2562 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 665-2010
This place is the best. It's a bright, fun comic store that's fun to be in/around. It's a store for comic nerds, but it invites everyone to join in on the fun that is comic books. My only complaint is that they tend to run out of books on new comic day. I don't know if their customer base grows too quickly, but it's a pretty common problem and can be sort of annoying. But what I LOVE about this place is that they love comics. I have gone in there and engaged in long conversations about authors, artists, story lines, comics that rock/suck, are trades killing the industry (yes!), whether Heroes is better than Lost, etc. And the really cool thing is, I have had these conversations with the staff, other customers, the mailman. It's great. Everyone is really friendly. There's no gloom and doom at this place. This is an old school, I-love-comic-books comic book shop. There's always some cartoon playing in the background. It's usually some old-school 1970s or 1980s cartoon I'd forgotten about. Sometimes, I stay in the shop just to watch the cartoon. Their website is really well done. There are a ton of graphics and I enjoy the fact that they list the new comics of the week along with the cover, issue synopsis and, sometimes, review. It makes buying a lot easier. Their selection and catalog are extensive and back-ordering is not a problem. At least, I don't think. I don't back order because I am a nerd who has every issue he needs.
Comic book enthusiasm is the name of this game and I am very pleased to have made this my comic shop.
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