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...
We have quite a few of the covers coming in - lemme know and we can fix you up with the one you want, no problem!
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...
Then there's SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN from Marvel, that is on final order NEXT week. Both have different stories! Both will be rad. Don't let goofy comic industry stuff keep you from ordering and enjoying BOTH!
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.
The cover to Assorted Crisis Events #8, featuring a skewed look at panels on a page, done up in the style of an old romance book. Sitting in between the gutters, and slightly behind a panel, is a man, who seems to be GOING THROUGH IT.
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!
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.
O B J E C T I O N A B L E .
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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!
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.
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.
