Variant Edition Graphic Novels & Comics (YEG)

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One of Canada's Best Comic Shops (2019 Shuster Winner)! Something different. Located at: 10086 - 164th St NW, Edmonton, Ab.

The cover to Assorted Crisis Events #8, featuring a skewed look at panels on a page, done up in the style of an old romance book. Sitting in between the gutters, and slightly behind a panel, is a man, who seems to be GOING THROUGH IT.
The promo image for The Objectionable Publications Book Club, featuring Gender Queer by by Maia Kobabe. It has the Variant Edition logo, by the Waffle Bird logo, and a kiddo reading a comic, thinking about a pentagram.
The word OBJECTIONABLE fills the screen in an old time-y font.
Featuring the Variant Edition logo, and the Waffle Bird logo...
A big ol’ Spider-Man parade balloon just burying his face in the butt of an Uncle Sam parade balloon.
A picture of a turkey that also says “take some time for yourself this weekend (because we are closed for Thanksgiving Sunday)” and then also “(I mean, take some time for yourself because it is a good thing to do, but also, we are closed)
A word balloon that just reads "howdy nerds".
A man doing a selfie, wearing a green hoodie, and a shirt that reads “raised by libraries”.
Ahhhhh so many words that the thing we use to post won't let us hit all the characters. Apologies.
A black and white tuxedo-y cat contemplates her existence, rolled on her back, paws pulled up near her chin, looking off into the middle distance.
A man is carrying boxes. The words "Variant Edition's in city delivery program: it's a thing we do" is to the left of him, along with the VE logo.
A large stack of copies of THE KNIVES graphic novel by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
The entry to the shop - to the right, a few displays of graphic novels, and two more doors. To the left, rainbow coloured stairs leading to the store's second floor!
Five short boxes filled with comics and two small piles of books are arranged on a table. Splitting the five boxes is another empty short box - this is where all the file pulls will go until it is full - and then then I’ll grab another box to fill.
Kid Juggernaut asking who a villain is. Captain America of the Railways (just a ripped dude in Jean overalls) answers “Swarm. He used to be a Nazi. Now he’s bees.” Because he’s bees now, folks.
The poster for Dan Dan Dan Evil Eye, as bonkers at the series. A boy is standing all hero like, a young woman is leaping into action and OH GOD that other guy seems to be possessed and also springing into action, oh damn.
A young girl is reading a book, and brilliant sparkles are flowing out of it, as if ideas are lighting up and coming to life. This is marred by big olllll' letters that read "Variant Edition's Summer Reading Program", off the the site, as well as the shop's location (10086 164th St NW, Edmonton AB), website (variantedmonton.com) and phone number (780-452-9886).
Just a l’il bird on a face, with a l’il tum.
The very 80s-pilled cover to RoboWolf by Jake Smith. Think a modern take of 80s aesthetics smashing headfirst into the 80s TMNT style boom. There is a robo wolf. A british skeleton man what smokes. A youg woman with sais. A legitimate tech hacker guy. Give it neon Miami sunset tones and dust it with cocaine. That's... roughly the image.
A panel for Out of Alcatraz #2 where a man says “how long to Canada now?” Art by Tyler Crook, words be Chris Cantwell (the writer, not the weirdo)
A very floofy orange cat lounging on a burgundy couch with a blanket of ghosts beside him
The store’s owner Brandon doing the last delivery for this week. There’s some trees in the background and he’s holding up a paper bag with comics inside. He’s also doing an arched eyebrow thing because he thinks he’s soooooo coooooool
A look at our “everything is fine, actually” display with books like Footnotes in Gaza, Accidental Czar, Librarian of Auschwitz - just a bunch of books about resisting the crumbles and building community.
A logo talking about our creator signing with Eric Zawadzki to help launch Assorted Crisis Events!
A picture of a complete set of The Ends by David and Maria Lapham, with a pitch that reads “A story about the importance of humanity, learning how to be a better person, and shooting Nazis right in the dick.”
The first issue of Captain America Comics, featuring cap punching the shit out of Hitler
Picture of our empty dog man display just waiting to be filled with copies of the newest addition of dog man this Tuesday
A li’l promo for this Tuesday’s New Releases show, featuring Absolute Wonder Woman as drawn by Hayden Sherman!
A poster featuring a turkey crying out for help (but very understated) saying we are closed for Thanksgiving Sunday and everyone is fine with it with a list of the store hours for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend
The message “2024 still going!!” Written on a parking stopper in the store’s parking lot. We added our logo and the words “we’re all gonna make it (yes, you too!)” on top of the picture.
Dog Man display
Cover of the The Great Puptective
Book
Joy, a black cat