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| - Labyrinth is the sort of place that you go to if you are looking for your average kind of stop-and-grab spot. While bright, the shop is small, it's cramped, and there's usually only one staff member so you'll have to be patient if you have any questions. Not conducive to browsing.
They carry an alright selection of manga, comics, art books as well as paraphernalia like bookends and figurines, etc. They also have a buy 10 get 1 free deal and charge US cover price, so those are both good things.
However! Their "free comic book" days are basically unmanageable because of the size of the shop and how its innards are arranged. If you are more than a fairweather comics fan, they just don't have the kind of stock to accommodate your needs. Once we were looking for Charles Burns' Black Hole--a staple, I'd say--and they had it behind the counter, not out on the shelf. What's that about? They also don't support local artists and writers as much as they could. I've heard that they sometimes do art shows but I've never seen them promoted and I'm not sure I would go if I did because.. well, where on earth would the art go and where would people stand to gaze at it? This place is tiny!
Bottom line: save your cash and go two blocks over to The Beguiling in Mirvish Village, which is generally better in every respect.
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