2 Free Comic Book Day Events in Toronto tomorrow

[Kevin Boyd]

SILVER SNAIL will be celebrating its 32nd Anniversary tomorrow.

That means prizes, sales, and give-aways of their new 32nd Anniversary poster by Steve McNiven (Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel's Civil War, etc.) who will also be in attendance on Saturday along with

- Stuart Immonen (Ultimate Spider-Man, Next Wave, etc.),

- Leonard Kirk (Marvel Adventures The Avengers, World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound, Agents of Atlas, etc.)

- Ty Templeton (Howard the Duck, Bongo Comics, Exterminators, etc.) and more.

 

 

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The Beguiling and the Toronto Public Library's Palmerston Library Present

Free Comics For Kids Day Toronto - Saturday May 3rd, 2008. 12noon - 5pm

Palmerston Library, 560 Palmerston Ave (at Bathurst Subway Station)

Featuring authors Michael Cho, Steven Manale, and Jeremy Tankard Brian McLachlan!

FREE!

(Info copied from The Beguiling's website)

 

In conjunction with comics industry holiday FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, The Beguiling is teaming up with The Toronto Public Library, Owlkids, and The Burrow Art Centre to present FREE COMICS FOR KIDS DAY! It's a mini-convention that will feature all kids of events for kids ages 3 and up!

 

Running from 12 noon until 5pm on Saturday May 3rd, 2008!

Author presentations by top-notch graphic novel artists and authors, at 1pm and 3pm, including story readings, how-to-draw sessions, and more!

 

Art and craft activites provided by The Burrow Art Centre!

FREE COMICS and Owl Magazines for kids under the age of 13! Limit of 3 comics/magazines per person, please.

Who are the fantastic authors participating in the event? Check this out!

 

Jeremy Tankard is an award-winning illustrator and graphic novelist. His first picture book is Grumpy Bird, published by Scholastic, and it's become an instant classic! Join Jeremy to celebrate the release of his brand-new picture book Me Hungry! published by Candlewick Press. Me Hungry! is a charming story about a little cave-boy trying to find something to eat while his cave-parents are busy with their daily chores! Visit Jeremy online at http://www.jeremytankard.com/.

(Me Hungry! is recommended for Ages 3+)

 

Steven Manale is one half of the artistic duo responsible for the awesome Chick and Dee! comics that run monthly in chickaDEE Magazine. Join Steven for the release of the new graphic novel collection of his work You Crack Me Up! from Owlkids, the funniest graphic novel around! Visit Steven online at http://superslackers.com/.

(You Crack Me Up! is recommended for ages 6+)

 

Michael Cho is the artist of the incredibly popular Max Finder Mystery series, which features mysteries that you and Max solve together! There are three Max Finder Mystery books published by Owlkids! Michael will be conducting a presentation on writing and drawing gag-comics with Owl Magazine illustrator Brian McLachlan. Visit Michael online at http://chodrawings.blogspot.com/, and Brian online at http://adept.wire-fu.com/.

(Max Finder Mystery is recommended for ages 9+)

 

Brian McLachlan (The Princess Planet, Owl Magazine) and illustrator Alana McCarthy will also be there.

 

It's all going down at The Palmerston Library, 560 Palmerston Avenue (just west of Bathurst Subway Station) and just around the corner from The Beguiling. And if you're a more grown-up comic book reader, don't worry! The Beguiling will be having a more grown-up Free Comic Book Day event as well that day at the same time.

 

Sponsored by The Toronto Public Library, Owlkids, The Beguiling, The Burrow Art Centre, Penguin Canada, and Scholastic Canada.

 

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Time and Place Date: Saturday, May 3, 2008

Time: 12:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: The Beguiling

Street: 601 Markham Street

City/Town: Toronto, ON

 

But if your tastes run a little more mature, The Beguiling will be hosting a full-feature Free Comic Book Day event as well! Thousands of Free Comics will be given away, including many that you might have missed out on from previous years. In addition, several Toronto-area comics will appear. They'll be signing comics, sketching for fans new and old, and maybe even giving stuff away as well!

 

Free Comic Book Day Artist Schedule:

From 12 noon to 3pm:

J. Korim (Penciler, Atomic Robo FCBD Edition, Neozoic)

Jessie Lam (Colorist, Neozoic)

Tyrone McCarthy (Creator, Corduroy High)

Alana McCarthy (Illustrator)

Tara Talan (Creator, Galaxion)

 

From 3pm-6pm:

Willow Dawson (Artist, Violet Miranda)

Nick Mandaag (Artist and self-publisher)

Chip Zdarsky (Creator, Monster Cops)

[JimLeeFan-migration]

Might I also add a third event:

 

PARADISE COMICS is having a "Celebration of Spring" One Day Only sale in conjunction with celebrating Free Comic Book Day.

 

From 10am-6pm:

All Bin Stock 50% OFF

All Mylar Books 20-50% OFF

All Magazines 50% OFF

All New Releases 40% OFF

All Toys 25% OFF

 

Also, from 1pm-5pm, a special signing with:

Agnes Garbowska (Artist; Black , Ed & Red's Comic Strip)

Francis Manapul (Artist; Witchblade, Necromancer, Iron & The Maiden, Legion of Super-Heroes)

[Kevin Boyd]

Thanks Ryan, you just did.

 

I'll probably head down to the signing at the Snail for a while, I might even look to getting that Superman book signed for Paratrooper by Immonen, but as I mentioned in my LJ earlier today, I don't consider FCBD as a day for preaching to the converted.