Ok, now this? This is cool.
I'm from Edmonton, and back there, the comics stores are in decent supply. You have basically have the choice of:

Comic King, in The Mall. Arguably the best of the bunch, with the best selection, prices, etc.

Whyte Knights on Whyte Ave. These guys are really more of a second-hand stuff store, dealing in everything from local alt-comix to swords and chain mail, to toys and collectibles, to just about anything used and geek. They do have some comics though.

Saturn Comics on... somewhere. Don't know too much about these folks because their in a part of the city I don't usually visit (and therefore have forgotten the location). The few times I've been there seemed ok though.

Wizard's Comics in Mill Woods. Again, I tend not to head out there, but the couple of times I've been, the guy running the store was nice and approachable, and they carried a nice selection of varied comics and games.

Finally, we have Warp One. Arguably the biggest and longest running comics and geek store in the city, they've had their location just off Whyte (not far from Whyte Knights, incidentally) almost forever. They were literally the place for comics and games and collectibles for some time for me. I used to save up my money for months just to go on a shopping spree there. These trips were epic journeys, requiring the navigation of the tortuous Sherwood Park/Edmonton bus system, and possibly a transfer delay of 45 MINUTES!!! It was enough that one friend of mine simply stopped going with me simply on account of he hated that bus transfer so much.

As I grew older, however, I gradually started to see the real Warp. Yes, they carried everything, but it started to lose its shine. As I slowly learned the value of what I was purchasing, it dawned on me that I might not be getting the best value. Literally everything was marked up, and while I would accept this now provided I got a corresponding amount of convenience and service with it, I did not. I tend to shun the staff at these stores, preferring to browse myself. I occasionally picked up the odd comic there, but aside from those brief indulgences, I have for the most part have stayed away for six or seven years running. A few aquaintances of mine, fully immersed in the collectible culture even started to frequent there for the sole purpose of taking advantage of their warped (I couldn't help it!) pricing, hawking their goods for far more than they were worth.

So, given all this backstory and history with the store, you can imagine my mirth seeing Warren Ellis's link-passing of an account of a certain... incident there:

Malcolm Reynolds (okay, Nathan Fillion) is boycotting the comic book shop of my youth, and calling for all Firefly fans to do the same.

I just went to a comic store to purchase the Serenity comic for my mom. The sweetheart that she is, gave her issues (with her favorite character on the front) to relatives who were having trouble tracking one down. Please bear in mind that Canada is a wonderous place where the service industry is polite and helpful, and that this experience is not the norm. The store I chose, which shall remain nameless (Warp 1 Comics), at an undisclosed location (just off Whyte Ave), has the singlemost sanctimonious, condescending, dishonest a$$hole I've had the misfortune of meeting. My brother and I called ahead to find out they had one issue left, but upon arriving, found out they are gouging people $20 bucks for the damned thing!

My favorite bit is Fillion calling the owner of the store a "one-eyed crap-catcher". (The bit where Fillion's brother holds up the comic and asks if the guy on the front looks familiar is good too.)

This is gold, folks. Gold.  ¶ 8:33 p.m.