A & S Comics

I’ve been meaning to review this place for a while. I don’t go there often but I do get in this area a bit since my wife works close by.
It’s a great little comic shop. The biggest draw for me at this place is there back issue inventory and ability to get you back issue they don’t have. I explicitly went there once to look for 2 issues from 2003 that weren’t in a popular enough series to warrant a trade paperback. Alex helped me search the stacks but when it wasn’t there he offered to try to order it for me. I looked at him perplexed and asked how. He informed me that they are a part of a program with other comics shops across the country that will search their inventories for other shops and «trade» comics for the benefit of the customers. I was pleasantly shocked. Following Monday I get a call and they had the 2 issues waiting for me.
I would classify the shop in the vein of traditional comic shops. They don’t keep it simple to comic books for the most part. They do carry trades but it’s not the focus like many modern shops do. They have all the new comics toys in the back. I think they have some gaming cards for sale and sports cards. But again these are not the focus for me and from I can tell the store.
Technically the parking is street parking. Don’t let that deter you. There is a parking lot at the end of the block to use. There is also a parking lot across the street for the local chain pharmacy, though I don’t know how legal it is to park there.

Back in the ‘80s, when I was a teen, I had a great local comic book store, where the owner would put aside my titles each month and offer recommendations for new titles. Then, I went off to college, moved away, started a family, and mostly left comics aside. Until the past year, as I decided to read vintage cosmic titles from Marvel before the «Guardians» movie launched. I found myself wanting to recover this part of my past.
I decided to take my 3-​year-​old son to Free Comic Day. I searched online for local comic shops that cater to family needs, keeping violent and sexual titles behind the counter or off the stands, so inappropriately young kids aren’t exposed to such content. I found a listing for A&S and decided to visit. The owner and his staff were friendly and helpful, and I was impressed by the selection of new titles (not just Marvel and DC), the availability of back issues and old titles, and the toys and collectibles.
Since then, I’ve had a pull list set up, and I’m enjoying getting back into contemporary comics. I look forward to bringing my son and my daughter-​on-​the-​way to A&S for many years to come.

Staff is great; store is set up nicely; inventory is interesting and diverse. They’ve even got some pretty awesome edgy Bible comics by some locals. Way cool.

Great shop. Friendly staff that will not only help you find a book, but if they don’t have it they will try to get it for you. They have a large backstock of older comics and usually get a decent amount of new copies each release date. They also have some toys and sell cards as well. The main reason I put this shop ahead of some other ones by my job and home is the fact the staff is very nice and usually as soon as I walk in the door, they literally have my comics in hand. Now that’s service!