Archive for the ‘Halifax’ Category

Victoria Day hours in Halifax

We’ll be open in Halifax from noon to 4PM. Happy to look at comic collections as usual on Mondays!

Happy Victoria Day! Be like Queen Vic and #ReadMoreComics !!

Free Comic Book Day 2026

A FEW MORE SLEEPS UNTIL FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

The first Saturday in May is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! The bestest day in all of comicbookery! Drop by your nearest comic book store and get some FREE COMICS! No purchase necessary! Each store will have a marked section of free comics for you to peruse and choose!

>>> Saturday May 2nd, 2026 <<<

Fredericton’s event starts at 10AM and winds up at 2PM!


Halifax’s FCBD runs from 10AM to 4PM,

and Dartmouth’s runs NOON to 4PM. (the sidekick will have kids comics for FCBD

And if you don’t live near a Strange Adventures, no worries as just about every comic store in the world participates and you can find locations at freecomicbookday.com

Bring a friend and share the fun of comics!

Easter hours

Here’s our Easter weekend hours for all locations!

Fredericton:
Good Friday: 12-4
Saturday: 10-5
Sunday: 12-4
Monday: Closed

Dartmouth:
Good Friday: Closed
Saturday: Noon-4
Sunday: Closed

Halifax:
Good Friday: 12-4
Saturday: 10-5
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 12-6

March Madness!

March Madness is on from the 16th to the 31st!
Sweet deals and cheap thrills abound during the March Madness sale! 
March 16, 17, 18 – 25% off action figures!
March 19, 20, 21 – 25% off board games!
March 22: Save the tax!
March 23 – 28: US price on new comics, manga and graphic novels!
March 29: Save the tax!
March 30, 31: 25% off all back-issues!

(and we’ll have some extra sweet deals going on at the #StrangeSidekick in Dartmouth for the rest of March, too)

Thanks, Halifax!

we received a lovely e-mail from The Coast newspaper:
“Huge congratulations — you’ve officially won Gold in The Coast’s Best of Halifax Awards! 🏆

This will be officially announced in the Jan 22nd Daily Newsletter and will later appear on thecoast.ca. If you could keep this under wraps until then it would be greatly appreciated. If you’re not already a subscriber there’s a subscription link in my email signature below.

This recognition comes directly from our readers and the Halifax community — and it’s a moment worth celebrating and sharing.

To help you say thank you, we’re offering Best of Halifax winners an exclusive 35% discount on “Thank You” ads in The Coast’s daily newsletter, reaching 50,000+ engaged subscribers.”

Since they gave us a 35% discount on promoting our win, we thought we’d share it with you! From Jan. 22-31, 2026, new comics, manga and graphic novels are at the US price! Save around 35%!! In-store only • sorry, no holds on sale merchandise. Thank you all for your support, we hope to continue to share the comic book love!

and congrats to our colleagues at Cape & Cowl and Giant Robot! and comic shops everywhere helping keep comic books alive and well!

A festivus for the rest of us!

Happy Festivus to all! Our annual #Festivus sale starts on Saturday, Dec. 27th, and runs until the end of the year! Sweet deals and cheap thrills will abound!

For the rest of 2025, just pay the US price on new comics, manga and graphic novels!

AND 25% off everything else in stock!

In-store only • sorry, no holds

Best wishes to all for a safe and happy holidays!

Merry ComiXmas!

Best wishes to all of you from all of us for a very merry, safe, and happy holidays!

We’re closed for Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Open on Saturday for Festivus deals that will run until the New Year! Festivus details of will be posted later this week!

Hobtown Mystery Stories book launch

The new volume of the Hobtown Mystery Stories arrives in stores on Tuesday Nov. 25th!

And you can get your copy signed by the creators at Bearly’s House of Blues & Ribs!
(1579 Grafton St. in downtown Halifax) on Tuesday Nov. 27th at 7PM!


Back-issue comic book clearance sale!

The back-issue comics bins are on sale for SIXTY PERCENT OFF starting today, Wednesday Sept. 17th through Tuesday Sept. 23rd! (Not including back-issue magazines graphic novels, back-issues on the wall, in display cases or behind the counter, BUT the comic sets are included in the sale!)

** in-store only ** sorry, no holds **

>>> 60% off starting Wednesday Sept. 17th and running until Tuesday Sept. 23rd.

>>> 70% off starting Wednesday Sept. 24th and running until Tuesday Sept. 30th.

>>> 80% off starting Wednesday Oct. 1st and running until Tuesday Oct. 7th.

>>> 90% off starting Wednesday Oct. 8th and running until Tuesday Oct. 14th.

#readmorecomics
#betterasbackissues

The Wordburglar rhymes with comics!

Introducing WORDBURGLAR RHYMES WITH COMICS #1 a 100-PAGE original graphic novel illustrating 15 hit Wordburglar songs – with a soundtrack so you can rhyme along!

COVER BY STEVE MCNIVEN with interior art by 15 ALL-STAR ARTISTS!

This all-new, full-colour 100 PAGE comic book anthology graphic novel is set to the hilariously nerdy, funky and original pop culture storytelling songs of Wordburglar. Illustrated by an all-star lineup of comic book creators from Marvel, DC, Scholastic, Image, IDW, BOOM and more!

in stock now!


And there’s a CBC article with an interview here.