Cecil Castellucci (THE PLAIN JANES) and Scott Hepburn (STAR WARS)
signing this Wednesday!

CECIL CASTELLUCCI & SCOTT HEPBURN
For the new graphic novels The Plain Janes and Star Wars: Vector

Wednesday, January 30th, 5PM-7PM
The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street
(Around the corner from Honest Ed’s, at Bathurst TTC)
FREE

The Beguiling is proud to present CECIL CASTELLUCCI, author of
celebrated novel 'Beige' (named a 2008 Best Book for Young Adults by YALSA) and
the new MINX graphic novel THE PLAIN JANES (named a Great Graphic
Novel for Teens), alongside illustrator Scott Hepburn, artist of the brand
new year-long comics event STAR WARS: VECTOR, in a special all ages
in-store signing event. Both Castellucci and Hepburn will signing at The
Beguiling in support of their new books. In addition, the first 20
attendees to the signing will receive a FREE Minx Poster featuring The Plain
Janes, signed by Castellucci.

“We think this is going to be a really fun signing,” enthused Beguiling
Manager Christopher Butcher. “While Cecil and Scott may seem like an
odd pairing at first, they’ve both produced work aimed for a young adult
audience that has resonated with readers of all ages, and we think
that’s going to make for a diverse and interesting group of fans!”

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Cecil Castellucci is the author of the award-winning young adult novels
'Boy Proof', 'Queen of Cool', and 'Beige', all published by Candlewick
Press. Her first foray into graphic novels is THE PLAIN JANES, from DC
Comics/MINX, illustrated by Jim Rugg. Cecil’s work has received
numerous honours from The American Library Association (ALA) and the Young
Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), with 'Beige' and PLAIN JANES
receiving numerous awards just this week! Cecil can be found on the
internet at http://misscecil.com.

Scott Hepburn’s art career includes illustrating numerous RPG books
from White Wolf Publishing, and providing lead artistic duties for the
YALSA-nominated graphic novel series SENTINEL from Marvel Comics. He
provides the art for the new Star Wars comic series Vector, which begins in
the title 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #25' which debuts
THAT DAY! A perfect introduction to the popular comics, this first issue
features characters from across the Star Wars Universe including Luke
Skywalker, Darth Vader, and many more. Scott is also currently creating
the online graphic novel The Port for Canadian webcomics collective
TRANSMISSION-X, at http://www.transmission-x.com/.

ABOUT THE BOOKS:
The Plain Janes is published by DC Comics/MINX, and is $9.99. Star
Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #25 (Vector Part 1) is $2.99. Copies of
all books will be available for sale at the event.

You can see more art from these creators at:
http://www.beguiling.com/2008/01/press-release-cecil-castelucci-scott.html

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