Awesome eclectic place and a super fun staff who work there. I have been to other comic book stores…read morewhere they don't even bother to talk to you. This place feels like you're hanging with friends. Super cool vintage collection and some amazing high-end options. Phil and Bill are nice and extremely knowledgeable! Highly recommend this store.

The staff here is incredibly friendly, and the selection is fantastic. I highly recommend checking…read morethis place out. I came in to browse and ended up finding some great items to add to my collection.

This place is SO COOL!!…read more My fiancé and I love stopping by regularly to see what's new in store. The guys here are the absolute coolest and have been so helpful, and the amount of awesome merch crammed into this place is INSANE. From board games and their accessories to giant superhero statues, they have it all. We've purchased almost all of our comic books here, several Pokémon and One Piece cards/packs, plushies, and a few figures from them. Their layaway plan is super reasonable and made it possible for us to bring home one of our largest figures, J. Scott Campbell's Alice, to date. I HIGHLY recommend this place if you haven't already visited. This place is an experience, and I'd be absolutely shocked if you can't find what you're looking for.

Loved visiting Alien Worlds. The shop has an impressive selection of comics, back issues, toys, and…read morecollectibles. The atmosphere is welcoming, and it's easy to spend a lot of time browsing through all the great inventory. The staff are friendly and helpful, making it a fun stop for collectors and anyone interested in comics and pop culture.

Every visit here is fun. MTG nights have a good community and the owners price fairly. Looking…read moreforward to anther visit!

I bring my grandson there on Feb 5th. The sign on the door said "we're closed until we're not" No…read moreactual time to show hours or when I could come back. On his 8th birthday y'all disappointed him. Not professional and we went to Alien Worlds.

Is this shop a hero or a villain? Well after my first experience, I can enthusiastically say this…read moreplace is a hero! They had a great selection of comics. From cgc slabs, exclusives all the way to $1 comics. Loved the vibe of the shop. It was clean. The comics were organized very well. And when I asked an employee for help, who was in the middle of sorting comics, gladly stopped and happily helped me with my question. He was very helpful and kind. Can't wait to come back and pick up some more goodies. They offer some really great services when it comes to signatures and grading as well.

First visit to Big Alpaca Comics on Babcock Road and found the store to be clean and organized…read more They have a number of long boxes to browse through, although there were not many back issues, with most of the inventory consisting of newer books and recent releases. During our first visit, my husband asked about some blind bags and was told they were sold out. Shortly afterward, there was a discussion about another customer who had made a complaint and another customer who had made two previous purchases and whether that customer would be eligible to purchase a blind bag since they had only made two purchases. Hearing that interaction felt a little odd and contributed to an atmosphere that didn't feel particularly welcoming. As frequent visitors to many comic book and collector stores, this was one of the only times we didn't feel especially comfortable. Overall, the store has a selection of comics and plenty of boxes to search through. One thing that stood out was a sign stating that books cannot be read or looked through because "this is not a library" and must be purchased first. While that may be store policy, combined with our interactions during the visit, it made the experience less enjoyable than we had hoped being our first visit. Collectors looking for newer books may still find some interesting additions to their collection.

Love this place for good deals on Pokemon! Jesus and the guys are always welcoming and extremely…read morefriendly. They have some sports too and a small selection of comics. A lot of toys, of course. Have been there many times and have picked up some solid finds, including a nice Wemby! Very cool neighborhood-type place, I recommend it!

Atomic Toys has a nice selection of collectibles, however I experienced horrible customer service…read moreat this shop. Upon entering, the woman at the register made direct eye contact with me but didn't say Hello or anything, just stared the whole time even though I was the only customer in the store. I asked a question about a product and got a dismissive one word answer and a judgmental look. It's safe to say I will not be back.

I've decided to explore the city's used bookstores. It seems we have quite a few, and I wasn't…read moreaware of many of them. Nine lives books was one of them. It is located in a strip mall off Fredericksburg, and it won't be found unless ones looking for it, which I was. It is not a very big place, but it does have a lot of knickknacks, including an impressive collection of stickers, bookmarks, and vinyl records, to name a few. It actually is a pretty neat place. The books are used and for the most part they're very reasonably priced. They do not have an inventory of the books, so you do have to look through shelves, if looking for a particular title. And their staff is only one person at the cashier. Which is to say that you can browse to your heart's content, and discover some major reads. They also had quite a few boxes of books that were under one dollar or $.50. This is one of those places that I intend to return to, because of pricing and to support small businesses. I truly recommend visiting this place. It makes for a fun visit.

As someone who loves to buy books and collect them. I found this bookstores and wanted to support…read morethem. However, when walking in the store was very bc cramped. As someone who had a little one in a stroller, I was unable to move around the store, kept bumping into things, and was very uncomfortable. They had a large variety of books, but not a lot in each section. They had a lot of stacks of books behind within the store waiting to fill the empty shelves. The employee never talked to me the whole time my friend, child and I were in there. Needless to say, I wouldn't be coming back.

A wide selection of sealed and Rae cards, tons of funky pops, even labubus. But my favorite part of…read morethe store is the wall of items made by local artist and crafter. Staff is amazing, always have the best deals

Wish they would widen their selection. The store really used to be a great place for finding funko…read morepops and now it's not even close anymore. They rarely promote them on social media and mainly just promote cards. That's great but there are so many card shops. So yeah it would be nice if they widen their selection on funko pops and other collectibles. Like comic books are listed but they don't have them. It would be great to see comic books there. Also with the cards it would be nice to see like Star Wars or marvel cards. Hopefully this doesn't sound harsh but I've seen this store before they moved to this location. I know they have the potential to be a lot more. It's just disappointing that they have leaned so heavily to cards. When people like myself originally came for different stuff.

Once again Fernanda put together a smooth running event. I do love this event…read more I shop here regularly. So, the opportunity to come & show them more love is okay by me. Their volunteers are always so helpful & knowledgeable. Its why I come back. Well, & the books. I came this time wanting cookbooks. I hadn't ever looked at their selection before. I collect vintage cookbooks, (yes, I use them too. ), I was happy to see the selection they had. I'll be back to look. Definitely adding this area to my focus. Right around the corner from the cookbooks are the vintage books. Well, they had this wonderful little Dick Tracy book. I knew it was coming home with me. Then, when I went to psy they were going to give me the Dick Tracy one. I told them no, I wanted to pay for it, it gives them the money. Isn't that the point!?

The Book Cellar is such a hidden gem! Tucked away in the basement of the Central Library, it feels…read morecozy and welcoming as soon as you step inside. The selection is really impressive, especially if you're into Texas history, local authors, antique books, or those special finds you don't usually come across at bigger bookstores - and at a great price. and I could've easily spent way more time browsing - it's well organized and fun to explore without feeling overwhelming. The staff truly made the visit even better. Everyone was kind, patient, and genuinely happy to help or just chat, which made the whole experience feel relaxed and personal.