About Us

About our new Web Store (physical shop is now closed):

Thanks for visiting our online shop! We launched it very recently and no doubt there are still some bugs to work out. This website is Labyrinth's latest effort to reach fans, artists and collectors of great books, toys and more. We are striving to add products all the time.

A wise person once said " the perfect is the enemy of the good". While we could have delayed launching this website till it was perfect - we felt no one would benefit from such a delay. As such, we apologize in advance for the errors you may encounter - but figured it was better to launch and then fix mistakes.

The Labyrinth, a family run business, was started back in 1988 and was strictly a convention business. At that time it was all comics. Manga comics had just started coming out in English as 'floppy' comics.  Todd McFarlane introduced Venom and Michael Golden was drawing the Nam.  Over the years Labyrinth grew adding Star Trek products for the many Star Trek Cons it attended and later Manga and Anime products.

The modern incarnation of The Labyrinth really grew out of a few small tables set up at Sheridan College in Oakville during the early 2000s.  It was at that time that Labyrinth shifted from mostly comics to an art book business.  While the business was started by Dan Merisanu, it really flourished under his wife Jessica who ran The Animation Road Show at schools and companies for over 10 years.  For those wondering - Dan still helped out part time, while working his day job as an animator and layout artist.

 

Our downtown Toronto Location (pictured above) ran from 2006-2018

After years of having to explain to folks at cons that we didn't have a shop - the first physical store was opened in 2006 on Bloor Street West in the Annex District of Toronto.  At that time there were almost 18 book stores in the area spanning Bloor Street (on the north side) to Spadina Avenue (east side) to Harbord Street (south side) to Markham Street (on the west side) That location ran for 12 years and is now closed. 

A second Store opened across From Sheridan College in 2013. This Oakville location ran for 8 years until a hard decision was made to close as a result of restrictive Canadian government lock-downs against people and small businesses over claims about a viral pandemic that began in 2020.

   

Our Oakville/Sheridan College Location (pictured above) ran from 2013-2021

The Labyrinth plans to continue displays at many comic,anime and video game conventions across Canada. If you see us, please stop by and don't be a stranger!

One of the things that sets Labyrinth apart is that it is run by a former Sheridan Graduate and Animator.  Being artists - definitely affects the selection of product we carry at the shop.  One of the things Dan never forgot from his days at Sheridan was when during a break from life drawing, the model said " you animation students are weird!".  That weird moniker is a badge of honor, like being called a nerd or a geek as far as Dan was concerned. Hopefully 'weird' people everywhere will find themselves among friends at The Labyrinth.

Besides selling stuff; anyone who has ever visited our shop would know - we love to chat about art and collectibles but also about life and learning. We can't wait to meet you!

We can be reached by email at : info@thelabyrinthstore.com or give us a call during our phone hours at 416 900-5771 if something is not working right for you.

We currently are not set up to ship outside of Canada and the USA. We hope To add other countries in the near future. If you are in another country and need help, please e-mail us.

Thank you again!

Labyrinth Books