga - for all those who love cooking in your manga, ( Yakitate Japan, Iron Wok Jan, etc..) here's another one to add to your reading list.

The Complete Aranzi Hour - For fans of knitted character figures.

The complete list

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #16

SHOJO BEAT FEB 09

DEVIL MAY CRY 4 DEVILS MATERIAL COLL

AFTER SCHOOL NIGHTMARE GN VOL 10 (OF 10)

BOUND BEAUTY GN VOL 02

CASE CLOSED GN VOL 27

FUSHIGI YUGI VIZBIG ED GN VOL 01

GANTZ TP VOL 03

LOVE ATTACK GN VOL 05 (OF 9)

MAXIMUM RIDE TP VOL 01

MISS DONT TOUCH ME GN

OISHINBO GN VOL 01 JAPANESE CUISINE

REAL GN VOL 03

GROUNDWORK OF GURREN LAGANN BK 02

KAT VON D HIGH VOLTAGE TATTOO HC

KAZUYA MINEKURA ILLUS SALTY DOG V

TATTOO DESIGN BOOK #4 PLANTS

TATTOO LIFESTYLE VOL 21

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS TP VOL 06

ANGORA NAPKIN GN

BATMAN THE STRANGE DEATHS OF BATMAN TP

FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES JOHN BYRNE TP VOL 00

FLASH EMERGENCY STOP TP

HARLEY QUINN PRELUDES AND KNOCK KNOCK JOKES TP

IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 03 BOOK OF IRON FIST

IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD TP IRON HANDS

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA LIGHTNING SAGA TP

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SANCTUARY HC

MIGHTY AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 04 SECRET INVASION BOOK 2

POWERS HC VOL 02 DEFINITIVE COLLECTION

SECRET INVASION TP CAPTAIN MARVEL

SECRET INVASION TP HOME INVASION

SECRET INVASION TP WAR MACHINE

SHADOWPACT THE BURNING AGE TP

SPIDER-MAN PREM HC NEW WAYS TO DIE

SUPERMAN SHADOWS LINGER TP

TED MCKEEVER LIBRARY HC VOL 02 EDDY CURRENT

TEZUKAS BLACK JACK TP VOL 03

WARHAMMER ONLY WAR OMNIBUS SC

WOLVERINE TP FIRST CLASS VOL 02 TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE

COMPLETE ARANZI HOUR TP

TOKYO DAYS BANGKOK NIGHTS TP

RIP: ANDREW WYETH 91

Andrew Wyeth, Son of N.C. Wyeth, and Father of James Wyeth Passed away at 91 according to the New York Times (link at the bottom). The Wyeth family have had a serious influence on illustration art - especially N. C. Wyeth.

Recently, the new issue of Spectrum #15 (best of fantastic art) featured cover art that IMO remind me of a cross between Andrew Wyeth's cold realist style, and his father's more romantic fantastical skylines and warm colours.

here is a piece by Andrew Wyeth.


here is the cover to Spectrum 15. the image here doesn't show it as well as the real book does (which has a much yellower hugh to it), but the texture used here has that Andrew Wyeth feel. The colours are definately brighter, and the clouded sky with sunshine is more suggestive of N.C. Wyeth who often filled his paintings with large cloudscapes.

The cover to Wonderous strange below is by Jamie Wyeth.

Read the NY Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/arts/design/17wyeth.html?hp

BLOG SPOTLIGHT: THE PAPERWALKER SATZINGER

INSPIRATION FOR THE DAY.

Florian Satzinger's art is inspired by old school animation but at the same time is so much fun, one can't help but fall in love with the process of drawing demonstrated over and over on his blog the paperwalker. Makes me want to pick up a pencil and start creating, and hopefully it will do the same for you.

check out more at:

http://www.satzingerhardenberg.com/

and his blog:

http://paperwalker.blogspot.com/

MASSIVE BLACK IS COMING..

The Awesome new artbook from/about Massive Black - showcasing personal and commercial work from the world's hottest game design studio. More than 700 pieces of art, including artwork done for: Sega, Bioware, EA, Pandemic Studios and more.

The book is not here yet, but we expect it in very shortly. Stay Tuned to the blog. We will post when it has arrived. If you are interested in a copy, you can also call the store at 416 840-4506 and ask to be put on the reserve list. That way, a copy will be held for you and you will get a call the day the book arrives in store.

SHAUN TAN, ART OF WARCRAFT, BONE 9

ARRIVING IN STORE : WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14

The final volume of Bone in Colour! #9 by Jeff Smith.

Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia (from the creator of the Arrival)

Cinematic art of World of Warcraft: The Lich King

Bill Wray: Sparrow

Need Reference? Weapons File looks to be a good one!

From Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli - the same team that brought us BATMAN YEAR 1. This story has been out of print for some time. Well worth it -if you like good art and good story all in one book.

Walking Dead Omnibus #2. volume 1 is rare and hard to get. Don't wait for this one to disappear too.
New Manga. Too many to picture, but here are some of them:









The Complete List of items arriving:

ROUGH STUFF #11

YEN PLUS MAGAZINE VOL 02 #2 FEB 2009

ANITA BLAKE VH TP FIRST DEATH

ANNIHILATION CONQUEST TP BOOK 02

BLACK CAT TP VOL 18

BONE COLOR ED HC VOL 09 CROWN OF HORNS

BONE COLOR ED SC VOL 09 CROWN OF HORNS

CAPTIVE HEARTS GN VOL 02

DAREDEVIL PREM HC BORN AGAIN

DR SLUMP TP VOL 17

ECLIPSO MUSIC OF THE SPHERES TP

END LEAGUE TP VOL 01 BALLAD OF BIG NOTHING

GIN TAMA TP VOL 10

HEAVENS WILL GN VOL 01

HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT GN VOL 07

HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 01 ROOM AND BOREDOM

HULK VISIONARIES PETER DAVID TP VOL 06

HUNTER X HUNTER TP VOL 24

JULES VERNES 20000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA GN

JUNIOR ESCORT GN VOL 02 (OF 4) LOVE CODE

KUROHIME TP VOL 09

LOVE COM TP VOL 10

MARVEL ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 TRIPLE THREAT DIGEST

NANA TP VOL 14

PIGEONS FROM HELL TP

PRINCE OF TENNIS GN VOL 29

REBORN GN VOL 10

SA GN VOL 08

SAND CHRONICLES GN VOL 04

SHAMAN KING TP VOL 20

SKIP BEAT TP VOL 16

SPARROW WILLIAM WRAY HC

SPIDER-MAN TP AMAZING FRIENDS DIGEST

STRAWBERRY 100 % TP VOL 07

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE TP VOL 02

TIME STRANGER KYOKO GN VOL 03

TITANS OLD FRIENDS HC

WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS HC VOL 02

WE WERE THERE GN VOL 02

WEAPONS FILE EXTREME ARSENAL SUPERSIZED SC VOL 01

WHISTLE TP VOL 21

X-FORCE TP VOL 01 ANGELS DEMONS

ZOMBIE COP GN

CINEMATIC ART OF WORLD OF WARCRAFT WRATH OF LICH KING

NARUTO CHAPTER BOOK VOL 05 BRIDGE OF COURAGE

TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA HC