What appeared to be closed or closed down from outside was actually the rare chance that this shop was open. Literally a Pop, figurines, comic hoarding paradise. Even for this able bodied person, it was challenging to navigate through the piles and piles of unorganized merchandise. The shelves are stacked to the ceiling yet fearfully on the verge of tipping over. The manager presumably owner is a unique individual who knows his products and enjoys his shop as a labor of love. Fun visit! read more

Comic Land - Towering shelves :0 - Comic Books Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The guy who runs it (said his name was Woodson) got really aggressive when I tried to buy CGC comics. I asked if he had any CGCs of Amazing Spider-Man #300 and New Mutants #98 for sale and he told me he could call a friend of his to bring them in. He refused to let me see them without first agreeing to buy them sight unseen. He called me "anal" for wanting to see them before buying them and added, "I've been doing this for 20 years and the only guy I've dealt with who was more anal than you was a guy who paid $20,000 for a worthless copy of Molten Man." Maybe he prefers it when he can sell overpriced stuff to people? Refused to offer proof of the books- such as the CGC numbers or asking his friend for photos of the books. Said grader notes didn't matter. It's a wild messy store with a lot of cool comic books. But I'll take my business elsewhere. read more

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So this was an interesting visit - and about giving people a chance, I suppose. The owner has been experiencing some really bad reviews over the past few years, unfortunately. If you dig a little deeper though...you'll find a comic book store with a TON of great comic books. The owner knows a lot about the business and is a trove of knowledge for anything related to the industry. I find it important to support small stores like these. Comic books are not going away anytime soon despite today's kids drive to electronics. Give Winston a chance and listen when he asks specifics. This is not just a browser store, he actually wants to find out what you want to read or collect. He is honest with his answers and I respect that. Picked up some Batman Arkham Knights copies and a variant of the Green Lantern. Needless to say the variant proves to be great reading AND good value. read more

Talk about being a bull in a china shop. Narrow, cramped aisles requires you to possess superhero-levels of agility to navigate. It's almost impossible to get through without accidentally knocking over something. Many items are arranged in Jenga-like towers teetering on the verge of collapsing. Comics are arranged on shelves without any apparent cataloging system. No labels, no categories, no signs. You just have to scan everything to locate what you want. Surprisingly, the store owner/operator seemed to recall where things might be and was able to retrieve a few things for me. But, this being COVID times, I'd rather be able to find things on my own without having to interact with people, as much as possible. Back issues were not bagged and boarded, and thus, there were no price tags. Instead, the owner calculated the prices in his head based on some conversion factor; I didn't bother asking. The prices were fair, however. The owner was nice and talkative. When I asked him why he didn't keep regular store hours, he said he tended to open late when there were more customers. I was annoyed that on two separate occasions, I drove to the store during the posted hours of operation only to find the store locked and dark. On another occasion, driving home from work at 10pm, I noticed the store was lit and open for business. But, I'm not going to go shopping in the middle of the night for comics! I got what I needed, and will not likely come back for a while. read more

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THIS...is the place for pops. I can't speak for the other items in the store, but the pop collection is definitely...umm...mountainous

The place is small, un-organized and messy BUT if you look well enough you can find some good finds so be ready to just dig in. The guy who works there Winston might seem unfriendly at first but if you get to talk to him he will open up more and becomes very friendly. Don't expect to have any concrete hours of operation and you probably won't get anyone on the phone so you need to just go there and hope it's open. read more

All I have to say is that this is the most disorganized comic store I have ever seen. I wouldn't send my kids in there. I remember hearing the owner talk about people stealing his stuff..and I can see why. read more

Loved the selection of new and older titles. Plus the selection of toys and collectibles was impressive. Cleanliness of the store leaves a bit to be desired, but the contents of the shop make up for its appearance. read more

I wanted to do a comic book hunt, however, this review is based on the fact that there is no hours of operation listed and when I tried calling the number listed it was NIS? It is a bit of a trek for me to get out here, at least have a number for me to call so that I can determine if I can come down or not. read more

Lots of stuff and some cool older things but sooooooo messy it's hard to move in store, probably some decent stuff buried if you could get at it, the place is a serious fire hazard. Staff was nice and I found what i was looking for but what a mess, won't likely be back read more

Selection: Selection was just okay, as far as comics go. There are about four bookshelves for graphic novels, and a couple of the walls have shelves that have a lot of singles all over. There are long boxes full of random comics as well. While it's not that impressive, I did see a few hardcover graphic novels that I haven't seen anywhere, mostly the large Absolute and Omnibus editions, which had lots of dust on them. There are plenty of toys, some brand new super hero toys, other toys that have probably been sitting there for years, as well as a bunch of toys no one in their right mind would ever buy now except at a garage sale for pennies. Presentation: There is none. The best way I can describe the store is that it is like a hoarder's home. Stacks of comic books all over the place, dust on everything - and really, this makes sense since I think I was probably the first person to brave digging through this stuff in a decade, it seems. Toys are piled upon toys, shelves and pegs full. Again, completely dustry and really chaotic. I also think the owner is living there, but I can't be sure. I know there's a TV and some couches in the back of the store behind a wall of toys and goods, and I'm sure the owner and his buddies were chatting and hanging out back there. Seriously, I was in the store for five minutes before someone even noticed and finally said something. The first time I tried to go to the store, they were closed, even though the sign on their door said they were supposed to be open. Personally, I don't think it is safe to go in there, and I sure would not let my child go in there, for fear of them never coming back out! Despite the mess, the graphic novels and comics were in surprisingly good shape. Culture / customer service: Like I said, it took a while before they even noticed. Someone did say hello and asked me if I needed anything. Culture? I guess if you're the owner's buddy you can hang out and read comics for free, but I don't know what else to tell you. There's just no room for anything in there. Price: I'll be honest: I didn't stick around to really find out about prices. I got a good tour of the store, but I didn't bother to check prices since, well, I wasn't going to buy anything. I guess what it comes down to, is that if the owner isn't going to put care into his business, why should I spend money there? read more

looks so unorganized, looks like stacks of old and new stuff, would it hurt ya to clean up? The dude behind the counter has horrendous breathe, is rude and i think has some sort of issue with talking nice to people.(pretty sure hes the owner) Not Helpful at all, overprices stuff and is not helpful at all i would go somewhere els any day of the week. read more

Terrible service! Staff can't be bothered to ask if you need help with purchases. I couldn't get the attention of either of the young guys in the back of the store to ask questions about a specific gift item I was looking for. Needless to say, I went elsewhere, where the proprietor was happy to help me out. read more