Korka's comics has the POTENTIAL to be a great little comic shop, but it lacks certain key elements.
Pros:
Location. It's near Broward College on Pines Blvd, so it's on a Main Street near a busy area so it can attract attention.
One of the employees who has been there for years, Tom, is VERY knowledgeable in comics and will always try to make the customer happy. He has a very positive attitude and will attend to your needs and questions.
They're usually very good with subscriptions and they don't charge you to have one with them.
New comics are delivered regularly each week and even if you don't have a subscription with them there's an excellent chance they'll have the book on the shelf.
They carry a lot of back issues.
They have a gaming section where you can come in and play games.
They run weekly tournaments for Yugi-Oh, Magic, Pokemon, and Heroclix.
It's a decent sized little store.
Cons:
They are very wish washy with new non comic book product. They order strange quirky things that sit in the store for a long time, but not the obvious best seller items.
They stopped selling comic themed T-Shirts
Their bathroom stinks and looks disgusting. (I appreciate that they do have a bathroom for customers to use, but at least clean it every few hours or check to make sure it's presentable)
Many times during the week there is only one person in the store and they're stuck behind the counter manning the register do it can be hard for them to help you.
Organization is terrible and they don't do a very good job at keeping certain areas looking nice and presentable (the back area by the bathroom door always looks hideous).
They lack a very well maintained graphic novel and trade section. They will have volume 3, and 4 of a series but never volume 1 making it impossible for new readers to jump into a new book.
On certain days due to other stores in the strip mall, it may be impossible to park in front of the store.
There is no sign on the street to let anyone know they exist (this is the strip mall owners fault not theirs, but it's something that would help).
I love shopping there because the other customers are fantastic to talk to, the majority of the employees love comics, will talk to you about comics, will recommend new comics, and will be friendly to you.
If they work on fixing the cons I believe the store can really pick up steam and become very lively. I have been a customer at this store for over 17 years and just want it to last another 20+ years. read more