Gold Winner Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles Silver Winner Giant Robot Comics Bronze Winner Monster Comic Lounge Hall of fame Strange Adventures, Halifax When Jay Aaron Roy opened Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles, he knew he wanted it to be much more than just another comics store. Five years later, the shop has […]
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A guide to the Halifax Nerdom
Comic Shops First priority: find a comic shop. New Comic Book Wednesday doesn’t stop just because you’re getting adjusted to dorm life. Strange Adventures (5110 Prince Street) is the downtown go-to, and Monster Comix Lounge (2089 Gottingen Street) is a haven for gaming. And a bit further of a trek from campus, but most definitely […]
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Best Comics Store
Gold Winner Strange Adventures, Dartmouth Silver Winner Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles Bronze Winner Giant Robot Comics Hall of Fame Strange Adventures, Halifax The folks at Strange Adventures refer to the Dartmouth location as a sidekick, or as owner Cal Johnston likes to say, “the plucky younger sibling” to Strange Adventures Halifax, which was […]
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Teenage dream
Cowabunga, dude! The heroes in a half-shell will be making an appearance harbour-side in Dartmouth this week, care of the folks at Giant Robot Comics (114 Woodlawn Road). Owner Darryl Wall has been bringing everyone from the Transformers to Jem and the Holograms to important HRM landmarks for years, via exclusive comic covers sold at […]
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Best Comics Store
Gold Winner Strange Adventures, Halifax Silver Winner Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles Bronze Winner Giant Robot Comics Strange Adventures is a superhero of Halifax’s retail scene, a thriving business that earns kudos from around the planet. So what’s its secret power? “Customer service more than anything else,” says longtime manager Dave Howllett. “We help […]
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ShopTalk visits Dartmouth
The City of Lakes’ personality sparkles brighter than its many swimming spots do, with creative new ventures and flavours popping up on the regular. Downtown Dartmouth alone has seen 15 new businesses in the past 20 months, and the communities within the community— whether Cole Harbour, Burnside, Woodside or Portland HIlls—are snowballing, too. It’s more […]
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Board game empire
We hold these truths to be self-evident, not all games are created equal. If you’re staying up all night eyes-to-screen with Call of Duty or geared up with a headset and World of Warcraft with 46 of your closest avatars, crushing candies on the commute to work or creating a Dance Dance Revolution—think about turning […]
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Get graphic on Free Comic Book Day
We likely don’t have to remind you that Saturday is Christmas for comic lovers, Free Comic Book Day. It’s really hard for this day to get any better than it is naturally, but local comic shops have teamed up to create the ultimate Free Comic Book Day adventure. Strange Adventures (5262 Sackville Street and 101 […]
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Stand up Comics
The hero of the Dartmouth comic book shop scene, Giant Robot Comics’ Darryl Wall, says he’s never really grown up. “I love comic books and toys, and I didn’t want to get a regular, nine-to-five office job, and being able to talk to people about comic books all day sounded pretty awesome,” he says. Wall […]
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A Giant Robot towers over the holidays
We know it’s way too early to be thinking about December 26, but just so you know, Giant Robot Comics (114 Woodlawn Road, 404-8400), HRMs newest comic book outlet, is planning a sale for Boxing Day. Also, for those of you who need to fill your boots with comic-related goodness before then, from now until […]
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Best Comics Store
Gold Winner Strange Adventures Comic Bookstore Silver Winner Quantum Frontier Games & Comics Bronze Winner Giant Robot Comics Strange Adventures is a really special place, and voters agree that it’s not just awesome because of what you can buy, but also because of the people who help you buy it. Manager Dave Howlett is one […]
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Free Comic Book Day this weekend
The annual comic book celebration Free Comic Book Day takes place this weekend, Saturday May 7, at comic stores around town, including Strange Adventures (5262 Sackville Street, 425-2140 and 101 Portland Street, Dartmouth, 444-2140). The Halifax store will also be taking over the Church of St David hall (1537 Brunswick Street) for the day since […]