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