Question on Comic Book Stores in CT

[cojack16-migration]

I live in CT and I've been to 3 comic book stores in the State so far.

 

Buried Under Comics (manchester)

Heroes and Hitters (rocky hill)

The Eye Opener (newington)

 

I was wondering if there are any other good comic book stores in CT that must be visited. I enjoy going to stores mostly for their back issues, even 90's back issues or newer. I also enjoy it when they don't mark up these comics (the eye opener is great and sells older stuff mostly for cover price) too much. I'm always on the hunt for new comic book stores to check out.

 

Also, do any comic book stores in CT sell e gerber half backs or mylar sleeves? It'd be nice if I didn't have to make my orders online (shipping costs...ugh) but all the comic stores I've been to had only ultra pro or BCW products for bags/boards

 

 

[Jeffro.]

Cave Comics in Newtown is a cool shop with a good back issue selection. They do not sell e gerber supplies though.

[WEBHEAD]

Cave Comics in Newtown is a cool shop with a good back issue selection. They do not sell e gerber supplies though.

 

2 really nice Wall displays and so many OA Batman you will be amazed.

 

 

WEBHEAD

[cojack16-migration]

i'll have to check it out. it may be far from me since i live in wethersfield

[The Kaptain]

Matt's Sports Cards and Comics in Enfield has a huge selection of back issues.

[cojack16-migration]

cool, thanks for the info i'll see how far that is from me.

 

I've also gone to the comic shop in the buckland mall but it was terrible last I checked. No back issues and just new stuff and other junk. Might be different now but wasn't that great back then

[nocutename]

Here's a link was helpful to finding comics stories in CT - http://businessfinder.stamfordadvocate.com/CT-Stamford?s=comic

 

I have been to:

 

Monkeyhead Comics LLC - It is easy to get to but hard to find the actual store. It is hidden away in the corner of a very small strip mall. They have wall books and back issues in the boxes are mainly moderns from what I remember.

 

Cave Comics Inc - Nice owner and the OA is worth the visit. I wish it was a little lower though so you could appreciate it better. I personally found very little I wanted there but they do have a ton of books.

 

Heroes Comics & Cards - The owner is really nice and prices books at the register. He doesn't know what he has on hand but if you ask he will let you go through some boxes hidden below.

 

Those three I have only gone to once and are terribly far for me. The one I frequent in CT is Timeless Journey. He has a nice assortment of BA through Modern that I like. Haven't been there in a couple of months though.

 

[ArAich]

Here's a nice shop... Sarge's Comics ...

[cojack16-migration]

Well I've been to 3 stores. I'll give a brief rundown on them in order of perference

 

the eye opener- great store price-wise for me compared to the other 2. owner is great and can help you find issues you're looking for. Has 2 storage areas to draw from, not including comic book store itself.

 

heroes and hitters- owner is super nice, prices on regular back issues are typically marked up from cover price by 50 cents or a dollar more. They have some 50 cent bins.

 

buried under comics- owner seems very nice, only been here once and they have a TON of stuff which they try to cram into a fairly small area. Or maybe the area seems small because he has so much stuff. They have tons of trade paperpacks, current selection, and back issues. Only complaint I could give was that back issues are more pricey to buy here and are marked up quite a bit. Lots of interesting/rare issues though for sale.

 

[cojack16-migration]

i'll update this in a few days or so since i'm planning to visit the southington comic book store and maybe 1 or 2 others soon, to check them out.

 

if anyone else can give a review of any other comic book stores in ct, please do, i want to visit many of them in CT but I don't want to make a half hour drive for a terrible store if possible

[Mac Man]

Be real careful of The Eye Opener. The grading is really, really shoddy and you'll need to examine each book page by page as the owner often grades only by the cover and doesn't look on the inside all that often. Prices off OSPG when it works in his favor and then selective eBay prices on others. I've stopped going there. Not a BAD place... but you need to know how to grade well and have a feel for the market on a book (and not be afraid to just walk if they won't budge).

 

Buried Under is a solid, solid place whose only been getting better selection the more I see them. I went to school with one of the co-owners and they're great people--good pricing and flexible. Only wish the selection was stronger.

 

If you do a search in this forum, I (and others) have done a rundown in the past on CT stores if you're interested

[cojack16-migration]

I'll look for that. And I'll also keep in mind what you said about being careful of the grading.

[cojack16-migration]

I'm also gonna try to look up that topic u mentioned

[cojack16-migration]

Ahh...I can't find this topic you mentioned about the best comic stores in Connecticut. Can you help narrow it down for me?

[Kevin76]

Fable's Comics in Southington isn't bad, There's also a huge one in New London that's really nice. Forget the name of it and the people that work there actually have a personality.