Beyond Tomorrow Comics

To my knowledge this is the only comic book store in Palatine, IL. This location has been around for many years. It is in a little plaza right off of Northwest Highway. It can be a little bit tricky getting in here if you are coming from the opposite side of the road. If you are on the opposite side of the road you will have to turn into one of the businesses up the road & then go through the back to reach this parking lot.
When you first walk in here it can be a little hard to find what you are looking for because the store isn’t that big but they have so much product here so it can feel cramped. The owner of the store is very nice & very knowledgeable about all of the comics. He can help you find what you are looking for & usually knows what he has in stock.
The prices here are pretty fair & comparable to most comic book stores. For a few cents extra charge he will throw in a plastic cover to put your comics in.
Overall the this is the only comic store in Palatine & even thought the parking lot can be hard to get into it is still convenient. The owner is friendly & knowledgeable about his store product

Love this shop! You do have to call to make sure he’s open, but the selection is more than worth the minor hassle. My husband and I have had several good finds here and the owner David is always very helpful and informed. If you’re the type who likes to shop and go without much interaction, this place may not be a good fit, but if you enjoy conversation about comics in general, then defintely check it out! It’s a bit unorganized, but the hunt is half the fun in my opinion!

This place wans’t half bad. Im guessing that the owner probably works or something, I never asked, and opens the store once work is over. Never seems to be open durring normal business hours but I would like to note that I drove past and they were open at 11:15pm the other day. That being said I would say that if you’re having those late night comic book cravings or work full time on wednesdays, which I do, this place is great. It is a bit stereotypical and the store’s a little cluttered compared to some others but it takes me back to the comic book store of my childhood. Good selection and the owner really likes to talk and is willing to answer all your questions. Over all decent. but dont expect them to be open durring normal business hours, its not going to happen.

The stereotypical local comic book store; and that’s not a good thing.
Walk in, and the owner and sole employee will probably either be on the phone or talking ad nauseum with (actually, probably talking at) a customer about some obscure minutiae of the comic book world (and a lot of times, about how he orders his books – fascinating stuff). While you maneuver your way through the dungeon-​like store, you eventually reach the new releases section, which is WAY in the back of the store, at a totally inconvenient location.
Selection? Unbelievable. He must order at least five copies of every single book solicited in Diamond Previews, and probably more than that. He’s got a TON of back issues and trades, though ask him to find a specific one and (if he can even remember where he put it) you may be waiting ten minutes while he shuffles through stacks and stacks of seemingly randomly arranged books.
Overall, I only go to this store if I absolutely have to (i.e. he’s the only store in my area that carries a certain indie book). As I’m moving to the city soon, there’s no way I’ll be going back.