You may have already heard – but Strange Adventures is hosting “The Last Signing” with celebrated cartoonist Dave Sim on Friday September 24th at 10pm. Yes, it’s a late night thing but it will be worth it! There will be other opportunities to meet Dave in case you can’t make it out on Friday night.
First up is the airport meet & greet! Dave arrives on Air Canada 606 from Toronto at 1PM Wednesday, September 22nd. Be there with a “welcome to Halifax” sign (or something to that effect – “the maritimes welcomes Cerebus” etc.) and Dave will choose his favourite to win a set of Cerebus books! AND they get another set for their local school or public library!
Would you like to win a set of Cerebus books for yourself and a set for your school or local library?
also an early signing for fans!
Air Canada flight 606 from Toronto to Halifax
Thursday afternoon – portfolio reviews
Are you an aspiring comic artist? A cartoonist ready to
break into the biz? Would you like some tips and
advice from one of the most experienced and award-winning
cartoonists? Drop by the Spring Garden Road Library in
downtown Halifax between 4 and 7pm for portfolio reviews
with the one and only Dave Sim!
Another portfolio review is set for Friday afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30 pm also at the Spring Garden Road Library.
Friday night is the big night – The last Signing
10pm at Strange Adventures – 5262 Sackville Street
in downtown Halifax.
What’s that? Not familiar with Cerebus?
Drop by the store in Halifax and impress upon the
friendly staff your earnest wish to learn more about
this odd comic book character that Dave wrote and drew
for 300 issues, and if the conditions are favourable; they
might bestow upon you a free Cerebus comic so you can
check out the work of this Dave Sim fellow and experience
a part of the longest graphic novel ever!
Saturday night is the Glamourpuss event – dress up
in your best glamourpuss duds (business attire please –
you know, jacket, tie, nice duds!) and join Dave at the
Economy Shoe Shop, 9pm, Saturday, September 25th.
Check out the facebook event page for more info
and links to an auction on ebay for one of the very limited
“media packages” that Dave put together!
If you have any questions, get in touch with us at the
Halifax store – 902-425-2140 or toll-free 1-866-6-COMICS
or via email (shop@strangeadventures.com)
Hope to see you at some of the events for
The Last Signing!
UPDATED – Sunday, Sept. 19th
You know what? The Last Signing is looking like as if it might just be one the most exciting events in quite some time
Joining us over the next few days is Dave Sim with a Q and A all about the event – so without further ado – why don’t we jump in?
Q: At the Last Signing Will you be signing EVERYTHING or only SOME things?
A: No body part or clothing someone is in the middle of wearing. I have already had to reject a fans request for a tattoo design!
Apart from that we will have two lines going: one line for people who just want one autograph and another line for as many autographs as they want — on material I have worked on.
Each person in the second line (as many autographs as they want) is also entitled to one cerebus head sketch and they can pick what they want it drawn on – the title page of a trade paper back or a backing board are favourites. Also there will be some UK tour 1986 posters, Spirits of National Unity 1995 prints and Cerebus and Spawn prints. The first people in line get all three – first come, first served.
If anyone wants to take a photograph that is fine – come to the front of the line as often as you want — just make sure to be polite and not interrupt whoever it is I am talking to.
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UPDATED! Monday Sept. 20, 2010:
The interest in the Last Signing continues to build – Now only a few more days to go –
Let’s pick up with the already in progress Q & A with Dave Sim
Q: What about people who can not make it to the 10 pm signing Friday?
A: There will be at least two more opportunities open to everyone. There will be a “Glamourpuss reception”:-
9 PM – Midnight at The Economy Shoe Shop Cafe and Bar,
1661-1663 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
There is even a poster – just for this event! >>>>>>>>
Please note for the Glamourpuss event it is Business attire.
Meaning jacket and tie for the gentlemen and a chance to
get all dressed up for the ladies.
For the younger readers, I will be staging the first and my
last ever Arrival Signing – Air Canada Flight 606 from
Toronto arriving at 1pm. I am also at this time going to
be judging any “Welcome to Halifax” signs. The best
sign will win a set of all 16 Cerebus Trade paperback’s
for its creator and another set for a library of the winner’s
choice.
Q: You have not changed your mind about the “one free
Cerebus head sketch per person” have you?
A: No — as a matter of fact we are now giving everyone the
opportunity to get as many head sketches as they want: one
for each canned good they bring as a donation to the Nova
Scotia foodbank.
Q: What if someone brings 40 or 50 cans?
A: All the better for the Nova Scotia foodbank
Newsflash!
There will be an auction at the Glamourpuss event of the bidders choice of one of the three original Glamourpuss pieces of artwork from Dave Sim’s personal collection. This is the first time that original art from Glamourpuss has ever been made available for sale! The proceeds from the auction will also go to the Nova Scotia foodbank. The artwork on offer is the one of the following 3 as originally appeared in Glamourpuss issue 12:-
“Lovely Linda”
“Curves”
“The Lady with the Hat”
(click on the titles for larger images)
Auction ends at midnight Saturday September 25th
– Thanks to Dave’s generosity!
LAST UPDATE! Wednesday, Sept. 22nd:
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The Last Signing Only Days to go!
Just in case you have been hiding somewhere – it is now only a few days before Dave Sim’s last public signing – ever
Really? Yes Really – Take it away Dave Sim:-
“By the time everyone is reading this, I will be in Halifax getting ready for the big night on Friday.
Thanks to BLEEDING COOL,
THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS,
Halifax weekly newspaper THE COAST,
and THE CHRONICLE-HERALD,
everyone at the STRANGE ADVENTURES Facebook page,
John Scrudder for running the “Halifax media” auction,
and of course a special thank you to Cal and all at STRANGE ADVENTURES who have put their all into making this event so special,
If the Last Signing is as half as exciting as all the faxes that have been streaming through my fax machine have been, I think we are all in for quite a night!”
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Just to remind you all this is the schedule for the whole 4 days of events – do not forget if you can not make one, you may be able to make another – you will not get another chance!
So Cal – take it away:-
First up is the airport meet & greet! Dave arrives on Air Canada 606 from Toronto at 1PM Wednesday, September 22nd. Be there with a “welcome to Halifax” sign (or something to that effect – “the maritimes welcomes Cerebus” etc.) and Dave will choose his favourite to win a set of Cerebus books! AND they get another set for their local school or public library!
Thursday afternoon – portfolio reviews
Are you an aspiring comic artist? A cartoonist ready to break into the biz? Would you like some tips and advice from one of the most experienced and award-winning cartoonists? Drop by the Spring Garden Road Library in downtown Halifax between 4 and 7pm for portfolio reviews with the one and only Dave Sim!
Another portfolio review is set for Friday afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30 pm also at the Spring Garden Road Library.
Friday night is the big night – The last Signing 10pm at Strange Adventures – 5262 Sackville Street in downtown Halifax.
What’s that? Not familiar with Cerebus?
Drop by the store in Halifax and impress upon the friendly staff your earnest wish to learn more about this odd comic book character that Dave wrote and drew for 300 issues, and if the conditions are favourable; they might bestow upon you a free Cerebus comic so you can check out the work of this Dave Sim fellow and experience a part of the longest graphic novel ever!
Saturday night is the Glamourpuss event – dress up in your best glamourpuss duds (business attire please – you know, jacket, tie, nice duds!) and join Dave at the
Economy Shoe Shop, 9pm, Saturday, September 25th.
If you have any questions, get in touch with us at the Halifax store –
902-425-2140 or toll-free 1-866-6-COMICS
or via email (shop@strangeadventures.com)
