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One Million Comix
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531 Yonge StToronto, ON M4Y 1Z2
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
(416) 934-1615
- Hours:
Mon, Thu, Sat 11 am - 8 pm
Tue 11 am - 7 pm
Wed, Fri 11 am - 9 pm
Sun 12 pm - 6 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
9 reviews for One Million Comix
9 reviews in English
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Review from Jack C.
Oakville, ON
2/12/2012
The people who run the shop are incredibly friendly and helpful, I've been shopping from them for over 6 years. It is worth it to buy a lifetime membership it's cheap and fast. No problems or complaints, just wish they'd get their stock in a little faster but other than that it's perfect.
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Review from Patty L.
North York, ON
8/18/2010 3 Check-ins Here
I've been shopping faithfully here for over 10 years, back when they were on the other side of Yonge Street. My boyfriend bought a lifetime membership almost 15 years ago, which is how I was introduced to the store. Their current location is a long, straight store divided roughly into 3 main sections: anime/manga in the front, figures and collectibles in the middle, and comics and other books in the back.
The membership program gives you special discounts, but they have big sales throughout the year. Most times I come in manga are selling for the US cover price. They have a huge manga selection - larger than other comic shop in downtown Toronto. I'm not big comic book collector, but the one time I came in looking for something very specific (and moderately rare), I only had to describe it to Alex and he went and grabbed it out of the bin for me.
There is something to be said about the amazing staff that work here. I've stopped coming in as often as I used to since I don't go downtown as often, but every time I pop by I'm always greeted, they ask how my boyfriend is (by name!) and they always know what I'm looking for, and make great recommendations. Alex, Kostas and Chris are awesome and honest guys and if there's something I'm looking for that they don't have, they'll do whatever they can to order it in for me or try to accommodate me.
I had a problem with a figure that I bought here that was damaged (manufacturing defect). I took it back the following week, explained the defect and they said that they'd ship it back and let me know when more were back in stock as they were sold out at the moment. It took a couple of months before another shipment came, but they kept one in the basement waiting for me. Another time I wanted to buy a very expensive and rare collectible, but it was totally out of my budget. They let me set up a 3 month payment plan.
Awesome staff, great selection and fantastic customer service - what more can I say? -
Review from Will L.
Toronto, ON
3/31/2010
Anthony and his brothers who run the shop are Top Notch guys and really care about customer service.
They take the time to remember you and make small talk about your purchases and shoot the sh!t with.
Admittedly, even though I haven't went back in a while because of shifting priorities, these guys have been nothing but amazing to me when I was a regular customer there. I still go back once every so often to pick up some trade paperbacks.
Awesome price, awesome selection, awesome service!! -
Review from Laura D.
Toronto, ON
10/29/2008
One Million Comix is my favourite comic book shop in Toronto. The shop is deceptively deep, having about three very long rooms on one single floor. The store features an amazing selection of manga and Japanese light novels, spanning the entire wall. It's all very neatly organized by title and they have about every single series that has been released in North America. They also have a nice selection of anime, with a separate section for brand new releases.
There's also a variety of collectable figures. It may not be quite as impressive as what Silver Snail has to offer, but you can find all of the popular stuff here as well as some more obscure figures. Everything is easy to find and they have a nice, large display case featuring various busts and other collectables. They also have various anime-related merchandise such as figures, messenger bags, plush, keychains, etc.
Lastly, they have a very impressive selection of comics in the very back of the shop. The room is really long, with one wall displaying new issues (current releases in addition to 2-3 earlier issues) and the other wall acting as shelving for graphic novels. The middle of the room contains many bins of back issues that are fairly easy to browse through.
The employees are all very friendly and very helpful. This is the first time I've ever been able to go into a comic book shop in Toronto and actually have conversations with the people that work there! The owner (I think he's the owner anyway) has been extremely helpful, having offered multiple times to place orders for me for everything from comics to harder to find figures. I don't think I have to say how much of a big difference it makes when the employees are happy to see you. They all seem to know what they're talking about too.
I should also note that they have a membership too. For one-time fee of $20, you get a 20% discount on all merchandise in the store (with the exception of DVDs, which are tax-free instead). All of the prices are US cover price too, so you get extra savings. The discount is really what made it for me; the prices were already reasonable but with the membership, I can get books cheaper than I could at Chapters/Indigo with an iRewards card. There's also a web site that lists all of their newest releases for DVDs, comics, manga, etc.
All-in-all, I've never had a bad experience here and it's a great place to shop for anime/manga fans and comic enthusiasts alike. -
Review from Neville R.
Toronto, ON
7/7/2010
One of the best places in Toronto to buy comics, along with the Silver Snail-and here's why:
1) The best selection of action figures in the city, comparable with similar stores
2) A knowledgeable staff, that can get you what you want and then some (helps to get a pullbox and a membership first)
3) More manga and anime than a store has a right to have
4) Tons of older titles
5) Oh, and did I forget to mention their lifetime membership and pullbox for titles, complete with 20% off on titles?
All in all, five good reasons to go to this store. -
Review from Melissa J.
Toronto, ON
11/17/2008
I should issue the disclaimer that I did not come in this store looking for comic books, but I had a pleasant experience here for what I needed to get done so that is where my stars come from.
Basically I needed to do a news piece for school that was about villains in comics, and this store was the only one to return my calls and agree to be on camera. I had to ask a couple really awkward questions and they took them in stride and were super helpful and fun.
The store is really well organized and relatively clean, it's usually nice and quiet even though it is on Yonge Street, and they are welcoming to everyone, even if you are not comic-obsessed.
So while I never actually purchased comics from here, I will vouch that the staff are really helpful even if you know nothing about comics, to the point that I was almost convinced to buy some! -
Review from Chris D.
ETOBICOKE, ON
8/20/2010 1 Check-in Here
Comics, manga and collectibles. For comics they have considerable amount of selection and availabilty. For manga, I only saw a few of it, which is located at the entrance facing yonge street. Lastly, for collectibles, including action figures, they also have a few selection of it but it's quite reasonable cause they are not mainly for that. For me the only one that caught my eyes within the collectibles they have is the G.I.JOEs
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Review from Wayne S.
Toronto, ON
12/10/2010
some of the best customer service ever received in over thirty years of buying comics at a direct store.
they always have stock of what i want, and regular sales throughout the year. -
Review from Mike S.
Toronto, ON
10/31/2008
I had no idea that there were so many comic book stores in Toronto, they just seem to blend into the background until you actually start noticing them and then they're everywhere. One Million Comix is very impressive whether or not their name is truthful. The store is at least three times larger than you would think and has three distinct sections. The first is the Manga section, an art form that I have never understood but perhaps that's because I'm not a horny thirteen year old Japanese boy. The second is the merchandise section where everything (when I went) was 25% off, but still even at only 75% of it's original price the $300 Millennium Falcon just seems like a rip off. The last section is the one you came for and is a massive room filled to the brim with comics. Most of the titles I didn't recognize but that isn't saying much because my comic knowledge is limited to the comics that were made into animated series in the 90's. I would definitely recommend this store to the casual and serious collectors alike, their selection is a good as their prices and that is worth the stop in.
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