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A long time ago, in a dimension far, far away, there lived a pair of cousins, (just cousins!) born into royal nobility. Such was the importance of their position that they never had given names, only titles. They were the Baroness and the Duke. Possessing neither exceptional strength nor other prowess on their own home world, they were nonetheless important (if not more than a little bored) in their kingdom. Friends with the forgetful and klutzy wizard Malachi, they often visited his tower in search of something different to do. On a particularly boring day, the wizard was showing off his new discovery, "the four magic windows." Even though he was blind when he looked in either pair of the apertures, the cousins found it was like looking through the eyes of someone else in a place that was so much different from their own, yet achingly familiar at the same time. The two cousins vied with each other for a better view and wound up being pulled in by their own likenesses from the other side! They landed next to their mirror images on the rooftop of 3514 Williamson Road, a comic shop in our world of Roanoke, Virginia. Wearing their uniforms of state as a matter of routine (which included scarves woven of a mysterious material the royal family had handed
Origin of Baroness & Duke:
About B & D Comic Shop:
B&D Comic Shop is located at:
802 Elm Avenue SW Roanoke, VA 24016
Phone: 540-34-COMIC or 540-342-6642
Fax: 540-342-6694
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Wednesday (New Comic Day!) -
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Thursday - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday - Closed
Store Hours and Location:
July of 2011 marked B&D Comics' 29th anniversary as the premier source for comics in the Roanoke Valley, specializing in:
- New Comics & Graphic Novels
- Back Issues
- Collecting Supplies
- Magazines
- T-shirts
- Posters
- Other Specialty Items
- Special Orders
down since their reign began) they discovered they had strange and wonderful powers in this new and very “unboring” land. Inventory Vision, Super Stocking Strength, Sale-ing through the air and the ability to count the amount of money in a passer-by's pocket were but a few things the pair were capable of. They decided they liked it here much better than at home and have been here ever since. Dormant for over 10 years, they lie sleeping as images in the signs on either side of the door of the current location of the same comic shop that they landed on, now located at 802 Elm Avenue in old Southwest. The owners (now owner) have never known of the power that resides in said images, but have benefited on many occasions from their surreptitious aid. This secret is only known to the comic shop's first employee, Todd, and they remain in slumber until needed. For details on their arrival and their early adventures on this side of the veil, please see their only published tales in THE BARONESS AND THE DUKE #1, from 1984.
The characters of the Baroness and the Duke came about when we asked Lynchburg artist, Danny Grigsby, to draw a store mascot. Using the initials of the store, B&D (for Terry Baucom and Phil Davis) he presented a single male figure and I asked him to do a female character as well. Wearing a B and a D respectively on a diamond shield, we ran a contest for customers to come up with appropriate names. After throwing out such suggestions as the B*t*h and the Devil, Mike Freshwater named the characters Baroness and Duke and they went on to star in their own self-published comic mentioned above. It seemed like a good idea at the time, and we had fun doing it. (But keep in mind the standards were a lot lower then!) Copies are for sale in the shop for $1.50 each and we highly recommend reading it with a MST3K attitude!
We are an A+ accredited business with the Better Business Bureau. We accept a number of payment options, but of course cash is always king! We also happily take:
Hate missing issues of your favorite titles? B&D is the place for new comic subscriptions! We offer several options. If you still have questions after perusing our site, please contact us.
B & D Comics is located at:
802 Elm Avenue,SW
Roanoke, VA 24016
Phone: 540-34-COMIC or
540-342-6642
Directions from Rt 81:
Take the 581 exit to Roanoke.
Take exit 6 for Elm Avenue, turn right.
We are 6 stoplights away (one mile) on the left.
Directions from Rt 220:
Take exit 6 for Elm Avenue, turn left.
We are 7 stoplights away (one mile) on the left.
Directions from Rt 11 through Salem:
(becomes Melrose Avenue):
Turn right on to 10th Street, follow until it ends at Ferdinand Avenue.
Turn left on to Ferdinand Avenue and continue to the first stoplight.
We are straight ahead through the light.
Directions from Rt 460:
Turn left at Williamson Road.
Follow to Elm Avenue, turn right.
We are less than a mile away on the left.
Directions from Brandon/Brambleton Avenue:
Turn left on to Main Street.
Follow through a residential section until you cross Wasena Bridge. We are at the top of the bridge on the right.
Location & Directions:
Look for the log cabin at the top of Wasena bridge!
Enter your address here and press the go button to get directions to the store. Or just click on the map below.
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Wednesday (New Comic Day) -10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Thursday - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday - Closed
Store Hours:
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Art by: Josh Ginter
