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HOUSTON JUST GOT A NEW COMIC BOOK STORE-AND IT’S EXPOSING READERS TO NEW UNIVERSES
HOUSTON — A new comic book store in Third Ward has become a beacon of hope for fiction readers across the cosmos. Gulf Coast Cosmos Comicbook Co. has finally opened a brick-and-mortar store, just a block away from Emancipation Park, following months of pop-up appearances and operating primarily through its website…
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Two Entertainment Business Grads Are Bringing Comic Culture to Houston’s Historic Third Ward
Sharmane Fury and Byron Canady’s Gulf Coast Cosmos is promoting diversity and nerd culture in Houston’s historic Black community…
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Byron Canady was 8 years old when his father bought him a three-pack of Spiderman comic books. He excitedly flipped through the colorful pages, but couldn’t help but notice that something was missing — characters who looked like him…