I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the good people at A-1 comics. The owner Brian is a great guy who knows his stuff and gave me a fair offer for my comic collection which I sold off this past spring. Bailey was also great to work with as he was the person I sold the most to. You must know you will not get full market value for your comics or collectibles but what they do offer is fair and didn't feel like a low ball offer at all. I have no complaints or reservations about the overall transactions. My comic collecting days are over but if you're a collector this is the gold standard for Sacramento area comic shops. Between their Wednesday live sales and what seems to be every other month or so 50% back issue sales there are great opportunities to build your collection at fair prices. Their toy/collectible section has really expanded in the past few years particularly at the Auburn location. I'll still pop in from time to time to check out the collectibles. Have found some great stuff in the past! All 3 locations are worth a visit. Staff has always been friendly and everything seems to be well stocked and organized. Give em' a visit if you haven't yet. Lots of treasures to be discovered. read more

Started going to the store about a year ago. Super fun and cool. They have old and new toys, figures, comics, manga, cards, etc. Usually pretty good pricing compared to other places I've been to. Shout out to the staff (Fry, Alex, Gabe, Joseph, Michelle (I think is the girls name), and the other cool hat dude...blanking on his name). They are always a joy to talk with and helpful when I need cards/packs. read more

Probably the only A-1 Comic store I haven't been to. It's pretty cool that each store sort of has it's own vibe. This location on Auburn definitely covers everything and what an extensive selection as well. Spoke with Bailey and will definitely be back to discuss Bronze Age comics. Great service and price points on point! : read more

This is one of my favorite comic book shops in Sacramento. The selection is fantastic and they almost always have the books I'm looking for or find a replacement! Great atmosphere friendly knowledgeable employees and just an all around great experience. read more

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Second A-1 comics I went to in 2 days. Went to the one on Sunrise yesterday and left very impressed. Wide selection and well categorized. Only issue was that I did not have much time to go through their boxes but I was able to complete several series. So today I went to the one on Auborn and once again very impressed! Dealt with. Bailey and he was very knowledgeable and courteous. I live in San Jose and was visiting my brother for the 4th of July and happened to run into their store. Defined will be back. I hope before we leave tomorrow II can hopefully visit their Folsom store tomorrow before we leave home. I have almost finished my complete collection of Carnage and Venom and just need to collect current issues and early issues of TASM. I have been to many comic shops and this is the best one that I have visited! Boxes of comics are in chronological order and by title and by year! read more

Gabriel and Bailey are just absolute dolls. Super polite and friendly and very approachable and knowledgeable on my MTG questions. The store is definitely our local go to not only because their fair prices but their nice selection of things as well. Wish their pokemon section was a little bigger but oh well. read more

It's rare when you actually find what you're looking for. This is absolutely my favorite comic book shop in the Sacramento area. Great great selection. Super helpful people, can't wait to come back. read more

This store really stands by its customer service and experience... came here months ago with a friend and bought a spy family figure in the case for my son. The staff was courteous and I live in the Bay Area so when I got home to give it to my son unfortunately the box was empty and they didn't realize the box was for the toy in the case. I don't come to sac often and when I called them I let the know the mistake and they told me it would be under the counter. I finally remembered to pick it up on my trip today and unfortunately they could not locate the item -- it's been about 2 months. They offered to refund me and give me any figure in the same case (the potential cost was higher) and even offered to try and find me the item or a similar item. This above and beyond and I face timed with my son and chose a different item and I declined the refund since this was also well above my expectation. They still threw in a bunch of extras and were very courteous and apologetic. I am not current on a lot of the anime today or the comic books but I do take my son to comic book and anime and events and this community is really great. This place is a great local hobby/comic book shop and I wouldn't think twice about coming here. Thanks so much for adding to my sons collection :) read more

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Thank you guys! I couldn't be any happier. I was trying to get my hand on this product and you were very professional/helpful. read more

A-1 Comics - Thank you guys! Very professional and upfront. I couldn't be any happier to finally open this product. - Comic Books Near Me - Sacramento, California

The employees here are super sweet and kind! They helped me find some cards for my niece! She's gonna love them!

Great selection in cards/comics/trades/toys and helpful staff. Fair offers on collections. The managers, a man and lady with glasses do their very best keeping their composure when dealing with tough customers. Even when customers harass them. These staff members remain positive to create a welcoming atmosphere for the rest of us shopping! Great company! It's unfortunate that some individuals will go out of their way to harass and use harmful language plus create fake accounts on other platforms all in hopes of hurting people. The good customers out weigh the bad ones. That's why this company has a ton of loyal regulars! Update: (user Deken D /big boss on Google ) an unfortunate situation where a person who clearly is in cahoots with competitor business is choosing to harass and being discriminatory towards employees when he didn't get his way and chose to shame himself with poor behavior such as create many fake accounts and adds new negative reviews once offensive reviews are taken down. Shame. read more

First time to visit this place and I loved it. I actually came for the free comic book day and got 4 free comics. The place was nice, orderly and spacious. There's a lot of comics to choose from and I saw a lot of great deals. read more

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Great shop. A good mix of toys, board games, cards, and of course comics. Staff was very courteous and friendly and made sure to check on my friends and me as we browsed. Decently priced and good collection of back issues in long boxes. read more

I work at a tutoring center and went to pick up some Pokemon card packs to give away as prizes for my students. Everyone in the store was so kind and helped me pick out what I needed, and even threw in some extra goodies for my kids! read more

Collected during the 90's, mostly Jim Lee work and Silver Surfer. Finally came back, after building my career and family. This store blew me away- clean, organized, there was a wealth of all the major genres and mediums. Surprised to see some of the mixed reviews here on the customer service- my 1st experiences here were very welcoming so I picked up a few gems. Highly recommended! read more

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my boyfridnd and i shop here almost everyday they have the nicest most helpful employees ever! great stuff and great help!

So I feel like they are racist! I came in there to sell my cards maybe around 400 plus cards of magic. The co worker took about 2 hours to look up all the cards up and price them, took all of them out of the sleeves. I warned him before like hey man just give me a quote before u take them out because I might not like your deal, goes on a spill about how he has to. And as I advised this deal isn't final so you don't need to. So he continues to take all the sleeves off .... Then they tried to low ball me, so I declined there offer and they wanted to kick me out the store and ban me from coming back! I don't care about the ban because I would be a fool to step back in this store when there is a bunch of better ones in the area! But this customer service is the worst I ever seen! Literally went to the next closest card store in fair oaks and they gave me 250 over what A1 offered me so I know they are a scam! read more

James, Jess, & Bailey are amazing! The rest of the staff is incredible as well, of course. My husband and I are big comic collectors and this establishment and helped us grow our beloved collection and they go above and beyond every time. They honestly make us feel like high rollers when we come in knowing us by name and our collections, always ready to help make suggestions and alert us when arcs are released. They have a friendly atmosphere, great collection, organized & always willing to help you locate what you are looking for. Love you guys! read more

Great selection of Magic cards and my go-to for comics. Staff is extremely helpful and knowledgeable about Magic.

It's rare to find comic boo stores anymore..If you collect the rare ones or you read them..This is a comic book store for you.They have so many this place is one of the biggest comic book stores..The people working here know there stuff too you got questions they got answeugo back to your child hood a walk through these doors. Pick up a few to take home you know you want too.... Escape your every day stressful life and read a comic.. read more

This A1 comics location is on point. I love the selection of comics that they have and services pretty good as well. It is a pretty good size store so you can't seem to find what you need you may have to go to the Roseville store or the Sacramento store but between the two you can definitely find what you're looking for comic wise. read more

A-1 comics is a pretty sweet shop! Ty (hope I spelled his name correctly) helped us out today. He was very kind and well versed. They have a good manga selection and occasionally run sales which is awesome! Great selection of cards as well. Looking forward to going back! read more

A-1 Comics is like part II of the 40 Year Old Virgin - after Steve Carell marries someone with business sense and he leverages his living room shelves into a master collection of epic proportions. This comic store is so good it has a gigantic vault like Fort Knox - the big metal wheel and stainless steel bolts. It started out as a bank way back when - but this is sooo much more cool. The store is three times larger than its nearest competitor Great Escape Games, and has racks and racks of games, comics, figures. There isn't much A-1 doesn't carry - for example they have a section of just Japanese stuff like weird rice candy and Manga videos, and also a large collection of magazine collectibles like 1930's Sci Fi magazines and such. They have miniatures of every action figure imaginable strewn in cases throughout the store. Truly a nerd nirvana. Next time a boy's birthday comes up or Christmas rolls around - do the geek in your life a huge favor and skip Target and give A-1 a try. read more

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One of the best comic stores you could imagine. Tons of selection, very well organized, and good deals.

I've been shopping at this store since I was a kid. There is no better place in Sacramento to find exactly what you're looking for. A1 has everything, within reason. A lot of comic stores these days are resorting to carrying fewer comics, especially classics, to meet the rising demand for games, graphic novels, manga, toys, clothes, among other items. This is my biggest reason for loving A1. BUTTLOADS of COMICS EVERYWHERRRRRE. I can always come in and dig in the bargain bin, find old and new favorites, and even dream about rare collector's issues I'll probably never own since I like to actually read my comics and the thought of even touching those scares me. Recently I stopped in here on my unnecessary quest for more polyhedral dice, which I don't actually need but I like to collect for each D&D campaign. I was kind of disheartened to talk to an employee about his lack of enthusiasm for Yelp due to reviews he's had slamming his store unfairly and inaccurately. The least I can do is assure folks that I've never run into a problem here. Ever. Two decades and nothing. And I'm the type of girl that does get slighted in this type of environment, yet I've never had it happen here. I know bad customer experiences happen, but I'm definitely going to have to vouch for this store in general. This is definitely the one stop shop for comic book and game stores. I wasn't able to find one thing I was looking for, but that's due to decreasing popularity of the item and who can help that? They also do big events and tourneys. I like to support local smaller stores, but this is still one of my faves of all time. read more

Forgot to update! I was pretty ecstatic with them since my last review! I came here a couple of weeks ago to purchase some singles, and they actually let me take a look at them with my own two hands, which was so surprising to me. Now, I also have to say that I've been educated as so why stores don't allow people to hold their cards before purchase and for the fellows wondering why: it's because the shady people and even the careless ones may damage the card and the store would be stuck with the now devalued card(s). I wouldn't mind if they do go back to their old system just so they can protect the store's interests, but as another store suggested, inspect the cards just purchased in front of the store employees to make sure the condition is acceptable and offer a price adjustment or refund if the customer isn't happy and if the patron walks out, the sale is final. Or something along those lines to make sure the customer is happy and the store is protected. I want to support them and have them stay open, which really breaks my heart to hear that they were robbed of many thousands of dollars of Magic cards the weekend before my shopping there. Glad no one was hurt and the break-in didn't shut them down. One other thing: itemized receipts! Yes! Now I can properly itemize my collection should I ever decide to sell years down the road or cross reference conditions of the cards with their price before walking away. Love it! read more

Went in on Wednesday 12-18 to buy a gundam kit was told the kit would be on sale Saturday for 20 percent off So I drove the 20 miles to get there from my house to get there right as they opened grabbed the kit took it to reg for the guy to say that it's only 10% Told him the guy told me 20 and the reg person said too bad you get what you get I find that if a employee tells you something the store should have to go by it but they don't care about customer service here read more

Ive never had a problem with A1. Been goin there for over 15 years. All you people crying about not getting top dollar for your junk need a reality check. If you dont want it, they have to assume nobody wants it. And even if you happen to have something thats worth them buying, they are a business and they need to make money. Be happy they are willing to buy your unwanted crap at all. Take it to facebook market or nextdoor if you think you can get a better deal. Also just because you see your item going for $1000 on ebay doesn't mean its worth $1000. read more

I have been realizing how much tv sucks, mostly the commercials but also the negative garbage being perpetuated to maintain power and the wealth protecting it. Heavy for a comic shop revue huh! Well I used to buy comics when I was a kid from comics and comics on K st back in the day. I stopped reading and collecting them for decades lol. After really getting into all the MCU movies I decided to check out the source. Rest is history. This location seems cool. They seem to care without being judgmental prix. They even say funny stuff every once in a while. They seem to care about the product and are knowledgeable. I appreciate being steered away from a garbage buy or bad writing for the sake of a profit. One of the reasons I stopped watching tv as much/ at all. Their incentives programs are really great too. Generous even. They have a big sale this Saturday and it should be good. Stocking up. read more

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This is a smaller A1 but the staff is really friendly and they have a great selection of Pokémon and comic books. The prices are way lower than the Roseville store + you don't have to deal with the terrible Roseville store manager. I always prefer going to this store! read more

Absolutely zero social skills or customer service skills to the kid with the Afro. Doesn't speak a word back to you when asking questions and when he does decide to say something his words are spoken with such disgust. If you hate your job that much then quit. Literally left the store so frustrated I was shaking. how you can treat someone so poorly for literally no reason, when everything i said had a please and a thank you and called him sir.. Everything you ask him is an imposition. You want to look at a Pokémon card in the case? How dare you! It's your job bro calm down. Talk a walk and get some fresh air. No clue how he still has a job. If he treats customers who are respectful and sincere with everything they ask, I don't want to see how he treats anyone else. This store has great inventory and potential, but not with employees like him selling it. (Or not selling it because that's too bothersome for him) See ya never! read more

My son was getting into comics right about the same time he decided he didn't enjoy reading. Fortunately, he enjoyed reading comics. I took him here and it was so much fun looking at all the figures, games, and comics that they have. They have a huge selection and quite often have sales. My son and I will definitely be back. read more

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A-1 would warrant a five star review except for one thing. Please see the last four paragraphs of my review. I've been to all of the A-1 locations over the years, but my favorite is the Sacramento store. It's well organized and has a very large selection of back issues with generally very competitive prices. The highlight of the store is the vault which has a large selection of "the good stuff" -- Golden, Silver, and Bronze Age keys for just about any title you can think of. In the past, the staff was always helpful, friendly, and appreciative of my business with some employees even taking the time to ask about my collection. Yesterday, I attended A-1's spring clearance sale. Back issues priced up to $9.99 were 50% off. Back issues priced from $10 to $99.99 were 20% off. And back issues priced at $100 and over were 10% off. I was able to fill dozens of holes in my collection for a very reasonable price, including an old Fantastic Four issue from the 60's. It was a great sale. And, as always, the staff was efficient and very friendly ... ... except for one person. After I had pulled what I needed from the bins in the main back issue section of the store, I walked to the back where the more valuable items are stored, hoping to pick up a higher priced item or two. There was a man named Brian behind the counter who looked very familiar. I remembered that I used to see him at the old Creation Conventions in the 80's. I bought quite a lot of stuff from him because he was friendly, fair, and had good prices. I bought many of the books I still have on my collection from Brian. I stopped collecting in the early 90's and restarted about nine years ago, so I hadn't seen him in over 30 years. I resolved to mention the old Creation days after I had made my purchases (I didn't want to seem like I was fishing for a discount) and see if he remembered me. However, when I stepped up to the counter, Brian looked back at me with cold eyes and no smile whatsoever. I asked if I could see the box with the oldest Fantastic Four back issues, specifically issues from 1-30. He replied "well, how much do you have to spend?" The way he asked this made me think that had I not quoted a high enough figure, he wasn't going to let me see them. This caught me by surprise because everyone else who had helped me with the vault just showed me everything without any pre-screening questions. Apparently, the figure I quoted was enough because he went and pulled out a box and placed it in front of me. I thumbed through the box and while there were some books I needed, they were mostly low grade copies and I'm looking for at least mid grade to high grade. I asked if he has any slabs. Without a word, he went into the vault and came out with a few slabs and handed them to me with the same Body Snatcher-like coldness. Luckily, there was one issue I needed and I started to put it on the pile of the other books I was buying. Brian grabbed the slab and said "I'm going to store this BEHIND the counter until you're ready to check out." Basically, he was saying "I don't trust you and I have no qualms about telling you that to your face." At that point, I dropped my plan to mention the old days, said a curt "Fine" to Brian and walked to get in line with my other books. I was half expecting him to grab those out of my hands, too. Luckily, the friendliness of the two female clerks who rung up my items calmed me down a bit. Still, it left a bad taste in my mouth. Don't get me wrong, I'm not offended Brian didn't remember me. I haven't seen him since 1989 or 1990 and I'm sure he's dealt with many, many thousands of customers since then. To top it off, I was wearing a mask, so he could only see the top half of my face. I also realize that with the large number of customers in the store, the staff has to be extra careful about "snatch and grab" thieves. However, Brian's demeanor was cold, unfriendly, suspicious, and even a little hostile. I dropped a good amount of money in his store, but there was no "thank you" or any other sign of appreciation for my business. I fully intend to go back to A-1 again, but next time I may call ahead and ask if Brian will be working the day I visit. If not, I'm sure one of his colleagues will treat me with respect and not like a potential flight risk. If he will be there, I may just skip my visit altogether. read more

One of the best comic shops on the planet, let alone northern California. Everything from comics, to Manga, toys, Pokemon, Magic The gathering etc. The best place to nerd out you could hope for. Oh and the staff are awesome! read more

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I'm always happy and excited to come into this shop, partially because of the great assortment of different comics they have, but also their staff is so friendly! I love asking for their recommendations because they never disappoint! read more

I did come back today and took one of my children, the baby. The whole time everyone was so nice. The staff checked up on us every so often to see how we were doing or if we needed anything. There even was an employee who was at the end of one of the aisles who saw me and told me that if I needed through to let her know and she would move right away. They all were so friendly. At the register when they realized I was the one who has the bad experience with my special needs child they let me know how sorry they were that he was treated that way and that he is welcome anytime. They gave my little one some stickers and some for me to take home to my other boy. I made sure not to let them know who I was so I could see if we would have a better or same experience this time and I am happy to say that with this experience I will have to bring him next time so he can have a good time like he was supposed to the first time. I want him to feel welcome and happy at stores and now I feel like this place is wonderful for all types of people. Thank you staff of A1 especially the blonde woman manager, sorry I did not get your name, for saying my special needs child is always welcome. read more

First I was lowballed to the extreme for trade in also did not tell me they weren't accounting for all the cards just the ones over 5$ value. I'll never come here again also telling EVERYONE I know to avoid this place at all costs read more

A really good comics book shop. This place is huge! If you're looking for new comics or old one's you can probably find it here. I really enjoy shops were you feel like you can spend hours browsing the place and really enjoying yourself. They have a good selection of comics-related stuff too like clothing and toys. It'll be great to go back again... read more

Went in to pick up some MTG singles for deckbuilding. Everyone is always helpful and super chill. Definitely will be giving them more of my business before shopping online or going elsewhere. Stay cool A-1! read more

Good store at first. I bought MTG Dragon shield Perfect fit sleeves for a EDH deck and several sleeves turned out to be defective. I was willing to exchange for the same product and try again but was told to take my issue up with dragon shield myself. All I got was this excuse and a lovely 20% off of another purchase. If you've ever had a store sell you something defective and not take any responsibility for it you know how frustrating this is. In my opinion a comic shop needs to foster as good of a relationship with its community as possible. My request for exchange and NOT a refund was not unreasonable. I wont be coming back to this store. To many feel bads :( read more