Imperial Comics & Games LLC — Attraction in Shelby

Is this the most exhaustive, biggest collection of availability of everything tabletop game and comics? No. It's a quaint little nook in a small town. Its charm is its friendliness and, in my experience, willingness to help those who are unfamiliar with the atmosphere. I've had many questions as I venture into buying single issue comics rather than trade paperbacks as I always have, and the enthusiasm I've received for my questions have been conversational, memorable, far from business-obsessed, corporatized impersonality. It's a friendly space. They manage game sessions, although I have yet to participate myself, but I've come to trust it would be worth the while from other customer experiences I've had.

There is a notable distribution issue. This is a reflection on the distributors, not the shop itself. Again, this is an independent comic book store in a small town. If you're looking to follow a run, it's not unlikely that you'll experience a wait that feels unfair and is out of the hands of the owner operators of this location. They can write to their representatives, but the singular complication I've had with this place is getting my orders. Aggravating, but understandable.

It's not the sparkliest, most thrilling, thematic shopping experience. I would call it plain for the most part, far from dirty or unkempt. It's simple and, here, simple is good. It's...

Usually we go there for their “bulk” and generally come out reasonably cheap. Our last experience wasn’t the best. We went in as normal, they have prices posted for how much a card generally costs per rarity and it’s not much, but for some reason on the day we went, with no notice before had (mind you we had been there awhile) we get to the register with cards at hand to be greeted with “ Give me a moment, we haven’t went through any of these card yet to price them”. These were all cards in their bulk, for all customers to go through. She priced every one and it came out to $60+. I’m not usually one to complain, but if you have prices posted for cards that should be bulk, and then go through each card to price individually, that’s bad service. Definitely not as advertised. They need to go through their cards before allowing them to the public. Or at least give notice before I waste my time sifting...

Went in to buy my son a birthday gift. The guy behind the counter was busy telling war stories and talking politics to his friends. When they finally left, he still continued to ignore my wife and I, and we were standing in front of him at the counter. He walked past us to the back and never said a word. I guess we don’t look like the type to hang out in a comic book store or a gamer. Lost a big sale, on top of that I will never come back to this place again and will tell everyone that I know. I drove 40 minuets from Forest City. Next time I will just go to Spartanburg. Don’t waste your time at this place....