Meet the Staff

Matt Lehman, Owner, CEO
I started reading DC Comics in 1974 and Marvels in 1976 and was even geeky enough to get a few letters published. In 1981 I went to school in Boston and discovered that there were such things as comic book stores! I graduated in 1985 with a Bachelors in math, worked for another store for a few years and opened Comicopia with a business partner in 1989. In 1991 we moved the store to its current location and I bought out my partner in 1999. In 2002 I was a judge for Eisner Awards. In 2006 we comprehensively remodeled the store.

I practice yoga at Back Bay Yoga and enjoy a good backgammon match and sometimes play on FIBS.

Shannon Outlaw, Manager, Executive Spokesperson
Practically coming out of the womb with an X-men comic in hand. Shannon shopped at Comicopia for 3 yrs, steadily pestering Matt for a job. Eventually the day had come, (actually he caved) turning into the best buisness decision he ever made.

Maggie Curtis, Executive Manga Manager
Her love of comics began after a short stint in rehab. She awoke from her haze inspired with the sweet scent of Shojo on her taste buds. Refreshed with this epiphany, she set forth to persue this newfound stimulant at, Comicopia the largest carrier of Graphic Novels and Manga in New England, while looking for a real job.

Angela Outlaw, Marketing Executive, Dancing Queen
Raised off of comics and Star Trek, she moved to Boston at the tender age of 15. After studying dance for 3 yrs, she developed a taste for the arts, and life. Now currently residing in her villa in Cambridge with her lover. She continues her passion for the finer things in life, at Comicopia.