Alternate RealityChicago, IL · since 1994 (August)Be the first to rateAtlas ComicsChicago, ILBe the first to rateChallengers Comics + ConversationChicago, IL · since 2008 (March 31)Be the first to rateChicago ComicsChicago, IL · since 1986Be the first to rateDark Tower Comics Lincoln SquareChicago, ILBe the first to rateDark Tower Comics Logan SquareChicago, ILBe the first to rateFirst Aid ComicsChicago, IL · since 2008Be the first to rateGoblin MarketChicago, IL · since 2023 (October)Be the first to rateGraham Crackers Comics AndersonvilleChicago, ILBe the first to rateGraham Crackers Comics LakeviewChicago, ILBe the first to rateGraham Crackers Comics LoopChicago, ILBe the first to rateHowling PagesChicago, ILBe the first to rateSheep Cult ComicsChicago, ILBe the first to rateThird Coast ComicsChicago, IL · since 2008 (brick-and-mortar shop; current address since 2016)Be the first to rateZombie Unicorn ComicsChicago, ILBe the first to rate
Comic shops in Chicago, IL at a glance
There are 15 comic and manga shops in Chicago, IL on byocosplay, each with the address, services and events the shop itself lists.
Challengers Comics + Conversation (Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, 2013) and Chicago Comics (Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, 1997) have won the industry's best-known retailer award.
The oldest of them is Chicago Comics, open since 1986.
14 say on their own site that they run a pull list or subscription service, and 5 say they buy collections.
Regulars rate each shop on selection, pull-list service, staff and prices.