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In " Husbands and Knives ", the store was finally closed due to bankruptcy when a rival comic book shop opened up ( whose owner had significantly better customer service ), and Marge bought the land in order to open up " Shapes ", a gym for regular women, on its former site.

Though having been gone for a few episodes ( and thought to have been " retired "), Comic Book Guy made an appearance in an episode that aired later in the season, " Any Given Sundance ".

He was seen in the audience after Lisa's documentary played, writing a review of it on his blog ; uncharacteristically, it was very positive, though his somewhat jaded voice tone implies that Lisa's documentary is far from being his favorite.

In " All About Lisa ", his store seems to be open again, although nothing is known about his rival store, Coolsville.

The store is also seen in the couch gag of " Lisa the Drama Queen ", where The Comic Book Guy puts a price tag on ( then berates ) a Simpsons couch gag toy.