Top Shelf Swedish Invasion
Now Here’s a cross-company Multi-Title Event I can get behind:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/swedish-invasion
I’ll reprint [about half of] the email I just got this morning:
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WELCOME TO THE TOP SHELF SWEDISH INVASION!
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www.topshelfcomix.com/swedish-invasionVälkommen!
Okay, so our mastery of the Swedish language stops there.
But we’ve got to say how excited we are to welcome you to
THE SWEDISH INVASION, our overall title for a whole host of
amazing Swedish stuff coming to you from Top Shelf this spring.By April, we’ll have seven whole books showcasing the best of
this hotbed of comics talent, including four full-length
graphic novels, two incredible anthologies, and one full-color
reference book by one of Sweden’s top comic scholars! It’s a
veritable smörgåsbord of comics!At New York’s MoCCA Festival and Chicago’s new C2E2 Convention,
we’ll bring along a whole host of the Swedish cartoonists who
created these awesome books, and throw, not one, but two (!)
killer parties to welcome them to the States in style. We hope
you can join us in the celebration.The comics scene in Sweden is a real treasure trove that has
gone virtually unnoticed in our part of the world… but now
we’ll all have a chance to get to know these creators and
fall in love with their books. Take a look at the information
below, and let the invasion begin!Chris, Brett, Rob and Leigh
Top Shelf Productions*********************************************************
HERE’S WHERE THE PARTIES WILL BE!
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www.topshelfcomix.com/swedish-invasion***************
NEW YORK
***************FRIDAY, APRIL 9TH, 8:00PM PARTY at ROCKETSHIP COMICS
— 208 Smith Street, Brooklyn, New York, Phone: 718-797-1348
— Come meet and party with Mats Jonsson (HEY PRINCESS), Simon
Gardenfors (THE 120 DAYS OF SIMON), Kolbeinn Karlsson
(THE TROLL KING), Niklas Asker (SECOND THOUGHTS), Fredrik
Strömberg (SWEDISH COMICS HISTORY), Johannes Klenell (Editor
of NORTHERN LIGHTS), and NORTHERN LIGHTS contributors Sofia
Olsson, Sara Granér, Benjamin Stengard, Asa Grennvall, and
Emelie Ostergren; as well as Chris Staros, Brett Warnock,
and Leigh Walton of the Top Shelf crew. Food and cash bar
will be provided by the Clover Club private room
(attached to Rocketship).SATURDAY & SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH-11TH, MoCCA ARTS FESTIVAL
@ THE 69TH REGIMENT ARMORY
— 68 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York (Between 25th & 26th)
— Hang out with us at the Top Shelf tables where the whole
gang will be signing books all weekend.
— Also appearing: Nate Powell, James Kochalka, & Alex Robinson!***************
CHICAGO
***************SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH, 8:00PM PARTY at the renowned DOUBLE DOOR
— 1572 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Phone: 773-489-3160
— Tickets on salewww.doubledoor.com, $10/$8 with C2E2 pass, Doors8 p.m. Show @ 9 p.m.
— Come meet and party with Mats Jonsson (HEY PRINCESS),
Simon Gardenfors (THE 120 DAYS OF SIMON), Kolbeinn Karlsson
(THE TROLL KING), and Chris Staros (TOP SHELF), as Top Shelf
co-sponsors the official C2E2 After Party with the Nerd City
crew. It’ll be a music and event-filled night, featuring sets
by DJ Ghengis Won, Major Taylor, burlesque troupe The Flaming
Dames, and headlining band The Jai Alai Savant (fresh off
their recent show with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists).
Simon Gardenfors — a well-known Swedish rapper as well —
will also be featured in a special performance.FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY, APRIL 16TH-18TH, C2E2
(CHICAGO COMIC AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPO)
— McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Downtown Chicago
— Hang out with us at the Top Shelf, Nerd City, and Chicago
Comics booths, where the Swedish crew will be signing books
all weekend long.
— Also appearing: Jeffrey Brown, with his new UNDELETED SCENES!*******************************************************
PREORDER THE SWEDISH INVASION BOOKS
IN THE CURRENT DIAMOND PREVIEWS!
*******************************************************The current Diamond Previews catalog has all SEVEN of the
Swedish Invasion titles — 5 all-new, plus 2 classics —
available for pre-ordering right now. SEVEN all-too-human
stories, finally available to an English-speaking audience.
I’ll cut it off there; if you want to read the blurbs and see the previews, you should check out the Swedish Invasion link. Hopefully, a full press release will post sometime soon to either Top Shelf’s Home Page or it’s news page.
