Comics

Comics are an art form in Rochester. Just look to the many stores specializing in comic books, mentions of Rochester in comics, and local comic author/artists that are Rochester natives.

Like many other areas in New York, we are fortunate to have a decent wealth of comic book stores to keep fans interested.


• Empire Comics is fortunately within the vicinity of the University of Rochester, so fans are relatively within walking distance in the cold weather.
  

• Comics Etc. is located in the Village Gate near Memorial Art Gallery, making it convenient to visit.
  

• Comic Book Heaven moved to a new location on St. Paul street in 2007, and caters to the eclectic and obscure.
  

• Wonderland Comics is located across from Panorama Plaza in Penfield.
  

• The Rochester Institute of Technology was mentioned in Doonesbury.

• Rochester is mentioned in the middle entry in the right-hand column of the IHoP menu in this day's xkcd.
  

Nicholas Gurewitch draws The Perry Bible Fellowship which is archived at PBFComics.com.
John Kovaleski, whose Bo Nanas was syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group from 2003 to 2007, lived in the Rochester area for 31 years. He left in 2004.
Kevin McCormick, whose comic strip Arnold was syndicated from 1982 through 1988, is now the principal of Bread of Life Christian Academy here in Rochester. See also Interview on BakerToons Blogspot (image at right) as well as this Usenet discussion (via Google Groups) about interview.	See also the Copyright Wikipedia Image
Dragon Messmer draws SkullyFlower, which you can read and buy here.
Jason Yungbluth draws Deep Fried and Weapon Brown. Visit his WhatIsDeepFried.com Website.

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2008-03-03 18:36:52   Does anyone know what happened to Last Worlds in Macedon? We went to go to their store today on Main St and it was no longer there. —FranChandler