A huge thanks to everyone who came to our first Objectionable Publications Book Club meeting - discussing Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe! Brilliant conversation, and delicious eats from Waffle Bird. We'll be doing this again soon with a new book. Stay tuned!

Still a few spots left for the inaugural meeting of the Objectionable Publications Book Club! Join us at Waffle Bird from 6:00 to 8:00 to discuss Gender Queer one of the most banned Graphic Novels of all times! For more information and to register at: variantedmonton.com/events/45896...

DC has a very cool MAD special coming out, with a ton of great creators... and its being ran by CHIP ZDARSKY!! Get yours on April 1st (no, really). www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYO...

What are we all thinking of this trailer for the upcoming LANTERNS show happening in August?? Are you excited? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1j...

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: There are TWO DIFFERENT Superman/Spider-Man crossover comics coming out in the next couple months! First: SUPERMAN/SPIDER-MAN #1 from DC, that has final orders due ON MONDAY.

Assorted Crisis Events #8 is back in print this week! Featuring everyday people trying to live through the effects of a time crisis, each issue tells a new story... and issue 8 used a newsprint paper stock to help tell the story. A beautiful object, a heart-rending story. Back on shelves this Wed!

Announcing the big Waffle Bird x Variant Edition collaboration! Banned books. Delicious food. "The Objectional Publications Book Club" - named after a board the government of Alberta put together in the 50s to police dangerous things like COMIC BOOKS. Join us: variantedmonton.com/events/...

O B J E C T I O N A B L E . . . . . MARCH 31st.

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Happy birthday, America!!

Meet THE DOOMS! ALL CAPS! Tribute art of the four coolest Dooms pop culture's gotta offer!

One of our favourites from the past few years - still available in hard copy at our shop but ALSO, you can support this amazing creator directly! This book has a slight Sin City flavour with Mad Max tendencies. If that appeals, check it out!!

It's time for more love in Edmonton! Join @sheaproulx.bsky.social @jeffmartinart.bsky.social @geeknerdnet.bsky.social at @variantedmonton.bsky.social Wednesday from 7pm, to celebrate and talk about Alberta Comics Love. Details here: variantedmonton.com/events/38494...

today on Marvel.com, it's Jeff -- O'Lantern! www.marvel.com/articles/cul...

A reminder for folks: we are closed on Thanksgiving Sunday!

It's official: the Diamond PREVIEWS catalogue is no more. Not even digitally. The last issue of the publication has a scant 98 words. At its peak, it would have over 600 pages of product listings.

As always, said with affection. <3

lot of people been posting this one but here’s my post of it with my name correct. okie doke

Dylan is responsible for both our original logo set, and a slick updated redesign. He’s great to work with and really infuses each project with carefully considered identity. We highly recommend his services!

Out and about at the Parkland Regional Library System - talking to librarians about our library programs and book bans.

Socials aren't the place for nuanced discussion, but we would like to address a recent comic book release. DC has decided to cancel their current RED HOOD series after the release of its first issue. A request has been made that no more copies be sold.

We’re putting something exciting together for the first collection out later this year… 👀👀👀

Some great advice from the one and only @stevelieberart.bsky.social

When the thoughts hit you hard.

Folks, we've been proud to be running out in city delivery program for a little over nine years now. Starting as a program for folks with low mobility (free once a month), it expanded quickly to help those low on time ($2 once a month, $4 for extra weeks). Ask about delivery options today!

One of our ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE creators is taking on the early days of Harley and Ivy! Certainly a far cry from the days that DC was insisting they were "just good friends". You know. Gal pals. www.thepopverse.com/comics-...

Looks like THE KNIVES are coming out! About once or twice a year, ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS work their magic on another amazing graphic novel. This time around, it is a return to the world of CRIMINAL, where unfortunate souls swirl around each other, just trying to survive.

When you walk into our shop, you're greeted with two portals to adventure. Venture to the right and discover a myriad of wild worlds. Off to the left and up the rainbow stairs, and delve into our amazing young adult and all ages sections, realms brimming with imagination. 👀

Geared up to process this week’s new single issues. Books from the three distributors we use have arrived and have been alphabetized - now it is time to go through everyone’s pulls and get great books into files! I have an earbud, listening to the audio book for the sixth in the Expanse series!

A book that rocked us. True crime meets unknown horror. On our shelves on September 10th!

Hey, but comics are great tho, right?

#yeg book lovers! Join us this Saturday July 5th at the downtown library 📚 Support local authors AND my personal fave local comics shop @variantedmonton.bsky.social 🚀 Authors will be on hand to sign + chat books ✨ (incl. moi after 10am 🤓) See you there! epl.bibliocommons.com/events/684b7...

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Out tomorrow: maybe the best Avengers book happening right now gets a print edition. Avengers Academy. A digital first series with outstanding LGQBTIA2S+ representation. It starts with the kids fighting a Nazi who is now made of bees. And that’s rad.

Hey! We're giving away tickets to the new #DanDaDan movie Evil Eye. BECAUSE WE CAN. Also because we were given tickets to give away. Reply with a picture or emoji that evokes GHOSTS or ALIENS to enter to win! It hits theatres on Friday June 6th! Here's the tailer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ5v...

Folks, we are proud to announce our first ever Summer Reading Program! We’re hoping to encourage folks of ALL ages to read through the summer, and help out some local schools while we’re at it. More info is hanging out on our website: variantedmonton.com/schools-libr...

I am especially proud of the bisexual colour fade. WicDiv to the end.

We always think it can't happen here. But it can, and it does. What the Alberta government is doing is disingenuous and dangerous. We have more thoughts on this, stay tuned...

Daniel Warren Johnson is a beast!

Hi everyone! This dude wrote BLOOD AND THUNDER out this week. Very “80s buddy cop by way of 2000ad/Judge Dredd.” He’s very good at this, and you should pick up that book. Also, this joke made me laugh. So.

Folks, Jeff the Landshark has a new comic out this week and we are very excited! youtu.be/0OzXZGA1k3s?...

We’re low key one of the best places in Edmonton to find blank covers!

About a year ago, we confirmed our new location… while our old one was still blocked off. During a visit to pick up some fresh product for @yegindiebookstores.bsky.social, we captured this. In the depths of it all, there are still little moments of hope. Like being able to see a little guy chillin.

Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:

Beautiful.

Hey #yeg #booksky friends! We're officially back, bigger and better, with a brand new website! Check out yegindiebookstores.ca for more about the event and all the participating bookstores. We've got 16 bookstores, a Book Bus, Bike Tours, Prizes, merch, giveaways ... It's the BEST SEQUEL EVER.

Happening this weekend!!! We’ll even be open early on Saturday, from 9am-5pm. A bunch of local books stores have come together once more to have a fun weekend with a book store passport! Fill yours in and you can win prizes! More details at the @yegindiebookstores.bsky.social account!

Was struggling with drawing wind the other day (I know, I know) so I decided to pare it down to it’s absolute simplest form with a little CHARLIE BROWN & SNOOPY here to help my scrambled brain.