The owner of a comics shop in Lower Sackville, N.S., has put a “trans-owned business” sign in his window to make the space more visible for members of the LGBT community.

“There’s a lot of trans youth who are coming out. They need to see that we’re here, we’re queer and we own comic book stores too,” Jay Roy, owner of Cape and Cowl Comics and Collectibles, told CBC’s Information Morning. Read More…

Owner Jay Aaron Roy had a blast chatting with Heidi Petracek of CTV Morning Live Atlantic and showing off some of our many awesome crafter’s work for their ongoing segment, Geek Week! Read More…

Halifax presenter Laura Bain visits the bully free zone at the Cape and Cowl comics and collectibles store. Read More…

After winning the Silver Best Of Comic Shop award from The Coast, Jay Aaron Roy says his secret is listening to his customers.

“Just basically listening to people and giving them what they want is what I’m all about,” he says. Read More…

This is how NegaDave saw things this year at Hal-Con! We had so much fun!

Special Thanks to Cape and Cowl Comics! I wouldn’t have this without you. Read More…

Jay Aaron Roy is the owner of comic shop, and youth drop-in centre, Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles (536 Sackville Drive), which celebrates two years in business this week. We chatted about lessons learned, the importance of a strong community and why the shop will never leave the neighbourhood. Read More…

This is very nice video about a great entrepreneur who runs a great store and does important work in suburban Halifax.

Not only is Jay Aaron Roy’s Cape and Cowl Comics and Collectables in suburban Lower Sackville an excellent place to shop for hard to find comics, it also offers a much-needed bullying-free community meeting space for young people who are a little bit on the geeky side.

There’s more of a story behind the making of this video as well. Read More…

In my first feature in this series I wanted to highlight the business that most strongly connected me to Lower Sackville – “Cape and Cowl Comics & Collectibles.” When Jay first opened the doors, I was there as a loyal patron. Read More…

Our very first interview was with the wonderful Jay Aaron Roy! We got to take a little tour around his shop, Cape and Cowl Comics and Collectibles! You can check out the website to find out even more about this super cool shop! Read More…

Des amateurs du film la Guerre des étoiles (Star Wars) vivent leur passion jusqu’au bout en Nouvelle-Écosse. Ils se rencontrent régulièrement pour des combats de sabre laser dans une boutique de bandes dessinées de Lower Sackville. Read More…