silver snail Archives

We reported previously on the closure of the Ottowa branch of Silver Snail Comics at 391 Bank Street Its last day will be on September 13th.There did seem to be some politics involved with the situation… Well, one of the staff hasn't let it go and is setting up their own store. Heather MacDonald will open Comet Comics on[...]

Forty year old Canadian comic store The Silver Snail, is to close its Ottawa branch As famous as comic books come, it is legendary for the comics it sells, the clientele it attracts and the celebrities who turn up to browse of the finest comic stores in existence. And it is closing. The manager Kin, who has managed[...]

Thanks Kraig! He says: Retailers and fans alike celebrated FCBD in Toronto and its surrounding areas with great deals, guest comic creators, raffles and giveaways , and of course 50 different FREE COMIC BOOKS! The following images are of Stadium Comics, Gotham Central, Silver Snail and One Million Comix who all had great offerings for die-hard fans of[...]

And the folks there sent us some more images to go with… so I've added them below. I've always thought if I open a comic shop I would put a coffee bar inside with seats so people could hang out and read… seems the folks at Silver Snail in Toronto not only had the same idea… but[...]

Each and every chain can't wait to tell you where the beans came from, who picked them, what time of the day it was and which camel pissed on them to give them that earthy tang. But do we ever think if the coffee wants all that information out there? Starbucks are the NSA of coffee. Thankfully[...]

Say hello to a new look for the Silver Snail in Toronto. Along with ES 209, the Millenium Falcon, Rorschach and a Venom T-shirt, with mentions of Spock, Loki, Red Skull and more… though my favourite is probably the Flying Conchords-style "Gotta re up, before we get torrented, haters gotta hate, but it's really unwarranted"… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l857fq_tqOs[/youtube] [...]