The owner was nice and friendly. He knew his customers by name. If I lived in the area this would…read morebe my comic book store of choice. The comics were priced low and he had several newer back issues I needed.

Love these guys! If you love comics, you will, too! If you dont love comics, you will after you…read morevisit MEC!

I only go here a few times a year or I'd have no money. It's not that they're expensive, but they…read morehave so much. If you're a child of the 70s-90s, chances are you'll find a toy you had in their shop. They have a wonderful selection of toys, collectibles, records, DVDs, comic books, and video games. It's always a pleasure to come here and shop. The staff is friendly as well.

Let us begin with how the store is layed out. The store is fairly tight and you will feel cramped…read moreif you have many people in there. For collectibles I will say they have a huge amount of items you would expect at a place like this + more. There is a massive and I mean massive selection of Blu Ray and dvds at this location and for good prices, however I will question one thing and that is for the TNA three pack dvd that goes for $35 and then WWE PPVs go for $5 a piece as for thiose prices doesn't make sense and I believe that it would for for $15 since it is three TNA PPVs in the set. For games they have a massive lot not G2K Games in Norton massive, but massive none of the less with prices being good, fair, to overpriced that emulation seems reasonble at this point prices like for example one Dreamcast game for for $100 and at that point if someone told me they paid that price point I would have to show them emulation at that point. Let me remind businesses that do this that you are hurting the consumer that knows better as well as the business and it makes me sad to see such a thing be a big deal with retro video game youtubers and things like WATA grading bring this mentality to these peoples minds even when WATA grading got debunked for showing how they overcharge based on grading. Finally lets go on about service. They are nice people and I have no Ill will towards them and I hope they don't take my review as an attack against the them, but more so an advice to the them as I want to see this place succeed and achieve their vision of what they want in the future. overall a 3.5/5 stars and will visit again.

Mainstay of the comics scene in the Tri-Cities. I always try to visit whenever I'm in town.read more

Great folks! Great books! I've been a customer for over 40 years, and hope to be for 40+ more!read more

I love Atomik! Sean and Lindsey are great. I've spent hours perusing through the store, looking at…read moreeverything from the super rare to the spectacularly new. They always have what I'm looking for, including oddball variant covers and other oddities. If you want to get your regularly-scheduled comics, you can get on the subscription service. Oh, and they will special order back issues for you. You can tell this isn't just a comic book store, but is a passion!

I would not recommend this shop. We were just passing through town and decided to stop by and check…read moreit out. However, it stunk of mold and cigarette smoke, and was so dark, it was hard to see the books(this was during the day). The books were also quite disorganized. Makes me appreciate my own LCS a lot more.

I visited Dewayne's World with my son while we were in town visiting him, and even though I'm not a…read morecomic book guy or a guy that plays role-playing games kinda guy, I thought that this place was cool. We were greeted quickly upon entering by an employee that obviously loved their job and was willing to assist as needed. The store was laid out nicely with lots of room to move. There's a room on the right side of the store where gaming and tournaments take place. The schedule of events, which were plentiful, was displayed on a screen at the back of the store. The store had many games, action figures, collectables, comic books, miniatures and paints, gaming accessories. The owner came in while we were there and he was engaging and helpful as well. Our son speaks highly of the place and I can see why.

These guys focus on table top Warhammer and magic the gathering it's not comic books anymore yeah…read morethey have a bunch of superhero merchandise yeah they have a bunch of superhero comics but if you're going there for a superhero comic experience you're not going to get it everybody there doesn't really know about superhero comics they Don't really respect superhero comics it's more like a little clubhouse than it is a store going to Dwayne's world if you don't play Warhammer and dungeons and dragons and magic the gathering they don't really care about you there they don't have any love for superheroes there I don't feel any love there for the superhero genre like you look at their murals and they have a couple superheroes on there and the rest is bullshit like the teenage mutant Ninja turtles or GI Joe it's I don't feel no love for superheroes in that comic quote on quote comic book store I'm going to have to give it a bad review

We were on vacation in the area and it was raining; a perfect time to visit the Mast General Store!…read more We slowly walked through the entire store, picked out a handful of our favorite candies and a cold bottle of pop. We sat on the front sidewalk and watched the clouds roll by. I noticed a section of the wall at the front entrance that showed the water lines at different times in history (see picture). That is the kind of history that only an old building has seen. The people that work here are glorious! Very helpful! They made our visit that much more memorable. This is a must visit location for all ages when you are visiting the area! Most Sincerely, Dayla

The Original Mast General Store is located in Valle Crucis, NC. It was opened by Henry Taylor back…read morein 1883 as the Taylor General Store and has been operating ever since, so they are definitely doing something right! The landmark is on the National Register of Historic Places and is quite a popular place. While you won't be able to park right out front as they did in the past, there is plenty of parking located conveniently behind the store. W.W. Mast bought a half stake of the business in 1897, then bought the other half in 1913, changing the name to Mast General Store It was truly the Amazon of its day, offering everything you could possibly need with the motto, "goods for the living, coffins and caskets for the dead," which prompted the local phrase, "If you can't buy it here, you don't need it ." When the economy changed and the original store closed in 1977, it was thankfully saved and reopened in 1980 by preservationists John and Faye Cooper The front corner of the store features an active town post office The store spans two levels with beautifully creaking floorboards that instantly let you know you are in a nostalgic place filled with history. A lot of the original advertising posters from Mr. Mast are still mounted on the walls alongside the vintage counters and fixtures The original cast iron potbellied wood stove is still used to heat the store, the functional wooden trap doors in the floorboards still remain from where chickens historically were traded for store credit, and you can even get a cup of coffee for just 5 cents. You will find a massive variety of cast-iron cookware, old-fashioned candy in barrels, postcards, books, high-quality clothing, footwear, toys, and traditional mercantile goods. I even bought a delicious fried apple pie! The historic Little Red Schoolhouse sits right behind the main building and offers clearance merchandise, though I just enjoyed looking at the older architecture and reading about the school.

Have lots of books reasonably priced. I found a few of my favorite authors even PD James who wrote…read morebooks in the sixties. The staff were helpful.

Adrenaline rush. Any bookstore does that. Sometimes it's a tiny bit of excitement, others is more…read morelike an overdose of sugar and caffeine. Book Lover's Warehouse is closer to the latter. It had the aroma of books -- old books, to be precise. It's in a nondescript strip center and is very ordinary looking from the outside. It has a warehouse feel. Walking in, I could tell it wasn't what I was expecting -- a warehouse -- but more of a treasure trove of books, vinyl, DVDs, comic books, sheet music, and a few miscellaneous antiques. I can't say I figured out how it was set up, certainly by section, but there were hardcovers and paperbacks of many genre scattered. Or at least it seemed that way. Each section was roughly sorted alphabetically by author, so that made searching easier. I didn't see a lot of duplication in titles. I had only a limited amount of time before they closed. It was a kid-in-a-candy-store moment; too much to explore and limited to what I could grab in the short window of time I had available. It wasn't nearly enough to do the exploring I wanted. But, with that said, I did manage to pick up a couple of titles I haven't seen by authors I have and that was a win for me. As with most used bookstores, the price is about half of the cover price, except for the first edition, rare books, or collectibles. It's a good place to try out a new author or series without the financial commitment of a new bookstore; or if you want to try your luck with the comic books or vinyl. There's a separate display case of Elvis recordings and memorabilia -- this is Tennessee, after all, and I'd expect nothing less. Just a fun store all around.