Sackville Drive will soon have a comic book store when budding entrepreneur Jay Aaron Roy gets his wish.

“I love comic books, always have, always been a geek, I’m the director of Geeks VS Nerds as well, so I’ve always been involved with that community,” Roy said at Humani-T Café in Halifax. “I worked at Strange Adventures for almost five years and loved it, but when they moved from Sackville Street to Lower Water Street, it was too expensive and I got laid off.”

That pushed Roy into employment insurance, but that opened up a new door from him.   Read More >>>

The new Cape and Cowl Comics and Collectibles shop is trying to raise funds to open in Bedford, and gives us the rundown on what they’re up to this weekend.   Read More >>>

Cool! Cape & Cowl is headed for Sackville. It’s always nice to see something different being offered up here in the ‘Sack. They should do quite well here. Check the link to their website below for more info!

Quickie comics quiz: Can you name any other comics stores that have been in Sackville? I can think of one for sure…   Read More >>>

If you’re a nerd in Halifax, you’ve probably heard of Jay Aaron Roy. He’s the director of popular podcast and live comedy show Geeks versus Nerds. If you thought he couldn’t get any nerdier, think again: now he’s opening a comic book store.

The shop, called Cape and Cowl, is slated to open this summer in the Bedford-Sackville area—which currently suffers from a dearth of comic book and other nerdy collectible retailers.

Roy hopes he can cater not only to suburban customers, but that he’ll become the city’s collectible toy expert.   Read More >>>