Variant Edition Graphic Novels & Comics (YEG)

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.

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/...

The word OBJECTIONABLE fills the screen in an old time-y font.

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Featuring the Variant Edition logo, and the Waffle Bird logo...

Hmmm... 👀🤔

A big ol’ Spider-Man parade balloon just burying his face in the butt of an Uncle Sam parade balloon.

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!!

Kat Simmer's cover for Alberta Comics Love in hues of pinks and greys. The images show snap shots of loving couples and families.

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...

A round pumpkin version of Jeff the Landshark made with a foam pumpkin, craft foam sheets, and paint

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

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 reminder for folks: we are closed on Thanksgiving Sunday!

Diamond 'Previews' Comes to an End October Issue, #445, Is the Final One

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.

A word balloon that just reads "howdy nerds".

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!

A man doing a selfie, wearing a green hoodie, and a shirt that reads “raised by libraries”.

A slide of all the vendors and sponsors of the convention, including us: Variant Edition.

Same guy from the first picture sitting behind a sign that says “ask me about graphic novel bans!”

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

We are accepting donations for Edmonton's Pride Centre for the price of a copy, and in return, we will be gifting you a copy of RED HOOD #1, while supplies last. One per person.

Thank you for your time.

That said, we still have copies. Destroying them seems a little too far in the "book banning" lane, and selling them for profit feels ghoulish. So here's the plan.

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.

Horror ‘It Girl’ Gretchen Felker Martin on DC pulling Red Hood after Charlie Kirk comments: ‘I had no regrets’ - The Comics Journal As if you've never gotten in trouble at work? Gretchen Felker-Martin dishes on the abrupt cancellation of her new DC series, Red Hood.

www.tcj.com/horror-it-gi...

Yeah, absolutely. We’ll get a copy aside for you!

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

Ahhhhh so many words that the thing we use to post won't let us hit all the characters. Apologies.

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

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.

When the thoughts hit you hard.

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.

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!

Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy finally get the love story they deserve in November from DC Comics "To be able to tell the story of how they got together is a thirty-year dream come true," says creator Erica Henderson of November's new DC comic book series, Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes.

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-...

Absolutely, no problem.

A large stack of copies of THE KNIVES graphic novel by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

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.

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!

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. 👀

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.

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?