Vancouver Comic Book Store Review: The Connection

Connection Games & Comics (2 locations)

8136 Cambie St.

Vancouver, BC V6P 3J5

 

2945Renfrew St.

Vancouver, BC V5M 3K5

 

though they specialize in RPG games , they are also a comic book store too.

   The Comic book shop I went to before was over priced. Comic Land , nice guys but they're way overpriced for people with bigger pull lists. They charged a ridiculous Cdn sur charge.. on top of that taxed fully so a 3.99 comic cost 4.93. Now if you subscribe to 10 comics.. you get a wopping 10% discount which isnt gauranteed to all the time , you have to remind them. So that 4.93 comic cost 4.43

    This dissatisfaction lead me to migrate to another neighbourhood comic book store , Connection Games and Comics. 

The good: Cheaper. Simply put if you pull 10 comics or more.. you get %20 off the cover price. Thats right... a $3.99 comic cost =3.61. savings of 82 cents per comic. NOw those whom only subscribe to 1 or 2 titles.. you might not care. For those who pull 10+ titles.. it adds up over a year. Bags and boards included too.. they charge  25C  at Comic Land on top of their price(Might even be more? ). But do the math for a year , if you're pulling in 20+ titles... over $200 a year savings. Think how many more comics you can buy?

The whatever: They use a online service for subscribers , Comixology. It may not be for everyone but its worth checking out to see if you do like this method of comic book pulling. The negative about this is you cant pre-pay online.. also its not very accurate in pulling titles for you. I have to tell them what i want if its a indie title otherwise it doesnt get automatically sent.

The Bad: They dont bring in a vast general week to week stock. If you want some eclectic indie titles , you have to ask for them to be ordered yourself as previously mentioned. So it takes some research on your behalf to find out what titles are coming up.



My Bad: Im not into RPG games so I cant rave or rant for their RPG services but they hold weekly tournaments and have a large stock of supplies. Worth checking out if you're into table top , paper and dice  RPGs. 

The Cool: the staff is really laid back , polite , and helpful.. dependent on whom you ask they are very knowledgeable to their own specialties. 

They have one of the best bargain bins for both trades and sets. Fantastic deals.


Constructive Criticism: Add to what I suggested before... add more variety to their weekly pulls but thats not really a big deal. 


The Bottomline: If you know what you want in comics , this is the best place in terms of pricing on floppies. The trades are sold at US prices , but the discounts dont count against trades. Discounts follows as : 3-5 comics=10% , 6-9=15% , 10+ =20%