Best comic shop in Montreal? 0

[FineCollector]

Has Million Comix on Pierce improved? Last time I was there, it was jammed with dollar bins and no wall books.

 

I have personal issues with Hunter...

[Tiger Topher]

Komico will be opening at a new location on Wednesday (4960 Decarie Blvd).

 

The back issue situation at 1,000,000 is better these days and they do have some decent wall books, including a copy of Hulk #181 that looks pretty good.

[kimik]

Why waste your time looking for comics in Montreal when it has so much more to offer?

 

Like what, Ryan?

 

If you have to ask..........

Edited December 23, 2014 by kimik

[kimik]

Why waste your time looking for comics in Montreal when it has so much more to offer?

Like a real hockey team?

 

We have at least one in Edmonton...................my son's Atom team.

 

If you are talking a real NHL team, we have not had one since 2008 in these parts.

[Tiger Topher]

Why waste your time looking for comics in Montreal when it has so much more to offer?

Like a real hockey team?

 

We have at least one in Edmonton...................my son's Atom team.

 

If you are talking a real NHL team, we have not had one since 2008 in these parts.

On the bright side, the Oilers have a good shot at winning the draft lottery this year. It isn't quite the Stanley Cup, but at least it's something.

[CAMPER49]

Thanks for the info, everyone.

My wife and I are going to watch the Habs clobber the Carolina Hurricanes on the evening of March 19th.

While she's busy in the miles of underground shopping complexes, I'll saunter over to some of these comic shops.

 

Other things to do in Montreal...

Need I even mention the Bell Centre and the Canadiens Hall of Fame? The old Forum on Atwater?

 

I hear the Bar-B-Barn rib joint on Guy Steet isn't as good as it used to be. Is this true?

Since the quality of Ben's Deli declined and ultimately closed, we usually go to Reuben's for lunch, they make a mean Montreal smoked meat sandwich.

Any other great food joints?

 

Looks like construction on the Jacques Cartier bridge is finally finished so traffic shouldn't be as bad now especially with the new Autoroute 30 that bypasses Montreal completely.

 

You can grab a spectacular view of the city up on Mount Royal (say hi to my aunts and uncles buried in the cemetery while you're there) on Remembrance Road.

 

Look around McGill University, beautiful old buildings there.

 

You can go to the Oratory on the hill, take a tour, they even have Brother (or is he a "saint" now?) Andre's heart in a jar on display, no kidding.

Then there's the Notre-Dame Basilica closer to old Montreal.

If you really want to see a nice church/basilica, go to Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre, bit of a drive from Montreal though. Beautiful area, especially for skiing.

 

Old Montreal is a nice walk, be careful spending as it's mostly a tourist trap.

 

The Biodome is always a nice visit.

 

There's a casino for the gamblers but the old Hippodrome is no longer open.

 

Anything else? Other than the usual drink-a-thons on Crescent Street and "peep shows" on Ste Catherine Street?

 

[smithdatura]

I hear the Bar-B-Barn rib joint on Guy Steet isn't as good as it used to be. Is this true?

Since the quality of Ben's Deli declined and ultimately closed, we usually go to Reuben's for lunch, they make a mean Montreal smoked meat sandwich.

Any other great food joints?

 

 

Bar-B-Barn still harbors nostalgic appeal to some, but the sad truth is that it's a time capsule of a bygone era serving fairly ordinary fare that is currently being outdone by a lot of other original BBQ joints around town.

 

If you have a car to get around a bit, hit Black Strap BBQ in Verdun. Amazing. The same owners just opened a hole-in-the-wall "BBQ burrito" joint called Tejano on Courcelles in St-Henri where the burritos are made with the trimmings off their larger cuts of meat at Black Strap - think BBQ brisket with cumin and ancho and good seasonings like that. Just up the street from Tejano is a bakery called Leche Desserts that has phenomenal cakes and gourmet, mind-blowing donuts. Maple with bacon is one of the more "ordinary" offerings there.

 

Le Boucan Smokehouse on Notre-Dame, a bit closer to the downtown core, is also solid, as are a bunch of other restaurants in the Griffintown district on Notre-Dame, including the culinary gem (and Anthony Bourdain/David Chang favorite) Joe Beef and its sister restaurants Liverpool House and Le Vin Papillon - reserve in advance for any of those three. That whole strip of Notre-Dame is pretty cool to walk, actually. Lots of antique shops and it ends at the Atwater Market, which has all kinds of cool things to eat.

 

And of course, if you're a fan of Chuck Hughes from his Food Network appearances, you'll want to check out either of his two spots, Garde-Manger or the seafood-centric Le Bremner.

 

I can vouch for any and all of the above - you should eat well at any of those spots!

[Iceman399]

Why waste your time looking for comics in Montreal when it has so much more to offer?

Like a real hockey team?

 

We have at least one in Edmonton...................my son's Atom team.

 

If you are talking a real NHL team, we have not had one since 2008 in these parts.

On the bright side, the Oilers have a good shot at winning the draft lottery this year. It isn't quite the Stanley Cup, but at least it's something.

 

They seem to win that every year

[sanl]

Montreal comics stores - best and worst?

After a long absence what are the best shops? I'll give a running of the shops that were around those years ago, and what I liked and what I didn't.

Cosmix - out of the way but the shop was clean and comics accurately graded. Fair prices.

Capitaine Quebec - the owner, Sam, was somebody who obviously didn't like children - strange that he would be in a business that caters to them. Not recommended.

Heroes - decent shop.

Komico - owned by Lee? His brother Butch came to my house to trade some comics. I was very young, and with my parents watching, he lied and scammed and must have laughed all the way to the bank. Why so many scammers in Montreal comics? Never forgot that.

Librairie Astro - Paul, Betty, Jim. All rude. Clean store but unpleasant.

1,000,000 million comix - owned by Gerry Ross, that place was a joke. Comics graded two grades higher than they should be. An autograph session with 'John Byrne' who was not John Byrne, ruining many kids comics.

Jerry was partners with Robert Chrestol, who was an advisor to the Overstreet Price Guide! With those advisors what worth is the guide?

Max Sealy and Robert Crestol - cranky old men who had no problem ripping kids off.

Tell me there are some new good shops. :)