Variant Edition Comics & Culture

Located in the heart of Edmonton’s Oliver District, Variant Edition provides a comic shop experience unlike any other, perfect for those looking to discover or rediscover the joys of sequential storytelling. We pride ourselves on our inclusive environment and innovative recommendation system, which will help you find books you didn’t even know you loved.

Recent Blog Posts

Incoming // New Releases for October 9th, 2019
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Each and every Monday, we provide our awesome customers with a list of all the comics and graphic novels that are hitting the shelves for the coming Wednesday, with bits of info on some of the titles. (Usually.) As always, if you see anything you like, let us know and we’ll se...
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#preNCBD // Stay Safe Out There
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Looking for recommendations from this week’s new stuff? We’ve got ’em here! See anything you like? Let us know and we’ll set a copy aside for you.
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Incoming // New Releases for September 25th, 2019
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Crude TP Each and every Monday, we provide our awesome customers with a list of all the comics and graphic novels that are hitting the shelves for the coming Wednesday, with bits of info on some of the titles. (Usually.) As always, if you see anything you like, let us know and we’ll set a copy as...
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#preNCBD // Lots o’ Good Stuffs
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#preNCBD // Lots o’ Good Stuffs
Looking for recommendations from this week’s new stuff? We’ve got ’em here! See anything you like? Let us know and we’ll set a copy aside for you.
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Incoming // New Releases for Sept 18th, 2019
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Each and every Monday, we provide our awesome customers with a list of all the comics and graphic novels that are hitting the shelves for the coming Wednesday, with bits of info on some of the titles. (Usually.) As always, if you see anything you like, let us know and we’ll set a copy aside for y...
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The Best in Canada
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So something pretty wild happened this past weekend: We won the HARRY KREMER AWARD for Outstanding Comic Book Retailer. This was awarded as part of the Joe Shuster Awards, which recognizes outstanding achievement within the Canadian comic book industry each and every year. It still hasn’t f...
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#preNCBD // Monsters?
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Time for the Pre New Comic Book Day roundup! We read through a bunch of the new book each and every week so we can give you the best recommendations when you’re in store… and online. Here’s what we’re talking about this week.
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Incoming // New Releases for September 11th, 2019
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Each and every Monday, we provide our awesome customers with a list of all the comics and graphic novels that are hitting the shelves for the coming Wednesday, with bits of info on some of the titles. (Usually.) As always, if you see anything you like, let us know and we’ll set a copy aside for y...
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Saying Good-Bye to Used Books
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BHey folks – we all want you to know that there are some very big things coming to Variant Edition quite soon – and while we can’t tell you what the biggest thing is just yet, we’re going to be telling you about a change to the store that’s going to make things better for everyone goi...
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#preNCBD // Something and Everything
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Hey folks! As always, we’ve been digging into this week’s new books and have some thoughts on your next new favourites. Check them out here, and if you see anything you like – let us know and we’ll put one aside for you!
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