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Amalgam Comics, the first comics shop owned by a Black woman on the East Coast, announces it is closing this fall

"This is a loss for real," comics artist Ben Passmore said about the store's closure.

Ariell R. Johnson at her comic book store and coffee shop in Kensington, Amalgam Comics & Coffee Shop. Johnson announced the shop would close in October.
Ariell R. Johnson at her comic book store and coffee shop in Kensington, Amalgam Comics & Coffee Shop. Johnson announced the shop would close in October.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / File Photograph