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Jul 15, 2022 · News. Amalgam Comics is closing this fall after 7 groundbreaking years in Kensington, says founder Ariell Johnson. by Jordan Levy July 15, 2022. Black coffee shop owners gathered at Amalgam...
Jul 15, 2022 · “It’s hard not to notice that this beautiful comic shop, the first one owned by a Black woman [on the East Coast], is shutting its doors while gentrification thrives in Philadelphia,” said comic book artist and cartoonist Ben Passmore, who has held two book tour stops at Amalgam. “Black bookstores have been a launch pad and a safe haven ...
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Oct 14, 2022 · Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse, the first comics book shop owned by a Black woman on East Coast, is closing on Oct. 15 in Philadelphia. Ariell R. Johnson, the owner of the shop, made the...
Jul 19, 2022 · Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse, owned by Ariell R. Johnson, became a hub for Black creatives and Black nerds in Philadelphia. TheGrio Staff. Jul 19, 2022. The first Black female-owned comic...
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Growing up, Johnson watched “X-Men: The Animated Series” and fell in love with the show’sStorm/Ororo Munroe, an African American woman born with the power to manipulate and control weather. It was through like-minded friends in high school and beginning to visit comic bookshops in 2000 that Johnson learned more about the character. However, as a Bl...
Talking with friend Corinne Wilson in 2012, Johnson described her desire to host a space accessible to anyone and everyone. After hearing Johnson’s vision, Wilson’s responded, “It’s like an amalgamation.” The word, and its meaning, stuck. Johnson’s first memory of the word was of “Amalgam Comics,” the 1996 12-issue crossover comic series between Ma...
Amalgam’s executive assistant and social media manager, Marisel Villarreal Rios, began her journey with the shop as a customer shortly after it opened its doors in 2015. She visited the store looking to buy the last issue she needed to complete her collection of “The Legend of Wonder Woman” comic book series. Discovering it had just sold out, she a...
After reopening in 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Johnson and the rest of the Amalgam team witnessed their everyday clientele change. “Now people are coming in who have never heard of the shop, haven’t quite experienced the neighborhood as it was, or even as it is now,” said Rios, who lives in Kensington. Oct. 1 marked Amalgam’s last Vinyl ...
For people whose world collided with Amalgam during its 12-year run, there are countless stories and memories. Johnson had the opportunity to meetone of her favorite writers, Greg Pak, and Green cherishes the hour-long discussions with folks about comics and heroes. But, as a collective, it’s the joy of having provided a space for every seasoned or...
Jul 15, 2022 · Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse of Philadelphia to Close in the Autumn. Published Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:41:09 -0500. by Rich Johnston. |. Comments. In 2015, B leeding Cool reported on a new...
May 15, 2017 · I Love My Job: Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse Owner Ariell Johnson - Philadelphia Magazine. The business owner tells us what it’s like to run one of the country’s most popular comic book coffee...
