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This store is *big*. It's dark and dungeony and feels like a warehouse or storage space, which is somehow an atmosphere that I love in a comic shop. I didn't spend long at their grand opening weekend because I was short on money, so there's a lot of stuff I didn't see. They have manga and graphic novels up the wazoo, action figures, Japanese trinkets, superhero lunchboxes, and more. The staff are friendly and the prices are good.
When I got there they didn't yet have all their credit card systems set up, but they assured me that they would soon. Give it a few days before you pop in there if you plan on using Mastercard.
My only complaint is that this store, like their downtown location, is not accessible for the mobility impaired. It's in a basement down a narrow staircase (the downtown shop is *up* a narrow staircase). I don't know what the Dundas West store is like. If you are a comic nerd who uses a wheelchair, send an able-bodied friend on a mission to get your comics, because you won't be able to get into this place.
I'm definitely going back. Oh -- if there's anyone on your gift list this holiday season who is hard to buy for, Hairy T uptown has a life-size Silver Surfer with surfboard for only $1995. :P I think he was a movie theater promo display and he's waterproof since they left him parked outside in the rain yesterday.
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