Beyond Comics

Definitely a robust selection of comics, board games, and collectible items. The store is quite big, and it’s packed with all kinds of stuff.
My only real complaint about this place is that it’s not very diverse in what it sells. Pretty much the entire store is either Marvel/​DC stuff, or Star Wars (given the recent film).
But I was definitely pleased with their selection of board games and tabletop stuff!

I have been a customer of Beyond comics since the late 90s and and still never been to a comics store with a more friendly group of owners and employees. The Fredrick store contains one of the largests selections of games, toys, graphic novels and comics you will find. Not to mention the giant-​sized Hulk!

I was in Fredrick and decided to drop by the local comic shops. Beyond definitely had a wide selection and I would have possibly bought something if anyone had paid attention to either my girlfriend or myself. We walked in and the clerk has his back to us. They were talking about a variety of things and I was happy I did not have a kid with me as hard drugs were being discussed. We were looking around for approximately 10 minutes. Three people were behind the counter and a card tournament was going on and no one took any initiative to inquire if we needed help. We left on a discussion of Wilfred Brimley’s merits as an actor going on in the background. I am glad that Wilfred Brimley being in Hard Target is more important than making a sale.

To keep this review short without going into long explanations. I’ll simply put your experience at this place will depend a lot on who is working that day. The two older gentlemen I’ve seen here are very friendly/​helpful and make this place great. The younger staff I have had a mostly bad experience with that makes me only come here out of necessity because my other shop didn’t have something.

The board game selection is fantastic. Their comic selection (though that’s less my forte) is really good. Their staff are friendly, though it can be difficult to get or maintain their attention if they’re doing any volume of business.
I’m really glad this place exists.

I come here for there large selection of statues. They were really nice and took there time when carefully packing a X-​Men Diorama I purchased from them. Highly recommended. By the way i drive here all the way from Woodbridge and its been worth it each time.

This might be the best comic shop I’ve ever seen… but I walked out without making a purchase. Shop is huge with high ceilings and is STOCKED with comics, figurines/​toys, and gaming items. The huge Hulk statue in the middle of the shop is rather cool.
The shops large stock of Board Games is located in the front of the store. Also in the front of the store is the rather extensive selection of new pull comic books. At the counter were various Magic cards and Heroclix, shop had an ok selection of Heroclix. Figurines and toys are located all over the shop with some behind the counter and many on the wall. The shop has one of the most extensive collections I’ve seen outside of a convention. An excellent stock of Graphic novels was located towards the back of the shop along the wall. Shop had a longbox selection with a mix of new and old books; some were kept in drawers beneath the longboxes. They also carried a selection of completed comic sets near the cheap longboxes.
What causes me to not give this a clear five star review was they had some organization issues. It looks like at the time of my visit they just took delivery of a large amount of figurines that were stacked all over the back of the shop. It would have been nice to look at the clearance graphic novels, but the carts were stashed away in a back corner and were not easily accessible. The shop also had a large longbox selection of cheap comics, but with little apparent organization, and the longboxes were stored in a manner that made them hard to search though without pulling the whole box out.
The staff was quieter then at most comic shops, I suspect that it was because I arrived during lunch and it took about 10 minutes before someone asked if I was looking for anything. Along with that, the Beyond Comics website needs some serious attention and is out of date. Facebook could also use improvement with more updates and pictures of the shop.
Next time I travel though the area I’ll be stopping again with my friend who is a bigger comic nerd and I think he will enjoy this shop. This shop should have been a clear five star… but came up short.

Huge store, great selection. Staff is usually very friendly. I’ve heard talk of them being less-​than-​nice to female customers, but I’ve personally never experienced it.

Great comic shop. Huge store, huge selection, friendly employees
everything you could want from book to collectibles to toys.
definitely worth checking out!