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The Million Year Picnic comic shop
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We are the Million Year Picnic comic shop at 99 MT Auburn ST in Cambridge, MA. 617-492-6763. The oldest comic shop in New England (since 1974) & the only Black-owned shop in the area. https://www.themillionyearpicnic.com/
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Thursday, 4 September 2025, we will be opening late at 11:30am.
Paper sign taped to a door that reads "Thursday, 9/4/2025 we will be opening at 11:30am Thanks! -MYP"
September 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Today, Friday, 29 August 2025, we will be opening late. Hopefully by noon. Yes I wrote the wrong date on the sign last night. In my defense, I was tired. -kjc
Handwritten sign taped to a blue door reads "FRIDAY 8/28/2025 MYP will be open from NOON-7PM"
August 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Please welcome @onlycosmia.bsky.social to the independent comics section!
The cover of the comic book CULTURAL RESET #1/6 by Teo Suzuki depicts a grinning anthropomorphic wolf crawling toward the viewer. There's grass in the foreground & a city in the distance. A note in the corner reads "ADULTS ONLY."
August 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Please welcome CASHIERS DU CINÉMA issues 1-3 to the independent shelves! Finally, a periodical about the hidden lives of MOVIE THEATER WORKERS... Note that issue #4 submissions are open until 10/1/2025!
Issues #1-3 of CASHIERS DU CINÉMA, an illustrated zine about working in movie theaters, each with a scene from a different movie on the cover.
July 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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The ASHLAND LIBRARY Young Artists Comics Fest is TODAY until 5pm! It's FREE! Ashland Library 66 Front St. Ashland, MA.

www.thebostoncalendar.com/events/ashla...
A spiky action balloon with the words A.L.Y.A.C FEST in the middle and comics-related images in the background.
July 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Due to the switchover from Diamond distributors, all deliveries this week are delayed. This includes our shipment from Lunar, which failed to include most of our DC comics. We do not have a status as to when our comics will arrive. Our apologies for the delay.
A pink frowny face.
July 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Big thanks to Alexis at the CHA Somerville Hospital for supporting our small, Black-owned business when stocking their pediatric library!
A white woman & a Black man pose in front of a hospital check-in desk. They are smiling & each is holding two young adult graphic novels (she is holding a volume of BONE & a copy of SMILE; he is holding a volume of DOG MAN & a volume of DRAGON BALL).
May 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Sunday, May the 4th, is STAR WARS DAY! We will be doing giveaways of STAR WARS ANDOR t-shirts, posters, and gift certificates! TWO giveaways will be here on BLUESKY! TWO more giveaways will be in person at our shop! Plus free posters with any in-store purchase! (While supplies last!)
This poster reads ANDOR STAR WARS SEASON 2, April 22, Disney+ and features characters from the show with storm troopers in a burning field. Various ships appear to be flying through the smoke. There is the faint image of the death star behind everything.
April 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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On Saturday, 5/3/2025, from noon-2pm, for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY we will be hosting Steve Weiner & Dan Mazur, who will be showing off samples of their upcoming graphic novel WILL EISNER A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY.
The cover of this comic book reads "FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, WILL EISNER: A COMICS BIOGRAPHY (by) STEPHEN WEINER & DAN MAZUR, PREVIEW OF HIS COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY" and depicts a young man on a fire escape looking at New York City. There are panels from comic books in the sky.
April 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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If you've been a customer for a while, you may remember Adam Stone, the poet & comics expert who clerked with us for many years until 2020. He has a new book that's perfect for the shop & perfect for you! Stop by & check it out! -kjc
A small book with a radish and a sickle against a white background on the cover. The cover text reads: "COMRADISH: AN ADULT-THEMED CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR ADULTS WHO BEHAVE LIKE CHILDREN TEXT: ADAM W. STONE ILLUSTRATIONS: MATTHEW MCGONAGLE"
April 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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In the mood for some MADness? We got you covered!
Thirteen MAD paperbacks with different titles & prices ranging from $7.99 to $14.99.
April 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Good morning, Blueskies! Yes, it's drippy & cold. BUT, I have gifts for you! Our pal @weatherishappening.com has shared flyers & stickers for us to give away! Stop by to get yours! -kjc
A flyer folded in thirds. The cover reads "WEATHER IS HAPPENING 'SO WAT??' 'SO WAT' R U ACTUALLY SRS RN?, UR PLANET IS IN UR DEATH SPIRAL NAO AS UR CLIMATE STARTS 2 RLLY SWING WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL NEARLY, EACH MONTH THAT PASSES IS THE NEW HAWTEST ABOVE NORMAL MONTH IN UR RECORD BOOKS. UR POWERS & OLIGARX R DESTRUXTING UR PLANET LIKE LITERAL SUPER VILLAINS & THEYRE NOT GOING 25TOP BC THE ONLY THING THAY CARE ABOUT IS THEIR POWER & $$$$$$$$$$$$$, THATS RITE U RLY NEED 2 CONSIDER THE FACT THAT U NEED 2 REPENT 2 UR WEATHER LORDS & U NEED 2 DEW IT NAO, UR OUT OF TIME & U KNOW IT A CALL 2 REPENTANCE" To the right of the flyer is a sticker that says "WEATHER IS HAPPENING" above & below a spiral shape. At the center of the spiral, there is an eye inside a pyramid surrounded by rays extending out from the pyramid.
April 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Huh. Usually there are a bunch of different covers for the Overstreet Price Guide, but volume 55 only has one cover, & it's the same for both hardcover & softcover bindings. Weird.

Anyway, if you want a copy of this year's book, let me know. SC is $34.95, HC is $44.95. Thanks! -kjc
The cover reads "NO. 55 THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 2025-2026 ROBERT M. OVERSTREET" signed "JUSKO 23 -AFTER- KUBERT" & features Tarzan (a muscular white man with dark hair, wearing nothing but a leopard skin loin cloth & holding a knife) half-sitting in a mossy jungle tree with two "great ape" looking creatures behind him. (They look kind of like orangutans but with dark fur.)
March 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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ADVENTURE TIME AFTERNOON!! @ryannorth.ca & @shelliparoline.bsky.social & @bradenlamb.bsky.social‬ will be screening their favorite ADVENTURE TIME episodes, doing a Q+A, & signing the ADVENTURE TIME COMICS COMPENDIUM v1 Sun. Mar. 16 at 1pm @brattletheatre.bsky.social

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Illustrated poster art reads REMINDER THIS SUNDAY ADVENTURE TIME AFTERNOON, 3/16, 1PM, Brattle Theater, Cambridge, MA, TICKETS AT BRATTLEFILM.ORG. Finn and Jake are sitting on a couch, eating popcorn, giving each other a high five. Finn's drinking from an owl-shaped cup. In the foreground, there is an old TV and computers with melted candles all over them and a waving snail. The event info is on the screens of the computer & TV.
March 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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ADVENTURE TIME AFTERNOON!! @ryannorth.ca & @shelliparoline.bsky.social & @bradenlamb.bsky.social‬ will be screening their favorite ADVENTURE TIME episodes, doing a Q+A, & signing the ADVENTURE TIME COMICS COMPENDIUM v1 Sun. Mar. 16 at 1pm @brattletheatre.bsky.social

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Illustrated poster art reads REMINDER THIS SUNDAY ADVENTURE TIME AFTERNOON, 3/16, 1PM, Brattle Theater, Cambridge, MA, TICKETS AT BRATTLEFILM.ORG. Finn and Jake are sitting on a couch, eating popcorn, giving each other a high five. Finn's drinking from an owl-shaped cup. In the foreground, there is an old TV and computers with melted candles all over them and a waving snail. The event info is on the screens of the computer & TV.
March 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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ADVENTURE TIME AFTERNOON!! @ryannorth.ca & @shelliparoline.bsky.social & @bradenlamb.bsky.social‬ will be screening their favorite ADVENTURE TIME episodes, doing a Q+A, & signing the ADVENTURE TIME COMICS COMPENDIUM v1 Sun. Mar. 16 at 1pm @brattletheatre.bsky.social

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Illustrated poster art reads ADVENTURE TIME AFTERNOON, 3/16, 1PM, Brattle Theater, Cambidge, MA, TICKETS AT BRATTLEFILM.ORG. Finn and Jake are sitting on a couch, eating popcorn, giving each other a high five. Finn's drinking from an owl-shaped cup. In the foreground, an old TV and computers with melted candles all over them and a waving snail.
March 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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ADVENTURE TIME AFTERNOON!! @ryannorth.ca & @shelliparoline.bsky.social & @bradenlamb.bsky.social‬ will be screening their favorite ADVENTURE TIME episodes, doing a Q+A, & signing the ADVENTURE TIME COMICS COMPENDIUM v1 Sun. Mar. 16 at 1pm @brattletheatre.bsky.social

brattlefilm.org/special_even...
Illustrated poster art reads ADVENTURE TIME AFTERNOON, 3/16, 1PM, Brattle Theater, Cambridge, MA, TICKETS AT BRATTLEFILM.ORG. Finn and Jake are sitting on a couch, eating popcorn, giving each other a high five. Finn's drinking from an owl-shaped cup. In the foreground, there is an old TV and computers with melted candles all over them and a waving snail. The event info is on the screens of the computer & TV.
March 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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ADVENTURE TIME AFTERNOON!! @ryannorth.ca & @shelliparoline.bsky.social & @bradenlamb.bsky.social‬ will be screening their favorite ADVENTURE TIME episodes, doing a Q+A, & signing the ADVENTURE TIME COMICS COMPENDIUM v1 Sun. Mar. 16 at 1pm @brattletheatre.bsky.social

brattlefilm.org/special_even...
Illustrated poster art reads ADVENTURE TIME AFTERNOON, 3/16, 1PM, Brattle Theater, Cambidge, MA, TICKETS AT BRATTLEFILM.ORG. Finn and Jake are sitting on a couch, eating popcorn, giving each other a high five. Finn's drinking from an owl-shaped cup. In the foreground, an old TV and computers with melted candles all over them and a waving snail.
March 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Spike's own comics include Sparkneedle; Lucas and Odessa; Templar, Arizona; Poorcraft: The Funnybook Fundamentals of Living Well on Less; & Blikada.

We are delighted to carry books created by & published by Spike!
The cover of this graphic novel reads, "SMUT PEDDLER: TEN YEARS OF IMPECCABLE PORNOGLYPHICS, edited by Andrea Purcell" & shows a Black woman wearing a green corset, a green boa, green sleeve-length gloves, & green flowers in her hair. She is holding up a glass of champagne, while a bottle of champagne sits on a tray being held up by the hand of a person off screen. There are gold accents on the cover. The book is sealed in plastic wrap.
March 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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"They live with their husband and two cats (Marko and Ripley)."

We are delighted to carry HEART OF THE CITY in our shop!
The cover of this graphic novel reads "HEART TAKES THE STAGE A HEART OF THE CITY COLLECTION by Steenz" & shows three kids building a theater stage set while one kid stands in front, performing.
February 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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It's feeling very spring-like here in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, so if you're feeling the urge for a new t-shirt, we got you. (Yes that's Gilberto Hernández's art.)
A blue t-shirt visible through a shop window has a guy with dark hair & light skin dancing and winking while wearing black sneakers, black shorts, & a red t-shirt that reads "FUCK AI" & is signed "BETO 2023"
February 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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"...Storyknife, MacDowell, and Yaddo. When not drawing, she enjoys listening to torch songs and observing tree trunks."

We are delighted to carry ARTIE & THE WOLF MOON in our shop!
The cover of the graphic novel ARTIE AND THE WOLF MOON by Olivia Stephens reads "'A heartfelt, magical family drama you can really sink your teeth into.' -Nilah Magruder, M.F.K." & depicts a young Black woman running with 2 wolves under a full yellow moon. They all have red eyes & the young woman is wearing a camera.
February 27, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Dangit, I forgot to tell y'all about the new Jaime Hernandez #GraphicNovel out today!!!
The cover of the graphic novel LIFE DRAWING by Jaime Hernandez has a title & author banner in the middle of the cover, surrounded by green, yellow, & blue swirls. Above the title banner, a woman in a bikini is pulling on the hand of another woman in a one piece bathing suit. There is a small-scale cityscape behind them. An upside down version of the cityscape is below the title & author banner.
February 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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We are delighted to carry WASH DAY DIARIES and NUBIA: REAL ONE (when we can get it in stock).
The cover of the graphic novel NUBIA: REAL ONE by L.L. McKinney & Robyn Smith reads "'Witty, powerful, and revolutionary' -Obonielle Cloyfon New York Times Bestselling author of the Delfles series" & shows a young Black woman sitting on a rock wall. She is wearing a Wonder Woman t-shirt, dark pants, & metal wrist cuffs emblazoned with the Wonder Woman symbol. There is a house & a tree in the background. The graphic novel WASH DAY DIARIES by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith features 4 Black women, leaning on each other & smiling, against a pink background.
February 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Wikipedia argues "He is best known for his 2003 documentary film Afro-Punk, and for co-founding the Afropunk Festival."

We are delighted to carry THE HIGH DESERT in the shop!
The cover of this graphic novel reads, "From the creator of AFRO-PUNK, JAMES SPOONER, THE HIGH DESERT, black. punk. nowhere. A MEMOIR" and depicts a young Black man, sitting on the pavement, as seen from a low perspective, through a few other people, standing around in the foreground. We can only see these other folks from the shoulders down. He is leaning against a chain link fence. Behind him is a desert scene with a palm tree nearby & mountains in the distance.
February 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM