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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been coming here, browsing through it like a museum of fun, for over a decade. Very friendly staff, great atmosphere, well organized .
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Probably one of my favorite comic book shop in New England. They don't have a lot of excessive junk and it's almost all current issue. (very little back issue) They have a fantastic indie comic...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, let me say first that I don't read comics. Honestly, they just don't appeal to me other than a random Edward Gorey story once in a while. But I can't keep the boyfriend out of here. Receipts...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the gems of Harvard Square.Isn't one of those comic book shops that's about the toys and trading card games and tabletop RPGs. It's all comics and graphic novels and books and magazines about...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this store. Love it. I'm not as much of a comics/graphic novels nerd as I probably should be; a lot of that is because I despise going into comics stores and feeling like a weirdo/anomaly...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I want to add my two cents. I remember when MYP was just the front store, and then they expanded to the space in the back. Hours and hours spent at 99 Mt Auburn. I have memories of just being...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best comic book shop in Boston, hands down. Forget about New England Comics and Newbury Comics, this place has everything you're looking for and it's independently owned and operated (a huge plus...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty good selection of comic books and graphic novels. Guy who runs the place is knowledgeable. But it is TINY.It's hard to enjoy yourself when you can't walk around and browse without fearing...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If only Million Year Picnic looked the way it did in the early 1980s- when they had a vast room filled with bins of back issues- Today, it is a ghost of what it used to be, and without fail, every...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Crowded. Very crowded. I remember it being much worse many years ago. They have the run of the mill comics- but, they do have have a decent selection of indy comics and zines that you don't find...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this comic book store so much! The guys behind the counter always can recommend the coolest things.They showed me the tiny copy of Hee and the larger Haw by Ivan Bunetti. And a crazy tiny copy...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have been a customer of Tony's at both his now defunct Providence location and the original Big Bad in Cambridge for several years. Besides being one of the most decent proprietors in the comic...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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this store is a mecca for genre browsers. world class new selection, their used selection varies daily and this store is worth checking constantly. I have dropped a LOT of money here and never left empty...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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If you are new to comics, this is the place to go first. I can walk in here after work, looking girly AND preppy, and I still get the same fabulous service as I would if I was a dude in a Batman t-shirt. It's...
kudzu.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Million Year Picnic is a shadow of what it was in the early 1980s- back then they once had one of the largest back issues rooms on the east coast- today its mainly modern issues...It's annoying how...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If I had to introduce someone with no comic book knowledge at all to one single store, this would be it. There's a really nice variety, from superhero comics to dark graphic novels to illustration...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Captain Kirk once said "to be sane in an insane world, one must behave insane to be regarded as sane". My friend Rick says that the mental health industry is like a retarded child on crystal meth and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you are new to comics, this is the place to go first.I can walk in here after work, looking girly AND preppy, and I still get the same fabulous service as I would if I was a dude in a Batman...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great comic store to get your nerd on.Huge selection with tons of other little goodies all around the store. From posters to figurines, it's the ultimate comic book geek stop in the area.Be sure to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OMG I LOVE comic books and this store is heaven! Too bad I only had the luxury to browse since I'm only in town for the weekend and am going to Chicago before I go home to NYC in a week, so I have no...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my 2nd fav comic book shop after "The Outer Limits" in Waltham. NE Comics round the corner gots nothing on these guysThey've always helped me find things, ordered a comic nobody seems to have...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a nice little comic book store, with a little bit for everyone. They definitely carry more than your typical comics and have a lot of hipster stuff, if that's what you desire. I came in here...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great little store that could. I love graphic novels and found some gems here at Milllion Year Picnic. You can browse to your heart's delight. My favorite thing in the store is the geek hierarchy...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best comics store in the Boston area, hands down. I moved to Brighton, so now i go to New England Comics sometimes, but I still trek across town to go to Million Year Picnic whenever I can. They're...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, so I'm a comic book geek as well... Fine selection of new and old. Graphic Novels and collectibles as well.I was searching for an out of print novel, and he went out of his way to acquire me a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not a Bostonian from birth. I grew up out west where it's not cool to be a geek or get your nerd on. Where I come from comic book stores are usually reserved for back alleys next to check...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a nice little comic shop located in the Harvard square area. They carry recent graphic novels and back issues as well. I found the staff to be very kind and polite.The place is pretty small...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As a chick who has a fondness for the sequential art form, it can be really awkward to go into comic shops sometimes--you get looks of the "And you're here becauuuuuse? Can I get you something for...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
SWEET. Funky, cool, underground (literally), and hip. That sounds dorky and completely UN-hip, but I think it's true. It's in a great location and there's a ton of good stuff to peruse. Always a fun...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They have an AMAZING selection for a store their size. A great place to go for harder to find indie comics and mini comics!
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I know nothing about comic books nor did I actually purchase any in this store but I did go inside this weekend. You see, a particularly awesome friend of mine wrote a graphic novel that was...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A comic collector's store. Used to come here in the 70's and 80's to spend my allowance and it looks pretty much the same now as it did then. They know their stuff. Large selection of back issues....
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not a comic collector, but I always like to stop in this place whenever I'm in Harvard Square to see what's on their shelves. I've picked up a couple of very moving graphic novels over the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What a cute and satisfying place! You can find something in there that would please any person.
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
By far the best comic book shop in the Boston area, and arguably in the top 10 countrywide.When I lived in Boston, this was my comic shop: I'd go at least once a week, was a subscriber to their pull...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely not the best comic shop in the Boston area -- that award goes to Comicopia in Kenmore. Million Year has a pretty good selection, but Comicopia's is better. Million Year's clerks are a bit...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like the location of Million Year. They have great graphic novels (I am a secret comic book dork-yeah, I know about Mylar covers and was in the corner during X-men movies bemoaning the carnage of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best comic book store in the Boston area. Great selection of current books from all major publishers plus a good amount from indie presses. They even have a section of adult comics (blush). Boxes...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great little comic shop. Wide selection and great prices. Owned by a very nice man and has a cool location.
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2005
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This comic book haven located in Harvard Square offers an excellent collection new and used comic books as well as comic book inspired shirts and toys. They have children oreinted comics as well as mo...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/15/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Comic geeks unite! This place has a wide variety of different books from our childhood Marvel and DC heros to Adult Comics to trade-back collections. The help is, well, helpful and usually pretty darn...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2005
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The Million Year Picnic is the oldest comic book store in new england. It stocks an interesting mixture of old school action hero types comic books, independent comics , and art drawing books. It's packed with...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/09/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What's not to like about a comic book store. The selection is pretty good and the prices are fair. I also like that the guy at the counter didn't make me check my purse--I don't know why, but I feel...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Million Year Picnic is the oldest comic book store in new england. It stocks an interesting mixture of old school action hero types comic books, independent comics, and art/drawing books. Its packed...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2005
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