TGIF !
These being a casual Friday, I think I will cover a more
light-hearted topic today with this being the first article covering hobbies
and special interests.
After all, you may have just moved to a foreign land but
that doesn’t mean you should put your pastimes on hold!
Hence I’ll start off with something I personally love which is ..
Collecting comics and toys!
So where do you go to get your weekly fix? Here are the most
popular joints in Melbourne ..
- Located right in the middle of the city, it is
really easy to get to and has a great selection of current and back comic issues.
- It’s
quite a large spacious shop and I love to loiter and admire all the really old
comics on the wall. Not to mention the gorgeous collectible toys and statues.
- The regular staff (Matt, Mark & Ryan) running
the place are really friendly and always up for a chat.
- They also have another branch not far from the
city as well along fashionable Chapel St.
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| Comics R Us |
- Used to be packed on Friday and weekends but
have since lost quite many of their regulars ever since their 2 best staff left
to open their own shop! (see All Star Comics below)
- Classic
Comics
- Situated on near the State Parliament building
on the east end of the city. This is a tiny shop that has all the current
comics but limited amount of back issues and toys on display due to a lack of
space. They do a lot of business on Ebay so I guess shop space is not such a
big issue.
- Their prices are the cheapest but the place isn't too comfy to hangout due to its small space. Anymore than a few people having at a chat at the counter and you are bumping bums here!
- So if you like cheap but don’t want/need to
hang around, then this is the place to go.
- Off topic but if you do visit this place, do
try the great Malaysian food at Laksa Me in the adjacent building!
- Minotaur
Entertainment Megastore
- The biggest pop culture place in Melbourne,
their selection of goods are by far the best covering everything from toys,
comics, books, clothes, DVDs, etc.
- But BIG normally means impersonal and this
place is no different. Their prices are also a lot higher than the others.
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| All Star Comics |
- If you want variety and a one-stop shop, this
is the place. Otherwise the others would be better choices.
- All
Star Comics
- The new kids on the block! Just opened on Feb
this year by 2 great guys – Troy and Mitch – who used to work at Comics R Us.
- I can’t comment much as I haven’t been there
yet (it’s in a more remote part of the CBD and inconvenient for my personal
situation). But from what I can see, they are going from strength to strength and
building up quite a following! Which is great to see as these guys are
genuinely nice blokes.
- I’ll definitely pay a visit sometime and
update this blog post with more information.
