Monday, February 08, 2010

Anime Screening U of T

Hellblazer, Biomega, Ramayan, Wizards of Mickey

Arriving this Wednesday at the Labyrinth books Toronto.
Pictures will be added tomorrow, but below is the list.

Please note - the comics are starting to come in, so if you haven't given the classic format a try recently, maybe you should.

Highlights include the new Hellblazer Pandemonium, Nextwave collected edition and the new Ramayana Devine Loophole book by Sanjay Patel (Pixar Animator and creator of Little book of Hindu Deities).

Biomega #1 and the new Yen Plus magazine are worth noting on the manga side.

NEW COMICS
ACTION COMICS #886
ADVENTURE COMICS WITH BLACK LANTERN SUPERBOY #7
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #620 GNTLT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS JACKPOT #2 (OF 3)
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #140
BATGIRL #7
BATMAN AND ROBIN #8
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #178
BOOSTER GOLD #29
BPRD KING OF FEAR #2 (OF 5)
CHOKER #1 (MR)
DARK X-MEN #4 (OF 5)
DAYTRIPPER #3 (OF 10) (MR)
DMZ #50 (MR) (NOTE PRICE)
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #29
GROO HOGS OF HORDER #3 (OF 4)
HAUNT #5
HUMAN TARGET #1 (OF 6)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #23
JSA ALL STARS #3
JUGHEAD AND FRIENDS DIGEST #36
LEGENDARY TALESPINNERS #1 (OF 3)
PUNISHERMAX #4 (MR)
SECRET SIX #18 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
SPIDER-MAN AND SECRET WARS #3 (OF 4)
TITANS #22
ULTIMATE COMICS ARMOR WARS #4 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #7
UNWRITTEN #10 (MR)
VENGEANCE OF MOON KNIGHT #5
X-MEN FOREVER #17



NEW MANGA, GRAPHIC NOVELS & ART BOOKS
ART OF LUCIO PARRILLO SC
ART OF MAURIZIO MANZIERI SC
RAMAYANA DIVINE LOOPHOLE HC
9TH SLEEP GN
ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 02
BIOMEGA GN VOL 01
CODE GEASS NOVEL STAGE 04 ZERO
HOW TO CAPTURE A MARTINI GN
IKIGAMI ULTIMATE LIMIT GN VOL 04
INU YASHA TP VOL 45
INU YASHA VIZBIG ED GN VOL 02
JORMUNGAND GN VOL 02
KEKKAISHI GN VOL 20
TAIMASHIN RED SPIDER EXORCIST GN VOL 01
YEN PLUS MAGAZINE VOL 3 #3 MAR 2010
ANCHOR TP VOL 01
BRAVE AND THE BOLD MILESTONE TP
CHOCOLATE CHEEKS GN
ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL TP VOL 05
HELLBLAZER PANDEMONIUM HC
HICKSVILLE DEFINITIVE ED GN
HOWARD LOVECRAFT & FROZEN KINGDOM GN
HULK TP VOL 03 HULK NO MORE
LITTLE NOTHINGS GN VOL 03 UNEASY HAPPINESS
MADAME XANADU TP VOL 02 EXODUS NOIR
MARVEL 1602 TP NEW PTG
MISTER AMPERDUKE GN
MUPPET PETER PAN TP VOL 01
NEWAVE UNDERGROUND MINI COMIX O/T 80S HC
NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE TP ULTIMATE COLLECTION
PREACHER HC BOOK 02
RAMPAGE VOL 01
SPIDER-MAN 24 7 TP
STAR TREK NERO TP
VIETNAM JOURNAL TP VOL 02 IRON TRIANGLE
WAR MACHINE TP VOL 02 DARK REIGN
WIZARDS OF MICKEY SC VOL 01 MOUSE MAGIC
X-MEN LEGACY PREM HC EMPLATE

Coloring the Kingdom

Vanity Fair has a very interesting article about the women who worked behind the scenes painting the cells of many of Disney's classic films. Highly recommended reading for those interested in animation history! You can check it out here.

Guy Davis Art Show Preview NOW ON


The Labyrinth is excited to be hosting a preview of the Upcoming Art show by BPRD and Sandman Mystery Theatre artist Guy Davis. Stop by the shop to see ORIGINAL COMIC ART PAGES by this great artist. The full show and sale will be held at the Gladstone Hotel in downtown Toronto on Feb 27th, where Guy will also be doing a workshop.

If you want to buy some of his art, you will be able to do so here.

Sunday, February 07, 2010

Animation nominees for the Academy Awards

Not too long ago the nominees for the upcoming Academy Awards were announced. James Cameron's 'Avatar' is the biggest story of the year as it is now the highest grossing film of all time both worldwide and at the US domestic box-office! And it isn't slowing down anytime soon! James Cameron now owns the #1 and #2 spots with 'Avatar' and 'Titanic' by a huge margin!

It was a great year for amazing special effects films, and for animation in general. However, in the end there is only one true category for movies that are actually animated in frames by artists and not from state of the art motion and performance capture technology. This year saw films running the gamut from classical 2-D, to stop-motion, and 3-D animation! The nominees for the best animated feature length and short films this year are:

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
CORALINE
FANTASTIC MR FOX
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
THE SECRET OF KELLS
UP!

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
FRENCH ROAST, Fabrice O Joubert
GRANNY O'GRIMM'S SLEEPING BEAUTY, Nicky Phelan & Darragh O'Connell
THE LADY AND THE REAPER, Javier Recio Gracia
LOGORAMA, Nicolas Schmerkin
A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH, Nick Park

It's also another milestone to realise that Pixar's 'Up!' has also been nominated in the the Best Film category this year which has expanded to include 10 nominees. While this decision was made by the academy to include more audience favourite films in order to draw a larger television audience when the show airs, it is only the second animated film to ever be considered in this category since Disney's Beauty & The Beast!

While most of the other feature animated films alongside 'Up!' have been widely marketed, one may not be so well known as it hasn't been widely released in North America yet. That one is 'The Secret of Kells' which hails from Ireland! You can see the trailer here:


Also, anyone interested in checking out the short films that were nominated can find them at this link.

Friday, February 05, 2010

Is Sailor Moon making a comeback?

It appears that the 'Sailor Moon' franchise is growing in popularity in places around the world, in particular, Italy! Could this spell a resurge of interest in North America as well? You can read about the story here.

Thursday, February 04, 2010

'The Last Airbender' Superbowl Trailer!

There is another 'Avatar' to look forward to; And that is the live action adaptation of Nickelodean's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' by director M. Night Shyamalan! Given that James Cameron had already long held the title 'Avatar' for his movie, Shyamalan and co. had to settle for the title 'The Last Airbender.' But if this short trailer is anything to go by, the movie looks like it'll be incredibly awesome and very faithful to the source material!

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Norman Rockwell's Birthday!

Today, Feb 3rd. marks the birth date of illustrator Norman Rockwell! Google has decided to honor that date with a special logo. You can click here to check out the links they provide, including one to his bio on Wikipedia!

Anyone interested in illustration or is just a fan of iconic American paintings can find several books with collected works of Norman Rockwell available from our store!

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Creating the Chimera

Here's a cool little video that will be up for a limited time. It was made as part of an advertising promotion for the upcoming game 'God of War III.' It shows the creation of one of the enemies you'll encounter in the game called 'The Chimera.' The video starts off with the character exploration to concept art to modeling and detailing in Z-Brush to animation within the game engine. It's very short in terms of scope, but intriguing for anyone interested in Character creation, 3-D modeling and game design. Take a look:


Monday, February 01, 2010

The Smurfs are heading to the big screen!

Looks like blue characters are getting more popular. A Smurfs movie is in production under Raja Gosnell who made the Scooby Doo movies and like those the Smurfs will also feature a mix of live human actors and CG characters. Apparently the Smurf's village has also moved to Central Park, NY. A CG render of one of the characters was leaked earlier and you can check it out below, courtesy of UGO.

Smurf fans can find collectable Smurf figurines as well as comic books at our store!

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Artist Lin I-Chen

Today we'd like to share with you some beautiful works by another talented artist Lin I-Chen who comes from Taiwan! You can find more excellent illustrations at his website here as well as at his blog. Though, mind you, the site and blog are not in English.




NOW SERVING COMICS..Wednesday Feb 3rd

Starting this week, the Labyrinth books will be stocking more comic-books. Actual comics. At first, our selection will be limited, but we hope to improve this very quickly over the next few months as we see what you guys want. So stop by, have a look and give us your advice on what you would like to see on our stands. Plus ask us about Free Comics.

As always the Labyrinth will continue to stock Graphic Novels, Manga and Art Books.

Back in stock: Dr Who Sonic Screwdriver.

Some of the first Comics:






Graphic Novels and Manga









Full List of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels Below.

ALADDIN LEGACY OF THE LOST #1 (OF 3) A CVR DJURDJEVIC
ARCHIE DIGEST #261
AUTHORITY #19
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #41
BLACKEST NIGHT WONDER WOMAN #3 (OF 3)
BOYS #39 (MR)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #32 TWILIGHT PT 1 (OF 5) JO CHEN CV
CABLE #23
CINDERELLA FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE #4 (OF 6) (MR)
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #18
CRIMINAL SINNERS #4
DAFFODIL #2 (OF 3)
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #896
DEMO VOL 2 #1 (OF 6)
DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #8
DOOM PATROL #7
GI JOE ORIGINS #12
GREEK STREET #8
HOUSE OF MYSTERY #22
INDOMITABLE IRON MAN B&W
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #23
JONAH HEX #52
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL #2
NOVA #34
RED ROBIN #9
SIEGE #2 (OF 4)
SPIDER-MAN NOIR EYES WITHOUT A FACE #3 (OF 4)
TANK GIRL SKIDMARKS #3 (OF 4)
TERRY MOORES ECHO #19
ULTIMATE COMICS X #1
WOLVERINE SAVAGE
X-MEN NOIR MARK OF CAIN #3 (OF 4)

BABY & ME GN VOL 18
BEAST MASTER GN VOL 02 (OF 2)
BERSERK TP VOL 33
BLACK BIRD GN VOL 03
BODY GN VOL 08
CROWN OF LOVE GN VOL 01
D GRAY MAN GN VOL 16
DANCE IN THE VAMPIRE BUND GN VOL 06
EYESHIELD 21 TP VOL 30
HAPPY HAPPY CLOVER GN VOL 04
HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT GN VOL 13
HIKARU NO GO TP VOL 18
HOSHIN ENGI TP VOL 17
KAZE HIKARU GN VOL 16
LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 09
LITTLE BUTTERFLY OMNIBUS ED GN
LUCKY STAR GN VOL 04
MAGIC TOUCH GN VOL 06
MUHYO ROJIS BUREAU SUPER INVEST TP VOL 15
NARUTO TP VOL 47
NORA LAST CHRONICLE OF DEVILDOM GN VOL 09
ONE PIECE TP VOL 29
ONE PIECE TP VOL 30
ONE PIECE TP VOL 31
ONE PIECE TP VOL 32
ONE PIECE TP VOL 33
OTOMEN GN VOL 05
POKEMON ADVENTURES TP VOL 05 2ND ED
RECORD OF A FALLEN VAMPIRE GN VOL 08
REVERSIBLE GN VOL 01
SLAM DUNK GN VOL 08
SMILE SC
ULTIMO GN VOL 01
VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 09
VAMPIRES PORTRAIT GN VOL 02 (OF 2)
WAQ WAQ GN VOL 03
YU GI OH R GN VOL 03

DOCTOR WHO ELECTRONIC SONIC SCREWDRIVER

COMPLETE DRACULA HC
CROGANS MARCH HC
DARK TOWER FALL OF GILEAD PREM HC
DEADPOOL PREM HC VOL 03 X MARKS THE SPOT
DOMINIC FORTUNE IT CAN HAPPEN HERE AND NOW TP
FABLES TP VOL 13 THE GREAT FABLES CROSSOVER
GLACIAL PERIOD GN 3RD PTG
GREEN LANTERN SECRET ORIGIN TP
HOUSE OF M TP MASTERS OF EVIL
IRON MAN & ARMOR WARS GN TP
IRON MAN TALES OF GOLDEN AVENGER TP GN
RESISTANCE TP
SERENITY ROSE TP VOL 02 GOODBYE CRESTFALLEN
SHOWCASE PRESENTS SECRETS OF SINISTER HOUSE TP
STAR COMICS TP ALL-STAR COLLECTION GN VOL 02
STAR WARS ADV TP VOL 03 LUKE SKYWALKER TREASURE DRAGONSNAKES
SUPER ZOMBIES HC OVERSIZED
SUPERMAN MON EL HC VOL 01
TINY TITANS SIDEKICKIN IT TP

Saturday, January 30, 2010

New 'TRON: Legacy' poster!


Disney had recently released this spiffy new poster for 'TRON: Legacy.' Early word seems to suggest that the film's 3-D experience could surpass Avatar's! You can read more about the details here.

Friday, January 29, 2010

The Losers

Here's the first trailer for the live action movie adaptation of the DC comic 'The Losers.' Looks fun!

<a href="http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&from=sp&fg=MsnEntertainment_MoviesTrailersGP2_a&vid=1b9d070f-aff2-47f6-8a86-9b2b44ec4fc6" target="_new" title="'The Losers' Exclusive Look">Video: 'The Losers' Exclusive Look</a>

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Beauty & The Beast 3D

/Film has an interesting update about the 3D Beauty and the Beast project that will take the Disney classic and convert it into a 3D experience. The film was delayed to 2010 from last year to line it up with the anniversary of the film's release. It'll be the first major 3-D-2-D movie if you will!

According to the article, they won't simply have the 3-D as simply just laers between the background, middle ground and foreground, but they will also properly be creating geometry to wrap the 2-D animated portions and characters around to give their features round-ness and depth too! I'm very much looking forward to see what the end result could be!

You can read the article here.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Cars 2 - concept image

Earlier today Disney revealed the first concept image from Pixar's sequel to 'Cars.'

In the back seems to be Mount Fuji from Japan, not to mention the obvious Japanese text in the track ad there. Also behind Steve McQueen we see an F1 car character. From the hints of what's been said about the film's story, Cars 2 will have car races going on around the world with plenty of places and foreign vehicles to see!

Fans of the first film can grab the artbook at our store!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Animascope

Here's an intriguing look back in time at advancements in rotoscoping, the original mo-cap animation!

Thursday, January 21, 2010

The Art of Monsters with Guy Davis

ComicBookResources has a good interview with Dark Horse artist Guy Davis about designing monsters, including samples of his work and thought processes. Go here to check it out!


Benjamin Remember, Peter De Seve Sketchy Past...

Arriving NEXT WEEK - Wednesday Jan 27 2009











ARCHIE #605
JUXTAPOZ VOL 17 #2 FEB 2010
AFRODISIAC HC
ALIAS ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 02
ALICE I/T COUNTRY OF HEARTS GN VOL 01
ANIMAL ACADEMY GN VOL 03 (OF 7) HAKOBUNE HAKUSHO
ART OF GREG HORN HC VOL 02 COVER STORIES
AVENGERS WORLD TRUST PREM HC
BAREFOOT GEN TP VOL 09
BAREFOOT GEN TP VOL 10
BATMAN UNDER THE COWL TP
BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 05
CARS TP VOL 02 RADIATOR SPRINGS
COMPLETE WORLD WAR ROBOT HC
DEADMAN WONDERLAND GN VOL 01
DEADWORLD HC VOL 03 SLAUGHTERHOUSE
ELEMENTAL GELADE GN VOL 11 (OF 14)
FIRST BORN BROKEN TRINITY DELUXE HC
FOUR EYED PRINCE GN VOL 02
HOTWIRE GN VOL 03
HOUSE OF M HC WOLVERINE IRON MAN & HULK
HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 03 THE SPACE BETWEEN
HULK SON OF HULK HC DARK SON RISING
JOHN STANLEY LIBRARY THIRTEEN GOING ON EIGHTEEN HC
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA STRANGE ADVENTURES TP
KAMICHAMA KARIN-CHU GN VOL 07
KARAKURI ODETTE GN VOL 02 (OF 6)
KIMI NI TODOKE GN VOL 03 FROM ME TO YOU
LOSERS VOLUME 1 AND 2 TP
MAN WITH NO NAME TP VOL 02 HOLLIDAY IN THE SUN
MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN AND AVENGERS TP DIGEST
NG LIFE GN VOL 04 (OF 6)
PHANTOM DREAM GN VOL 05 (OF 5)
PORTRAIT OF M & N GN VOL 01 (OF 6)
REMEMBER GN
SAYONARA ZETSUBO SENSEI GN VOL 05
SECRET WARRIORS VOL 02 GOD OF FEAR GOD OF WAR PREM HC
SHUGO CHARA GN VOL 08
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 12
STOLEN HEARTS VOL 01
TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL 02
TOGAINU NO CHI GN VOL 05 (OF 5)
TSUBASA GN VOL 25
WIZARDS TALE HC VOL 01
ZONE 00 GN VOL 03 (OF 5)
DOT HACK SIGN GU NOVEL VOL 02 (OF 4)
ILLUSTRATORS ANNUAL OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION TP VOL 51
SHADOWPLAY ART OF MARK WILKINSON HC
SKETCHY PAST ART OF PETER DE SÈVE HC
YASHAKIDEN DEMON PRINCESS NOVEL VOL 01 (OF 3)
ST TALKING COMMUNICATOR KEYCHAIN
TIM BURTON TOXIC BOY 7 INCH VINYL FIGURE

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

arrived today - Art of Phoneix Wright Ace Attorney and more..













ALL MY DARLING DAUGHTERS GN
BARRY WINDSOR SMITH CONAN ARCHIVES HC VOL 01
CAPTAIN AMERICA ROAD TO REBORN TP
CARTOON INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS TP VOL 01 MICROECONOMICS
CASE CLOSED GN VOL 33
CAT PARADISE GN VOL 03
CLEANERS TP VOL 01 ABSENT BODIES
CODE GEASS NIGHTMARE OF NUNNALLY GN VOL 04
CREEPY ARCHIVES HC VOL 05
GI JOE BEST OF BARONESS TP
HULK FALL OF THE HULKS PRELUDE TP
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SANCTUARY TP
KING OF RPGS GN
LAON GN VOL 01
LOVERBOY IRWIN HASEN STORY GN
LOVERBOY IRWIN HASEN STORY TP
MARVEL FAIRY TALES TP GN
NO HERO HC
NOT SIMPLE GN
ODYSSEY TP GN
OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 34
OISHINBO VOL 07 IZAKAYA PUB FOOD
ONE FINE DAY TP VOL 01
ONINAGI GN VOL 02
PLUTO URASAWA X TEZUKA GN VOL 07
REAL GN VOL 07
REBELS TP VOL 01 THE COMING OF STARRO
RIN-NE GN VOL 02
STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/T OLD REPUBLIC TP VOL 08 DESTROYER
STAR WARS OMNIBUS SHADOWS OF EMPIRE TP VOL 01
STREET FIGHTER IV TP VOL 01
SUNSHINE SKETCH TP VOL 04
SUPERBOY THE GREATEST TEAM UPS EVER TOLD TP
SWANS IN SPACE GN VOL 02 (OF 3)
TEZUKAS BLACK JACK TP VOL 09
THING PROJECT PEGASUS PREM HC
THOR BY J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI PREM HC VOL 03
ULTIMATUM REQUIEM TP
VAGABOND VIZBIG ED GN VOL 06
VEIL TP VOL 01
VENUS CAPRICCIO VOL 03
WELCOME TO WAKABA SOH GN VOL 02
WOLVERINE BLACK CAT CLAWS TP
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS TP CLASS ACTIONS
X-MEN ASGARDIAN WARS HC
ART OF PHOENIX WRIGHT ACE ATTORNEY SC
BOOK OF HEROES NOVEL
VISIONS OF NEVER COLLECTION FANTASY ART HC
VISIONS OF NEVER COLLECTION FANTASY ART SC
YUKIKAZE NOVEL
PERSONA 3 AIGIS FIGMA AF

Art Prints for Haiti!

Do you want to buy some art prints and help victims in Haiti? Here's how you can do both, as all proceeds from the sale of art prints from the artist group 'Girls Drawing Girls' will be donated to the Red Cross!

They are also accepting submissions by other artists to help raise funds, so if you're a good artist who's looking for a way to help, then here's the perfect opportunity to use your talents for a good cause!

Visit their blog for details:
http://artforhaiti.blogspot.com/

Monday, January 18, 2010

Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep - Intro Music Video

The most recent game in the Kingdom Hearts franchise 'Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep' released exclusively for the PSP in Japan not too long ago and has been selling out in stores across the country! It'll be releasing here in due time, but you can check out the music video that plays when the game loads up here:



Fans can grab the Kingdom Hearts artbookat our store!



Sunday, January 17, 2010

Haiti Relief

No doubt many of you have heard about the tragic earthquake in Haiti. Cartoon Brew has pointed out that Animation director Theodore Ushev has created a poster to draw attention to this and we encourage you to send donations and keep the people of Haiti in your hearts and prayers.

Go here for more information and links to charities.

Friday, January 15, 2010

TEKKEN - The Movie!

Here's our first look at the live action adaptation of the fighting videogame 'Tekken'! Will it be good? Will it be bad? Will it at least be better than the live-action Street Fighter movie? I guess we'll see...

Thursday, January 14, 2010

The art of Krista Huot

Here's some more inspiration for all of you out there! A collection of works by an artist with an interest in fairy tales and Biblical imagery! A very neat and clean style! Check it out and if you wish, you can purchase prints!
http://krnepenthe.blogspot.com/





Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Planet Hulk

Marvel has put up a page dedicated to their upcoming animated direct-to-DVD movie on the Incredible Hulk! You can view a trailer, screens and find information about it here!



You can also find plenty of Hulk trades available at US Cover Price at our store!

Monday, January 11, 2010

The Third & The Seventh

Anyone interested in photorealistic hard surface modeling and lighting will certainly love this, it's quite beautiful and exceedingly impressive, and I say that even after seeing Avatar in 3-D! Everything in this video is the work on one guy and is 100% CG! Try and watch it in HD quality if you can!


The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

The official site for the film is here:
http://www.thirdseventh.com/

Blade Immortal, Sky Doll Factory 2, FMA 22..

Arriving this Wednesday Jan 13 2010

JACKSON 500 HC VOL 04
ANGEL #29
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #31 JO CHEN CVR
SKY DOLL DOLL FACTORY #2 (OF 2)
BIG ADVENTURES OF MAJOKO GN VOL 03 (OF 5)
CODE GEASS LELOUCH OF THE REBELLION GN VOL 07
CRAYON SHINCHAN VOL 10
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 22
GUNDAM 00F GN VOL 02
GURREN LAGANN GN VOL 04
INU YASHA TP VOL 44
NINJA BASEBALL KYUMA GN VOL 02 (OF 3)
RED RIVER GN VOL 28
SILENT MOBIUS COMPLETE ED GN VOL 02
SWITCH GN VOL 12
YAKITATE JAPAN TP VOL 21
DOCTOR WHO TALKING TARDIS MONEY BANK
AGENTS OF ATLAS TURF WARS PREM HC
ALEC SC YEARS HAVE PANTS LIFE SIZE OMNIBUS
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #205
ARMY OF DARKNESS 09 HELLBILLIES & DEADNECKS
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD TP
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #177
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 22 FOOTSTEPS
BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY DAILIES HC VOL 03
CABLE PREM HC VOL 03 STRANDED
CALAMITY JACK HC VOL 01
DEAD ROMEO TP
DOC SAVAGE THE SILVER PYRAMID TP
ELEPHANTMEN TP VOL 02 FATAL DISEASES
FALLEN ANGEL REBORN TP VOL 01
HUMAN TARGET CHANCE MEETINGS TP
INCREDIBLE HERCULES TP DARK REIGN
LITTLE ADVENTURES IN OZ BOOK 01
NO HERO TP
RED SONJA OMNIBUS TP VOL 01
RUNAWAYS ESCAPE TO NEW YORK PREM HC
SOUL KISS HC VOL 01
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 04
SPIDER-MAN ELECTION DAY TP
SPIDER-MAN RETURN OF BLACK CAT PREM HC
STAR TREK SPOCK REFLECTIONS TP
TORPEDO HC VOL 01
TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON TP VOL 04
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 22 ULTIMATUM
ULTIMATUM TP

Friday, January 08, 2010

Toronto Cartoonist Workshop Courses for Winter 2010

Are you interested in writing or drawing comics or working in related media? Do you live in the GTA or surrounding area?

The Toronto Cartoonists Workshop is pleased to announce thier expanded course offerings for February 2010!

Show Me A Story: Fundamentals of Storyboarding with Sam Agro

Many contemporary comic book artists supplement cartooning income by working in film as storyboard artists. Join industry veteran Sam Agro (artist on the SAW franchise) as he breaks down the components of storyboarding for live-action film. The perfect intro to working in Hollywood North!

Comic Book Inking: 4 Perspectives with J. Bone, Ramon Perez, Ty Templeton & Pat Davidson


A course developed for inkers who want to expand the mark making vocabulary of an existing style or pencillers who wish to break into finishing their own work. Instructors are DC and Marvel artists who have been chosen because they represent the broadest possible spectrum of styles and approaches.

Writing for Comics: Finding Inspiration on a Schedule with Ty Templeton

Learn story construction, character development, dialogue, plotting, pitching and editing a script for the comics industry. Eisner-award winning writer and artist Ty Templeton will lead you through the formats and techniques of comic script writing.

All courses begin the week of February 1st.
For more information please visit:
http://www.cartoonistsworkshop.com

Or contact Walter Dickinson at
info@cartoonistsworkshop.com
Or 647-502-7605.

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Scott Pilgrim - Official Images

As a follow-up to a previous blog entry, we now have a good quality version of the cast of the Scott Pilgrim movie along with another very cool still. See for yourself!



Wednesday, January 06, 2010

New God of War III Concept Art!

Here's some art that's been releasing online in anticipation of God of War III's scheduled release this March, exclusively for PlayStation 3.








You can find more official concept art for characters, creatures & levels here and here. We're sure to see and learn more about this game over the coming month. In the meantime, anyone interested in concept art can find several Ballistic artbooks with top quality work by artists working in films and gaming available at our store!

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Alma - Animated Short


Pixar animator Rodrigio Blaas took time off work to go to his homeland in Spain and while there he, his brother and a group of other artists created this outstanding short film!

You can watch it in the video below, but I recommend seeing the film in better quality on its own official website.

Monday, January 04, 2010

Upular!

Create music using only sound samples taken from Pixar's Up!? Who does that??? Well this guy apparently... and it's pretty good too!



Fans of Up! Can grab the artbook for the film at our store!

Sunday, January 03, 2010

New 'How to Train Your Dragon' trailer!

Dreamworks released a new trailer at the end of the year for their upcoming film directed by Chris Sanders; and they're certainly trying to imitate Disney's 'Legacy' way of creating trailers...




It's old - but check out the trailer below for Seinfeld's Comedian - using the voiceover guy who seems to have done the trailer above too.



Those interested in Chris Sander's work can grab his sketchbooks along with the art of Lilo & Stitch and other books at our store!



Friday, January 01, 2010

dr who - the next generation

As the Doctor Who New Year's episode ended, comes this teaser for the new season.

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Trailer

Following two seasons, Suzumiya Haruhi is heading to the big screen with a new film that will detail the next escapade of Kon and Crew as they try to keep Haruhi oblivious to the truth, but this time things are certainly going to take a turn for the worse! The new film looks to have some high production values judging by the new trailer that's released! No surprise given the higher than average quality of animation on the TV series.


Fans of Haruhi can find artbooks, manga, light novels as well as plushies, posters, wallscrolls and other related merchandise available from our store!



2010 Arrives! + Hellsing Ultimate 7 Trailer!

We'd like to wish everyone a late Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! And we look forward to all the exciting things coming up!

To start off with, how about a peek at the 7th OVA for Hellsing Ultimate? This animated collection is a direct adaptation of Kohta Hirano's insane manga! The OVA has just been released in Japan and it along with past installments will be available in North America in due time in addition to those already out.





For those wishing to get into the story, we carry all the currently released volumes from 1 to 9 at our store. The 10th and final volume has already been released in Japan and will be available in mid 2010! Horror and action fans can definately look forward to the finale!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

one piece x5, Hi Fructose 14, Walking Dead 11..

Arriving Wednesday Jan 6th

5 different one piece volumes #24-28. starting this month, for the next several months there will be 5 volumes/month as Viz attempts to catch up to production in Japan.

Walking Dead 11 - YES! Believe it.

HI Fructose #14.

More - see the list at the bottom






















the full list below:
CINEFEX #120 JAN 2010
HI FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE QUARTERLY #14
JUXTAPOZ VOL 17 #1 JAN 2010
YEN PLUS MAGAZINE VOL 3 #2 FEB 2010
ARCHIE & FRIENDS TP VOL 02 BETTYS DIARY
BOX MAN HC
CAPTAIN CANUCK HC VOL 02
CHILL HC
CHOCO MIMI GN VOL 03
CRIMINAL MACABRE CELL BLOCK 666 TP
CRIMSON HERO TP VOL 12
DAREDEVIL TP BORN AGAIN
FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 09
FATE STAY NIGHT GN VOL 06 (OF 7)
FRUITS BASKET ULTIMATE ED GN VOL 04 (OF 4)
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 21
GIN TAMA TP VOL 16
GRAVITATION COLLECTION GN VOL 04 (OF 6)
HAPPY CAFE GN VOL 01
HUNTER X HUNTER TP VOL 26
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 03 MOST WANTED BK 02
KAZU KIBUISHI COPPER GN
KIMIKISS GN VOL 03 (OF 3)
KYO KARA MAOH GN VOL 05
LEAVE IT TO PET GN VOL 04
LIFE & TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK HC VOL 01
LIST HC
LOVE COM TP VOL 16
MAD LOVE CHASE GN VOL 02 (OF 5)
MAID SAMA GN VOL 03 (OF 6)
MARVEL DIVAS TP
MISSILE MOUSE GN VOL 01 STAR CRUSHER
MOMOGUMI PLUS SENKI GN VOL 02 (OF 3)
MUPPET SHOW TREASURE OF PEG LEG WILSON TP
NANA TP VOL 20
NATSUMES BOOK OF FRIENDS TP VOL 01
NEGIMA NEO GN VOL 04
NINJA GIRLS GN VOL 02
ONE PIECE TP VOL 24
ONE PIECE TP VOL 25
ONE PIECE TP VOL 26
ONE PIECE TP VOL 27
ONE PIECE TP VOL 28
POSEFILE PKT MANGA TP VOL 01
PRINCE OF TENNIS GN VOL 35
REBORN GN VOL 14
SA GN VOL 14
SAND CHRONICLES GN VOL 07
SGT FROG GN VOL 18
SHAMAN KING TP VOL 26
SHUTTER ISLAND GRAPHIC NOVEL
SIEGE PRELUDE TP
SPIRIT TP VOL 05
STARCRAFT GHOST ACADEMY GN VOL 01
STRAWBERRY 100 % TP VOL 11
TITANS OLD FRIENDS TP
TROUBLEMAKERS HC
UNWRITTEN TP VOL 01 TOMMY TAYLOR BOGUS IDENTITY TP
VB ROSE GN VOL 07 (OF 12)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS
WE WERE THERE GN VOL 08
WHISTLE TP VOL 24
WORLD I CREATE VOL 01
X-MEN MUTANT MASSACRE HC
X-MEN VS AVENGERS PREM HC
X-MEN VS FANTASTIC FOUR PREM HC
YU GI OH GX GN VOL 04
SPECTRUM TP VOL 05 NEW PTG
GRENDIZER 6IN METALTECH AF SET
TIM BURTON OYSTER BOY 8 INCH VINYL FIGURE

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Indie Writers Deathmatch III

Are you an aspiring writer? Are you competitive? Then why not submit your very own work of short fiction and allow readers to decide who's worthy to be left standing at the end? Broken Pencil is hosting their third Deathmatch for Indie Writers where the winning entries get their work published with 1st place winning a monetary prize! Learn more details here:

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The Assets of Uncharted 2

'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' is the highest rated and unanimously agreed best game of 2009. Having played it I recommend everyone pick up this game! It's exclusive to the PS3.

One of the lead character artists from Naughty Dog, the developer of the game, has posted up a bunch of images pertaining to the game characters showing off a whole lot of their CG models at Z-Brush Central. Anyone interested in 3-D Character modeling and texturing should definately take a look! You can find the thread images and discussion here.





All those interested in CG modeling and texturing can find a great selection of inspirational art books from Ballistic as well as DVD tutorials from Gnomon Workshop available at our store! They come highly recommended!