Acme Comics & BooksPeoria, IL · since 1991Be the first to rateAlternate RealityChicago, IL · since 1994 (August)Be the first to rateAmazing Fantasy FrankfortFrankfort, IL · since About 1991 (business founded 1978)Be the first to rateAmazing Fantasy LockportLockport, IL · since 1995Be the first to rateAmazing Fantasy Tinley ParkTinley Park, IL · since 1993Be the first to rateAnime & ThingsWoodstock, ILBe the first to rateAtlantis FantasyworldSanta Cruz, CA · since 1976Be the first to rateAtlas ComicsChicago, ILBe the first to rateBigfoot ComicsBelleville, ILBe the first to rateBizarro WorldDavis, CA · since 1991Be the first to rateBlerds UndergroundLa Grange, IL · since 2022 (September)Be the first to rateBlue Moon ComicsSan Rafael, CABe the first to rateCape & Cowl ComicsOakland, CA · since 2015 (11th anniversary celebrated November 2026)Be the first to rateCastle Perilous Games & BooksCarbondale, IL · since 1990Be the first to rateChallengers Comics + ConversationChicago, IL · since 2008 (March 31)Be the first to rateChicago ComicsChicago, IL · since 1986Be the first to rateClan McDonald ComicsNaperville, IL · since 2014 (online; storefront later)Be the first to rateCoffee and a ComicHuntington Beach, CA · since 2019Be the first to rateCollector’s Paradise North HollywoodNorth Hollywood, CA · since August 2019Be the first to rateCollector’s Paradise PasadenaPasadena, CA · since April 2010Be the first to rateCollector’s Paradise WinnetkaWinnetka, CA · since September 1994Be the first to rateComic Book HideoutFullerton, CABe the first to rateComic QuestLake Forest, CABe the first to rateComics & CollectiblesSacramento, CA · since 1986Be the first to rateComics and CoastersRockford, ILBe the first to rateComix ExperienceSan Francisco, CA · since April 1, 1989Be the first to rateComix RevolutionMount Prospect, ILBe the first to rateContinental ComicsNorthridge, CA · since 1977Be the first to rateDark Tower Comics ChampaignChampaign, ILBe the first to rateDark Tower Comics Lincoln SquareChicago, ILBe the first to rate
What makes a good local shop
A pull list (or subscription box) lets the shop hold new issues for you every week. Regulars also care about back-issue stock, a manga and graphic-novel section, events such as signings and Free Comic Book Day, and staff who know what to recommend.
Each shop page lists what the shop itself says it offers, with its address and links. Reviews rate selection, pull-list service, staff and prices.