From The Boston Herald

Newbury Comics eyes superstore
By Scott Van Voorhis
Tuesday, May 2, 2006

Goodbye Virgin Megastore and hello Newbury Comics?

With Virgin Megastore set to leave Newbury Street, Allston-based Newbury Comics sees an opportunity.

The departure of Virgin and its three-story, 46,000-square-foot megastore will open up a pop culture and music void in the Boston area that Michael Dreese, chief executive of Newbury Comics, is eager to take advantage of. Dreese said he is considering opening up a superstore of his own, though it would probably come to less than half the size of Virgin�s Newbury Street music palace, set to shut next year.

However, Dreese, whose 26-store chain has built up a reputation as a music venue favored by local hipsters, isn�t necessarily eager to take Virgin�s Newbury Street store – though he might consider a single floor.

Rather, he is looking for a deal, whether it be in Somerville or Boston.

“When you hear that Virgin is closing, you say let�s go out and open a superstore,” Dreese said. “Ours would be a pop-culture superstore.”

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Note to non-locals: no, it’s not a super comic-book store. It’s a record store that sells other junk and happens to have a comics rack in the back, where you can get well-pawed copies of the last month’s worth of DC and Marvel titles.