The Beguiling Presents Jason at The Central

Acclaimed Norwegian cartoonist JASON — currently serializing his newest work in The New York Times Magazine — comes to Toronto to launch his new work POCKET FULL OF RAIN. RAIN is a collection of early works by Jason, defying genre and style and showing his development into the internationally acclaimed author he is today. Jason will be interviewed on his life and career in an audio/visual presentation by The Beguiling’s Peter Birkemoe at The Central, located directly adjacent to The Beguiling, on Tuesday June 10th at 8:00 p.m.

POCKET FULL OF RAIN: This multifaceted anthology collects over 25 stories from the first decade of Jason's career, including his remarkable calling card, the novella-length thriller "Pocket Full of Rain," which has never before been published in English. Like a number of his initial stories, "Pocket" is actually drawn with realistic human beings instead of blank-faced animal characters — a true revelation for Jason fans. The book reveals a young cartoonist experimenting with styles, working through his obsessions (love, loneliness, film, Hemingway) and paying tribute to his cartooning heroes (Wolverton, Moebius, Pratt). "Pocket Full of Rain" is published by Fantagraphics Books and is prices at $19.99. The book will be available for sale at the event and afterwards from The Beguiling and better bookstores everywhere.