Gold Winner Strange Adventures, Halifax Silver Winner Quantum Frontier Games & Comics Bronze Winner Cape and Cowl Comics and Collectibles Strange Adventures POWs! BIFFs! and THWACKs! its way to gold yet again, but owner Calum Johnston remains humble: “It’s a tight race as the Halifax area is very lucky to have a number of top […]
Quantum Frontier Games & Comics
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Quantum Frontier’s leap across the street
Robie Street’s source for adventures, comic book and otherwise, Quantum Frontier (3087 Robie Street) is moving an incredibly short distance in the name of a larger space. After one last Saturday in its current location (that’s this Saturday, August 16) Quantum will set up shop across the street at 3132 Robie Street, with hopes to […]
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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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Best Comics Store
Gold Winner Strange Adventures Comic Bookstore, Halifax Silver Winner Quantum Frontier Games & Comics Bronze Winner Monster Comic Lounge “It’s a little stressful each time the poll is on,” says Strange Adventures owner Calum Johnston about the Best of Halifax readers’ survey. “‘Will we do well? Are people sick of us? Where do we send […]
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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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Best Comics Store
Gold Winner Strange Adventures Comic Bookstore Silver Winner Quantum Frontier Games & Comics Bronze Winner Monster Comic Lounge Undefeated for years in the Best Comics Store category, it’s no wonder one voter calls Strange Adventures “that little doorway off the street into a world of gritty make-believe.” Open since 1993 and now with three Maritime […]
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Quantum Frontier’s Cans for Comics
Until April 16, if bring 10 non-perishable food items into Quantum Frontier (3087A Robie Street, 446-8233) you’ll receive up to a 20 percent discount on any purchase. SMALL PRINT: Magic not incl. in promotion, Mr. Noodles not accepted and only an additional 10 percent (5 cans) discount for account holders.
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Gifts for adults in local kids stores
The Adventures of Hergé by Jose-Louis Bouquet, Jean-luc Fromental and Stanislas Barthelemy, $20 An illustrated biography of Georges Prosper Remi, better known as Hergé, the creator of The Adventures of Tintin, from Montreal publishers Drawn & Quarterly. Tintin and his trusty pooch Snowy will be on the big screen later in December with a new […]
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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 […]
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Best Comics Store
This year Strange Adventures reached across the harbour to start up a store in Dartmouth, at 101 Portland Street. It carries much of the new stuff and toys that you’ll find at the comic emporium’s Sackville Street location, with an added emphasis on classic and back-issue comics. A new location is a good thing, as […]
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Free Comic Book Day Madness
Free Comic Book Day, the industry-wide, international promotion of comics, returns for another year, with plenty of opportunities for deals, as well as the requisite free comics from every major publisher. Quantam Frontier (3087 Robie Street, 446-8233) will have all that going on, as well as fundraising barbeque for Hal-Con (only 182 days left!!!) starting […]