All In A Dream Comics

I walked into this shop. The owner walked away when I asked my question than completely ignored me. Spent the entire time at his counter telling a homeless man the best way to sell his free comics to make some money out of the store. In spite of this treatment I purchased three volume hardcovers priced at $ 125 each. As I walked out, with my arms full of these very large books, and over 300 dollars poorer, the owner started screaming and cursing at me because I couldn’t shut his door. He then followed me to my car on the street still screaming and cursing. He got so close that once I put my books in my car I then warned him about his closeness. That is when the owner started threatening me, and then threatening my children, which I do not have. This man is a lunatic, and even though I plan on purchasing many more hardcover volumes for a collection I am completing, I will never step foot in here again. The man is a menace, and has no idea how close he came today to real trouble. As a military man, and much younger than him, I backed down and left without incident. Hopefully it will be shut down soon, and this man will die of whatever disease has already taken his brain.

Simply put… my experience here made me sad. Great selection of back issues, lots to look at, and it was all ruined by absolutely horrendous customer service.
Apparently the guy is the owner? That’s what I’m gathering from the other reviews. Either way, the way we were treated was totally unacceptable. I won’t bore you with our entire tale because it’s quite similar to everyone else’s (wish I would have read the reviews first!), but I went in looking to buy 20 – 40 back issues for a project and he informed me that he couldn’t price or sell them because he had «sold his price gun.» Huh?
I wish that was the rudest thing that happened, but it wasn’t. So let me save you some time: go to Mile High or Kilgore’s. They appreciate your business.

I absolutely love this place. It’s a bit small no doubt and, as just about all comic bookstores are, a little run down but it’s the most homely place I’ve felt in a long while. Ray (the owner) loves to talk and he goes off on tangents but his talks have a deeper meaning. He’s an honest guy and admits that he’s not the most cuddly guy on the block but he stands up for what he believes in.
At first I was honestly afraid of trying out this new comic shop after reading all the bad reviews on Unilocal but then there were the few who stood up for Ray. And as I read more of the bad reviews I started to see a pattern. Maybe it wasn’t Ray who was the problem, maybe it was the people.
So I went on a quest and ended up at All in a Dream and it was nice. When I needed help I was too shy to break into Ray’s conversation so looking shyly at him Ray caught my eye and was kind enough to stop his long and joyful talk with his regulars to actually help. And help nicely. He didn’t have all the issues I was looking for but he noted down all of the missing ones on a sticky note filled with other comics that I’m certain was other missing issues. He told me he’d look for it, get it, that he’d receive the shipment in two weeks then took down my number to give me a call when he got them and that was that.
His regular customers were kind and it’s a small place, two people won’t fit in between the aisles he set up for the back issues so they were kind enough to move over and let me browse in the section they were blocking if I wanted. I wasn’t given weird looks (I’m a girl, yes I feel the stares, no I haven’t been disrespected yet) no one was kicked out, he wasn’t ‘closed’, he welcomed another new comer in, and was gosh darn joyful as all fudge.
I honestly don’t know what some people are thinking. Tearing down Ray who owns this little comic book shop on the corner of Colfax. He’s a small local business owner, and from the sounds of it he’s been there a long time aka he’s been through enough shit without your extra baggage.
To anyone who wants to check out a new comic book shop, go to All in a Dream. Be respectful and genuinely nice and I promise you’ll get the good experience. I’m certain I’ll become a weekly regular, it has so far been my most favorable experience and I’m going to help support All in a Dream.

The guy seems nice enough a little bit off though. Like to talks about just random stuff. But as far as comics go I just went in there on Wednesday (new comic day) looking for like 3 or four not obscure image and dc comics at 4 pm you would think he would have at least put out some new comics. All the comics in the «new» section were at least a week or two old.

I had the same experience as a lot of the 1-​star reviewers had. I was walking to Colfax with my girlfriend, and came upon this store. As a comic fan, I was super excited to check it out. I absolutely love to visit a comic store I’ve never been to before.
However, the owner, who was sitting at the door, stopped me and asked «can I help you?» I told him that I wanted to look around, and he asked me if there was anything I was looking for. I had asked him if he had any $ 1 bins, to which he shook his and said «no.» But I figured that’s okay, I’d still love to browse. It’s still possible that I could have made a purchase. Instead, the guy tells me «well, in that case, we’re closed.» This was 2 pm on a Saturday afternoon.
The people who are defending this store seem to have had great experiences here. Which is wonderful, and I can understand why they would give a 5-​star review. But if you look at the other reviews, there appears to be an overwhelming majority that have had similar dealings, and that’s telling.

I went in with two friends and started looking around. I saw an old Pop machine and asked if it still worked… he told me to get out he started yelling I thought it was a joke and he yelled at my friends to leave and said he doesn’t want punks like us in his store. We didn’t even do anything wrong we decided to stop by because I wanted to check out the selection after driving past this place so many times it was a shitty memory not worth the stop.

I went in at 1:30 today. I got 5 feet past the door when the employee or owner says «I’m closed. I’d rather read a book than have people browsing in the store.» Ok. So don’t have a sign on the door that reads «Yeah, We’re open» and have the front door propped open. If you sell a product that only costs $ 3 – 5 new you are in a business that depends on repeat customers. The thing about comics is that you are guaranteed monthly customers– if you’re not the biggest douche in Denver. I went to Mile High Comics to get what I wanted instead and the service there was amazing.
Good luck All In A Dream cause you suck.

Had the exact same experience as the other 1 star reviews. Walked in with my friend at 2pm and the owner came out of the back a minute later. He then asked us what we were doing in his shop (like we were trespassing…) and when we said «Looking around.» He told us they were closed and kicked us out.
I asked what their hours were and he refused to tell me.

Unfriendly owner, dingy shop, poor selection. Nothing to recommend this store whatsoever.

Rude! And Rude. Asked if I was looking for anything, said I was just browsing, and the owner says we’re closed. Ass hole, 230 pm Monday afternoon, was just looking for something to read while I waited to get in to see my dr, and purchase last week’s Star Wars. Lesson be learned, I’ll keep my comics closer to home, ty. Besides the front of your store looks just as tired, and you can tell with how rude he was why there was no one in the store. It’s a wonder his doors are even open.

So I read these 4 star reviews such as (paraphrase)“It’s really too bad when people post negative reviews about such a wonderful place” or «I’ve been coming here since _​_​_​and this is like heaven». Um, no. Sorry that isn’t how it rolls out in reality when I walk in, cash in pocket and am browsing only to be tossed out with 6 other younger folks (30s?) as the owner is acting all fidgety and it is 1:15 pm. More interesting when I walk to get java two doors down only to see he is open again. Huh. I ask if he is actually open since there was this strange abrupt closure and he says oddly «Not for you internet people». Not exactly sure what that means. Cash is Cash. Nail’s in the coffin when I look online and see the similar track record this dude has over time despite some «rescue» reviews. Better stores, better selection elsewhere as well as simple human decency.

Let me tell you a little about this shop.
I first set foot in the store when some of the people giving the shop one star reviews weren’t even born. 1984, to be exact. From ’84 to about ’93 I bought all my comics there, and struck up a wonderful friendship with the owner and operator, Ray Barber.
The only reason I stopped shopping there is I moved to California to pursue a career in animation. I’ve been to the best stores here in California and let me tell you, I measure them ALL by All in a Dream. Ray knows and loves comics, and knows and loves science fiction, literature and movies. If Ray recommends a comic, book or movie, then you KNOW it’s good! If you ran afoul of Ray, then YOU must be the douche. Ray is the real deal, and his store is easily one of the best I’ve EVER set foot in. I still stop by whenever I’m in town, which, unfortunately, isn’t very often.

Awesome shop that couldn’t have a cooler owner. He may not be bending over backwards and kissing customer’s ass, but he’s a very intelligent and friendly guy that is very well read both in comics and in regular literature. Great place to grab some comics and some good conversation.

Had a great experience here. Walked in and easily figured out the lay of the land on my own. Amazing selection of trades including indies and more than enough back issues. Purchased my books while talking to Ray for a long time, who was incredibly nice, knowledgeable and genuine. Ended up buying more after a great conversation and recommendations. Can’t wait to go back.
It’s easy to read poor reviews and swallow that one persons option as your own before experiencing it for yourself. But give it a try, and you’ll see why it’s been there for decades.

I’m not really sure what to make of this place yet. The first time I went in was on Free Comic Book Day. I looked online and they were listed as one of the participating stores, but when I went in they said they weren’t doing it. As I was browsing, I saw a lot of other people come in and leave confused over the same thing.
I really don’t understand why they have organized the store by Author. If you know exactly what you’re going for and who it’s by, I guess that works out ok. But if you just want to scan over all of the different X-​Men franchises, well… you’re going to be in there for awhile.
But, they do have a redeeming quality. Any girl who goes to comic books stores knows how weird it is to be a girl in a comic book store. You’re either getting oggled or being surrounded by mouth breathing cave dwellers that are aggressively trying to make you prove your geekdom. But the owner and the two staff he had there were friendly and helpful. And as a girl who is sick of being hassled when I’m just trying to find the latest issue of Ghost Rider, getting a smile and some genuine assistance means a whole lot.

Same story as all the other one stars. We walked into the shop for the first time and the bald guy behind the counter (owner?) was busy chatting up a friend and didn’t greet us. Shortly there after we were told he was closing up and we needed to leave. This seems to be this guy’s way of saying he doesn’t like the look of you and doesn’t want your business. Well hang up the ‘MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!’ banner. I will not be back.

Guy is a jerk, shop smells like crap, not organized, overpriced, and poor selection. Worst comicbook shop I have ever been too. I would rather give money to Mile High Comics than this jerk of an owner.

The owner is a complete douchebag. My wife and I walked in because I was looking for some comics that Mile-​Hi was sold out of. There were stacks and piles of comics everywhere just sitting on top of the back issue boxes. I «moved» a stack so that I could browse through the back issue bin and baldy gets all huffy and insists that he move the stack himself and then rudely says, «Actually I need to close, so you need to leave.» and kicks us out at noon on a Saturday during normal business hours. Yeah, D-​bag, you need to close the store… PERMANENTLY! Read the other Unilocal reviews, he’s treated MANY other customers with the same rude and aggressive sociopathic behavior and kicked them out of the store as well! Screw you! We will never come back! STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS PSYCHOPATH!!! I hope Mile-​Hi and Chuck Rozanski put your pathetic excuse for a comic book store out of business!

The guy who runs it literally made us leave when we said we were just looking. At 12:19 on a Saturday, he said he «had to close because he never really finished opening.»
There had been easily 5 others in the store when we walked in. What a douche. Don’t worry, asshole. You’ll never get a penny of our money now. There are PLENTY of other comic book outlets around that don’t smell like shit and have jerks as employees.
See ya!

Comic books shops have become so rare, they are almost like little jewels when you find one.
Yet even jewels need a bit of a shining every now and then and that is exactly what All in A Dream Can Use.
I don’t actually mind the dimly lit, rumpus-​room like interior. To me that is what comic book shops should look like. I do mind the odd organization. Sometimes the comics are organized by publisher, sometimes by title and then sometimes by author. I do wish it was more straight forward and I also wish that when I ask where something might be I don’t get treated like I am somewhat of an idiot. It really isn’t as logical as it should be.
And that isn’t exactly fair. I do get treated quite well most of the time. It just depends on the mood of the staff members here. It seems that they are a bit understaffed as well. And they also seem to have strange hours. I went here once on a Wednesday evening and they were already closed, which is odd because Wednesday is new comic book day and most stores stay open later as a result.
The prices are a bit over some other shops here. They do not discount their trade paperbacks here, which is odd because most places do and you can always buy the same thing online for significantly cheaper. I do want to support my local indies but paying full price for trades makes that more difficult economically, especially since I know they are selling trades at (usually) 40 percent over what they pay for them.
All in all, a good comic book store. I usually come here for an occasional new issue of a book and then go elsewhere for trade paperbacks.