Book and Game Emporium — Local services in Fort Walton Beach

I primarily stopped by for comics, which are here but somehow not fantastic. The photos, and what I found from conversation with the owner, indicate that at one point comics and back issues were a highlight of the store.

When I went, I primarily went in search of older DC and Marvel comics. Surprisingly, there is an entire room dedicated to back issues with a separate area with what appeared to be collections and what is usually higher end issues. What I found what unfortunately a high degree of disorganization, namely that someone or several someones have come through after the owner alphabetized things and just wrecked it. After about 20 minutes of browsing the short boxes I simply gave up... a large amount of things were out of place and I couldn't easily find what I was looking for. The owner gave me the impression that they had gotten out of the comic scene and transitioned primarily to TTRPG and other avenues of revenue.

It's worth a stop if you're in the area, but you may not find everything you are after if you are a...

It's always great to come here, because it's not quite like your averagle local game store. It's not unfamiliar when you walk in, but it's definitely not normal. Between their used books room, along with the novelty cars there, the comic book room, the board games room, the pop figure shelf, the TTRPG book shelves, the miniatures, the MTG card packs behind the counter, the chess boards, and just the all around mesh to help make everyone feel welcome. I cannot recommend this...

Went in about 4 o’clock on a Friday and the door was locked when the hours outside said open and the worker was just laid back inside with his feet kicked up on a table. Went back in about 8pm, most of the lights were out, store was a mess, and they had people sleeping on air mattresses on the floor! Looked like a horror movie, could barely see, and felt very unwelcomed. Super disappointed since I’m from out of town and enjoyed going there last time I was...