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Kevin Boyd is an integral builder of Toronto’s comic book community. He is now the Comics Programming Coordinator for Fan Expo Canada and the Toronto Comicon, as well as the director of The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Awards. He was also the owner of the now closed Comic Book Lounge and Gallery and was the co-founder of the now defunct Paradise Comicon. In part two, Kevin tells us why he founded The Shusters – Canada’s national comic book awards. He also talks about opening The Comic Book Lounge and Gallery as an attempt to continue the legacy of Dragon Lady Comics. The shop became a beloved social epicentre and was at the forefront at the new “lounge” trend in comic shops. It wasn’t all good though, a tragedy in his personal life and various circumstances beyond his control would seal the fate of his business.