Back Issues table set-up underway before the fun begins tomorrow. These will all be full of the best selection of comics and collectibles you'll find anywhere in the maritimes! Make plans to come check out the show tomorrow between 9am and 3pm at 61 Dundas St. in Dartmouth.
I mean, the image kind of sums it up nicely.
The weather looks like it will make an exception for us tomorrow and be mostly sunny🌞.
Vendors and Guests are still packing and preparing for tomorrow. Now's the time to share those wish lists. What are you looking for?!
Vendor Spotlight:
East Coast Comic Expo
(Table 36 - upper level)
East Coast Comic Expo will be onsite to promote the June event. We'll have promotional material as well as merch and comics for purchase.
Come on out to Back Issues THIS Saturday April 18th at 61 Dundas Street in Dartmouth NS!
Just a reminder of the amazing comic guests joining us this weekend: Troy Little, Brenda Hickey, Sandy Carruthers and Andrew Clark!
As if that wasn’t enough, we still have two full floors of vendors with the most wonderful comics and collectibles! Hope to see you there!
Vendor Spotlight:
Hal-Con - Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Gaming Convention
(Table 53 - Upper level)
Come hang out with the @halconscificon.bsky.social team and learn about volunteering with us, upcoming events, and our new scholarship for emerging artists! You can even pick-up Hal-Con branded merch!
…and various signed issues from Jim Starlin, Joe Rubinstein and Mark Bagley.
Drop by to see the Stan Lee signed baseball and signed Kevin Smith jersey!
See you Saturday April 18th at 61 Dundas Street in Dartmouth NS!
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Vendor Spotlight:
Maritime Comic Guy
(Table 13 and 14 - lower level)
Maritime Comic Guy is bringing some nice, hard to find books with him, like the Wolverine mini-series and other key issues; ASM 300, 316 and Secret Wars 8; DC Comics Presents 26, New Teen Titans #2… 1/2
...a selection of back issues from $1 comics up to key treasures like the first three appearances of the Justice League!
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Vendor Spotlight:
Cape & Cowl Comics
(Table 43 to 45 - upper level)
Lower Sackville's Friendly Neighborhood Comic Shop since 2014! Specializing in vintage and new comics, collectibles, video games, toys, local art, books, and lots more! @capeandcowl.bsky.social will have... 1/2
Don't miss it!
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Some of the MARVELous gems coming with us to @backissuescomicon.bsky.social on April 18th! 🥳 See you there! 🛍️📚✨
Vendor Spotlight:
The Comic Hunter
(Tables 48 to 50 - upper level)
The Comic Hunter (@thecomichunter.bsky.social) will be bringing a mountain of bargains, a bunch of boxes of key comic books and 4000-5000 comics! Bring those want lists!
See you Saturday April 18th at 61 Dundas St. in Dartmouth NS!
Vendor Spotlight:
Strange Adventures Comix & Curiosities
(Table 16 - lower level)
@strangeadventures.bsky.social is a full-service comic book store that will be bringing the thunder to the show by way of cheap comics and some other niftiness.
See you Sat April 18th at 61 Dundas St. in Dartmouth!
Vendor Spotlight:
High Score Collectibles
(Tables 34 and 35 - upper level)
High Score Collectibles will be bringing Golden age to modern comics and comic related collectibles.
We’ll see you on Saturday April 18th at 61 Dundas Street in Dartmouth!
...vintage puzzles, paperbacks, magazines, cards, VHS, and toys. We will also have several pre-code horror books, as well as a VG+ copy of Marvel Spotlight #5, the first appearance of Ghost Rider!
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Vendor Spotlight:
JT's Comics
(Tables 41 and 42 - upper level)
JT’s Comics is based out of Halifax, NS, and has been in operation for several years now.
You can expect to see lots of Golden, Silver, and Bronze Age comic books at our table, as well as other comic related items including... 1/2
Here's the eagerly awaited vendor map for Saturday April 18, 2026 at the Christ Church Parish Hall (61 Dundas St. Dartmouth NS). Vendor spotlights will continue tomorrow. Enjoy!
Vendor Spotlight:
Rainbow's End Books and Discs
(Tables 24 to 27 - lower hall)
Rainbow's End will be bringing a variety of comics (new, used and lots of key issues), Funko POP figuress, TCG card game packs & singles (Pokémon, Magic & Yu-Gi-Oh) and Manga to Back Issues Comicon on Saturday April 18.
We will have our selection of comics ranging from Golden Age to Modern Age, as well as a spread of genre magazines and magazine sized comics. In particular, we will have a fresh selection of vintage Heavy Metal Magazines (from the early to late 1980s) with us at Back Issues Comicon.
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Our areas of expertise include comics, magazines, toys, collectibles and more! We also travel around the Maritimes for different events, and encourage people to follow along on our social media (Instagram/Facebook @eastcoasttoyandgames) to see where we appear in person next!
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VENDOR SPOTLIGHT:
East Coast Toys and Games
East Coast Toys and Games is an online pop culture collectibles store: www.ebay.ca/str/eastcoasttoysandgames
Instagram/Facebook @eastcoasttoyandgames)
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We are just three weeks away from our fifth Back Issues Comicon event! We have four great guests and we are full up with terrific vendors. Can't wait to see you there!
Almost time to assemble!
Who's ready now?!
If you're selling, what big surprises are you bringing (AF 15 anyone)?
If you're attending, what do you need to find?
#Halifax #Dartmouth #NS #BackIssues #comiccon
The fine folks at Darty Brewing were kind enough to put up one of our posters for the 5th Back Issues. Comicon event on April 18th. Thank you!
If you own or manage a business where you think we could hang a beautiful poster like this one, please let us know by commenting, messaging or emailing us!
Pictures snapped of Back Issues Comicon posters out in the wild. See one? Please tag us!
Saturday April 18, 2025
9am to 3pm
Christ Church Parish Hall
61 Dundas St. Dartmouth NS
Just 3 bucks! Kids 12 and under are free.
"Wubba lubba dub dub"!
Troy Little has been a fixture on a variety of Rick and Morty comics, the ultra popular Cult of the Lamb as well as the popular graphic novel adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas! We're very happy to have him join us at Back Issues Comiccon!
...self-publishes the long running ADAM series where you can go to put some context to the very first line of this post!
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In any other convention appearance, he'd be the bad guy. Our next guest announcement is Andrew Clark. Andrew has done art and covers for a lot of titles. Currently, Andrew is contributing to the Dark Coast Anthology from Sandstone Comics, and doing art on Topps Marvel Comics cards. He also... 1/2
Not even a Neuralyzer could make us forget this announcement!
Sandy Carruthers, known for Men In Black, Dark Sanctuary and Dark Coast (I see a theme here...) will be at Back Issues Comicon Saturday April 18th!
Join us for 60 tables of vendors & guests on both floors of the Christ Church Parish Hall!
