So I should preface my Yelping about Midtown Comics Grand Central by saying that my latest visit was purely to participate in the annual "Free Comic Book Day" event. For the unschooled in this bit of geeky-awesome, its held on the first Saturday in May and customers can get a pile of specially designated comic books for free it the retailer is participating in it. Some stores give you a hefty stack and others might hand out a single issue of something. The way I've noticed Midtown doing this is they set aside the main and most popular superhero titles and hand them to the interested in a little packet. Now its usually a good idea to purchase something else while you are enjoying a pile of freebies and I generally like to purchase a few issues off the racks. On this particular FCBD I had already visited the downtown Manhattan location and grabbed the milestone #150th issue of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". So back to Midtown GC. Like its companion stores the layout is pretty much the same. You have long racks of the newest and some recent titles and the pricier items are up high and require help from staff. The staff here knows their stuff and will help you find something if you are looking for it which is always nice. In the past I've found myself getting a recommendation as well based on what I had in the purchases. In addition to comics you can find all sorts of action figures, buttons, patches, shirts and comic collecting supplies like boxes, bags and boards. I don't generally get to the GC location and am more prone to visit their Downtown space but if this is the closest location for you there will be a lot of magic for you to discover. They have a nice number of new issues of the popular titles but I will recommend if you collect that you get a pull list started so you don't miss anything that might be more popular than something else. All this being said its fairly safe to say that if you enjoy this particular hobby you will enjoy your visit to Midtown Comics Grand Central and most likely their other locations as well. read more

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Very good staff. Helpful and knowledgeable. Good selection of comics. Just need a little more alternative graphic books.

A decent selection of comics and related products (I.e. t-shirts, Funko pops, statues, etc.). They even have 'discounted' stuff, some items as cheap as one dollar. Some of their higher-end product are priced pretty high, but it's nice to know that those items are at least there for anyone willing to pay for them. read more

We have some great comic stores in LA, but I still always make a point of visiting this Midtown whenever I'm in NYC. The staff is always incredibly friendly and helpful - always with a story or two to share. Selection is very wide despite the relatively small size. Definitely recommend going by, even if it's just for a few merch items and a chat. read more

This place had a lot of good new stuff. Unfortunately, I was shopping the vintage market so it was a strikeout for me. Staff was very friendly and helpful though. read more

Love the staff! They took such good care of me and my grandson! Miss you already! Hurry on down to Texas! read more

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The best comic store in NYC! Although I've moved out of the area, I still make a weekly trek to see the staff at Midtown Comics Grand Central. Izzy, Battle, and the rest of the staff call me by name when I walk in and suggest great new comics to read. read more

A great store and great space to walk around and explore. I've been a fan or this store for it's entire existence and happy to buy stuff here. read more

we walked in for some invincible comics and some really chill and helpful guy called ricky (I think) helped us out and was very friendly, new to comics but it looked like a good spot so would recommend, I spent $84 in there. Thankyou guys read more

This is literally my favorite store of those available to me in Manhattan. The staff whether its Battle, Chris, Izzy or Martinez, I always have amazing interactions when I pick up my orders -- I had been remembered and ever since my name was remembered, I honestly feel like part of the team. On top of that, the new arrivals are always available in such a neat manner -- same goes for last chances. My go-to store for sure. read more

Horrible service! Books came damaged and they wouldn't replace them. Only offered for me to pay shipping to return. Then if I ordered new ones I'd have to pay shipping again! So pay shipping 3 times or keep them. Great options. Stay away. This is common for them. Just look at all the bad reviews. read more

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i got my first comic book from here when i was like 10 years old! every time i visit nyc i always make an effort to stop by here and grab a book or two just cuz this has always been my favorite spot. thank you for everything! read more

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I went to inquire about getting a few comics CGC graded, and the staff there was extremely knowledgeable, transparent, & helpful. Battle, Izzy, & Mauricio are the most amazing people that I've ever met! I'm definitely coming back to inquire about the rest of my collection and more trustworthy information. Those people will Absolutely steer you in the right direction. read more

I love the Midtown Comics Grand Central location. I have been going there religiously every week for over 12 years now. The store is extremely well run. Clean and organized. All of the merchandise is always easy to find. The staff there are super friendly and helpful. They always greet me by name with a smile on their faces. I get handshakes and fist bumps from my people too! The staff is top notch. Shoutouts to Battle, Big Man Sam, Izzy and Ricky for always helping me to get those pricey ratio variants $$$ that I crave and love adding to my personal collection. Visiting this place on my lunch hour is like a 60 minute oasis away from my workplace reality, filled with nothing but comic book goodness and friendly banter. I love this store! I love the staff, who I consider all of them to be my friends. I can't wait to go back every Wednesday - just like always. read more

As a Customer for over 10 years, I can say I've had nothing but positive experiences in this store. The store always has so much in stock and everyone working there is so nice and informative. The staff alone makes coming here more worthwhile. read more

Excellent service by the knowledgeable staff makes shopping for Comics fun here. Always a highlight when visiting the city. The selection includes all the recent single issues and trade paperbacks of the last half decade. The price range is what is to be expected but the occasional bargain can be found on the discount shelves. read more

A rare find these days as many Comic Stores have not survived the times of Electronic Age. Plus the midtown location is even more a rarity these days. Midtown Comics has been here easily for over fifteen years or more...steps from Grand Central, it's a mecca of Comics and Manga classics. Stocked with collections of hard to find special edition comics to super fun vinyl POP figures. Dozens of action figures from Marvel to Megazord, Dragon Ball to Adventure Time plushies, everything Star Wars, Doctor Who and even my personal favorites, Archie comics and Snoopy!! There's definitely something here for everyone ages 3+. Don't forget Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, and anything Disney. I was in the hood and swung by during my lunch break to hunt for some Manga and My Hero Academia stuff for my son. Found a few choice items for hubby as well. I'll surprise him for Father's Day. Prices were comparable to Amazon and the Comic Cons or Anime Conventions so I had no issues with that. Plus, I get instant gratification and can buy on the spot! No need to wait for shipping. The store does provide that service by the way if you want to order something that's not in stock. They are happy to do so. It's been ages since I frequented a comic store so it was cool just walking around and looking at stuff. It was also interesting to overhear people chat about new comics or about the latest news in this world of things. The store associate I dealt with was very helpful in showing me the items I was looking for... needless to say, I wanted to buy many things! To save a few bucks, you can download their app and become a member, it's free! read more

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Great location, great selection, great prices. And the employees who were there when I was were great, helpful and personable. Love stopping here when I'm in town read more

love this place , especially B I G rob. always so helpful and has fantastic suggestions!

Great place, great prices huge selection,. I had to stop by every comic enthusiast or toy collector should. .

Had to nerd out one time for the one time while visiting NYC. This places had a great selection of comics. I enjoyed the bookshelves with all the graphic novels because it was all in order. As well as the pops. Easy to get to had a great view from the second floor out to the street area. I appreciated that you know? So pretty. read more

Showing some love for this location. Much smaller selection of Gunpla than the Times Sq location but the staff is great and this place is on my way home. I come by multiple times a week just to look and plan my next purchase (looking for sales), or even just play Pokémon Go and the workers are always cool. read more

If you love comics this is the top of the line best comic store. Lots of genres to choose from. I posted some photos of my old favorites. Employees are so friendly. I think they must have PH.D. In Comics. They take their time telling the customers anything and everything they want (or need) to know. The store is upstairs. You will find the street door open. After entering the hallway go straight back to the elevator. The store is on the second floor. They have so much more merchandise then just the actual comic books. You can get anything and everything related to the characters. I tried not to look to hard. I can't afford the temptation right now. I'm sure I could find a special gift here when I need one. I hope if you enjoy or collect comics, or just want to visit a special NYC location, you will check out Midtown Comics. It's so close to Grand Central you won't have a problem finding it. Enjoy..... read more

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Great place to check out recent comics. Plenty of titles to choose from. Bins are pretty organized and very clean. Staff is very friendly and helpful. But for the LOVE OF ODEN, please stop putting price tags over the issue number. Great experience, thanks all. read more

Let your inner Geek shine through at this impressive comic book store. I was here recently to take a look around and buy a gift for someone. Also, my inner geek wanted to check this place out as I have some old comics stored away and wanted to see if they are worth anything. This place is a Geek-fest delight. Rows and rows of comic books well organized and labeled. Shelves full of graphic novels. As I am a big Walking Dead fan I had to see what they had here and ended up flipping through many of the books they offer. There is a terrific selection of collectible action figures, toys, lunch boxes, comic and fantasy figurines and statues, and other fantasy art available. Posters and a small clothing section too with shirts and hats. They even carry many of the older classic comics and magazines for sale some of which are decades old. You can also find all kinds of protective coverings for comic books and trading cards. I can picture the gang from The Big Bang Theory hanging out in this place! It's located on the second floor up a poster laden narrow stairway. The store itself is actually very bright, clean, and well laid out. Really nice helpful staff here that answered all my questions. Almost right across the street from Grand Central Station so it's easy to get to. When I was here they even had a 25% discount on certain figurines, a discounted book section, and also have weekly sales across all three of their locations. Their website is also pretty comprehensive and offers a lot, along with discounts and deals. It's a great spot if gift hunting for the Geek in your life! read more

If you like comics. This is the place for you. This was my first time ever in a comic store!! I'm not a comic person at all. I came here because one of my friends needed to get a comic. Midtown comics is located on the second floor. You have to take a elevator to get there. I have to say at first I couldn't believe how big this store was. Then I realized I looked really out of place. The only thing I knew was batman and superman. This place seemed to have everything. They have comics clothing statues posters you name it. Midtown comics has it. The staff was soooo nice. All 3 of them talked to me while my friend shopped. I can't say enough about the staff here. Every time someone walked in. One of the staff world ask them if they needed help. As unique of a place as midtown comics is the staff was fun. Like I said. If you like comics. Midtown comics is the place for you. I do recommend stopping here for the experience. read more

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I seriously loved comics as a kid but I guess when I hit like 13 or so I discovered girls and my interests went over there. I collected all those specialty spiderman comics back in the day (Hologram cover, hollow foil, super limited edition 3rd prints, scratch and sniff covers). I was also a huge X-Men fan and X-Force when Cable would really run shit over there (even when he was with New Mutants). The Punisher comics were also very entertaining to me. I have not however bought any comics in a while. I did come here a few times in the past 3 months to browse. I did also BUY the Wizard with Megan Fox on the cover talking about REVENGE OF THE FALLEN. read more

I used to purchase my comics locally. My collection is over 36,000 comics mostly Marvel. Before moving to Virginia I switched to Midtown. i have had no complaints. The service is OK and the price was great. I always used the Preview section. I buy every A cover marvel comic that comes out every month. That's a $250 or $285 monthly spend. Then came the pandemic. I noticed in March or April that preview section changed. The discount went from 35% to 12%. You could not add to cart only 'wish' for the comic. i decided to call and see what was going on before trying to place the order. of course no one was answering because the stores were close - which was very reasonable. switched to e-mail. The messages I got back were fixed robotic replies. I replied with questions that would guide me in making my order. I was well aware that no comics were going to ship for a while. I never got a cohesive answer by e-mail. I missed the cutoff to order. I then made a decision that I was going to STOP buying new comics. Period. Thanks to Midtown's terrible handling of my reasonable questions and the inability to get a live voice. It got a little worse. When the backlog started tp ship I saw that I was getting and was being charged for two of almost every comic. I only ordered once. I have no record of a second order. I called and spoke to a live body who said there was nothing they could, was totally cold and now I was sure that I was done with comics. Its a great store but the people there have no heart and no concept of customer service - even taking into consideration my spend with them. read more

While it is a chain and I'm usually only in a comic book store to get my husband's books or find him a gift, this is one of those stores that anyone can feel welcome in without being overwhelmed by geekiness in the form of hard core gamers engrossed in an RPG or card game and unrepentantly blocking access to the back issues. In other words, you'll find more mainstream "normal" people shopping here alongside any geek stereotypes. The sales people here are friendly, informative and don't give off a snotty vibe if you're the wife/girlfriend/significant other of a comic book reader. Unlike some stores, this place practices customer service to ALL who come in instead of just the person who reads the comics. They also do not assign the price you pay based on the price guide listing for that month or try to trick you if you aren't savvy in the world of comics (both of which have happened in our experiences with various comic book stores). These people know me and my husband by sight & likely by name. Only rarely has there been a missing book in my husband's holds & if you ask, they will let you check the hold to make sure all your books are accounted for. I've even had them go get missing books my husband forgot to include in his weekly purchase without having to leave the line myself or asking! Because I'm not a comic book reader, I can't vouch on the important things like back issue selection and the like that I think should be considered in a rating. The price can also be a little high on some items (DVDs in particular) but overall, this particular location should definitely be in the top 5 of "Best Comic Book Stores in NYC." This location is far less crowded than the one near Times Square & the staff are extremely efficient at making sure you get to buy something in this lifetime if the line is long. If I were a comic book collector, I would also pick this store to get my weekly books. read more

Awesome place!! surly girl is actually really nice. Amazing selection. Great peeps working there. Signings are usually at the downtown location, and the west side one is bigger, but I like this one the best. read more

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If you love collecting comic you should definitely come here they have a variety of different comics and action figures and the service is very good too read more

Biggest and best comic store in Manhattan. Huge selection of pops, action figures, posters and comics. So convenient if you take the train from grand central. I no longer take the train anymore but I will go out of my way to stay loyal to midtown because for every 100 dollars you spend you get 20 dollars of comics for free. I've gotten over 60 bucks worth of comics for free at this point. You can also order in advance on the app for pickup or to have them shipped. Great staff recommendations too on new exclusives and good series for people new to certain characters. It's always crazy packed on Wednesday's but that's because it's new comic book day and everyone knows midtown is the place to go. Can't wait to be back!!!! read more

I've been a customer for the past 2 years. In the past 6 months. Ive had 3 major shenanigans going on with them. The first time. I got angry and moved on. Said it was a one time thing. oh. I asked to reserve some comics. The second time. Same thing happened. They said " oh, we ran out of what we reserved for you". This past week. on Wed. called them to hold a copy. They put me on hold, came back and told me they will hold it till next Wed. for me. Two days later. Have some time. I called them, just to make sure. They told me. They don't have it. I told them, but I called and they said they were holding a copy for me. It was TWD #193. They just made excuses. didn't do anything and sort of told me in no short terms it happens. And if I spoke to someone . I should have asked for their name If you are going to call. Make sure you get a name, and a confirmation number. They just are to casual about their business practices. They think they are to big to suffer any consequences. GET A NAME AND A CONFIRMATION NUMBER or it won't be, and you will get a shoulder shrug read more

Awesome comic store! Located on the 2nd floor and only accessible by elevator from what I've seen. The displays are cool! They even have a small japanese section with figures and comics that were imported from japan! Don't be caught stealing! There are multiple security guards standing at every corner of the store. read more

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I'm a frequent visitor to the Midtown Comics on the West Side near Port Authority Bus Terminal. The irony is that this location is closer to my job, but I don't get to go to it very often. Over the course of the past three years I have stopped in now and then and I am happy to see time and time again this place has not only maintained but improved its quality. Located on the second floor of the building off Lexington Avenue (right across the street from Grand Central), this store is not as gigantic as its West Side sibling but has much of the same items including current comics, magazines, toys, statues and lots of back issues. The main area is wide open, that's where most of the comics are located. Small shelves form islands with toys on them. Glass display cases feature statues that are regularly rotated as new ones come in. Towards the back is the toy section where they pack a lot into a small space. Their toy stock is rotated out often, keeping it fresh. The staff is helpful and friendly and the shop is very organized and clean. I really enjoy visiting this shop for comic books and other geeky items! read more

Can't wait until Rona leaves us the F alone FOR and EVER!!! This spot is the HBIC in comic books and memorabilia. Everyone is polite and professional. Those stairs though? Those stairs and you guys still get 5 stars from me. read more

Store front was very nice, and has a wide selection of comics and clothing. Staff was very nice and helpful. If you are looking for statues or figurines they can ship any where in the world. read more

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Came here after a short walk away from Grand Central Terminal with friends who were more familiar with the merch here. One of my friends actually found something that she liked and bought -- a One Piece boat model (20th edition) -- since it was priced appropriately upon checking it on amazon and there was even a 20% discount on merch that day as well. We spent almost an hour here looking around. There were funko pops, comics, action figures, manga and other merch. My friend said the prices were reasonable and honest, especially compared to the one at Elizabeth Center in Chinatown. read more

really liked the vibe of this place--employees were super helpful even with niche questions about the specific series I was looking for. only ended up having a couple of the comics I wanted and a bit more than i would have wanted to pay for em but worth it! read more

Great selection and customer service. Always great to walk in here. The app is great, too, so I can keep track of new releases and plan for what I want to pick up. read more