Beyond Comics — Local services in Gaithersburg

I visited this store in conjunction with attending the Frederick Comic con. This was my first time here and it was an okay experience but can definitely be improved upon.

What I liked: Great location, easy to get in and out of, plenty of free parking Nicely organized store with a wide variety of comic and pop culture. Good selection of current/modern books. I was interested in Skottie Young covers and the store had an entire box with these books in it. Very convenient. Attentive weekend staff that answered all my questions and provided just the right amount of help without being intrusive.

What the can improve on: Need to make the older books easier to browse through. The weekend manager specifically told me that any book over $15 is located behind the counter. Really? I can understand sectioning off books that are a little more expensive but $15? Makes it kind of hard when you have to keep asking to see boxes maintained behind the counter. My biggest disappointment with this otherwise nice store and the reason for the low two star rating was that they don't discount at all. The price on the comic and the price totaled in the register is what you pay. I wasn't expecting a huge discount but in over 40 year of buying comics and visiting stores all across the country, this is the ONLY store I've ever been to that wouldn't even give a modest 10% discount at the point of sales. I spent over $400 there and couldn't get anything off the total. When I asked the weekend manger if he could give me a bundle discount if I purchased a lot of books and he said "no" and I honestly thought he was joking. I had to ask a second time to make sure I heard correctly. The owner really needs to delegate some authority to his manager to allow him the flexibility to...

This shop is one of 3 but this on here in Gaithersburg is the most helpful of all and the most personal customer experience oriented the staff here are very kind, caring, and extremely well informed in there product and love the work as it shows in there commitment to your customer experience to be the best it can be without being pushy or nosey they make you feel like your at home with your super smart yet highly relatable comic book loving family member you love to be around as much as possible with each visit to the shop and I highly recommend you come in as close to 10 am on Wednesdays to pick up the newest releases of the week and if you can't make it then you can always call and ask to have the ones you want held for you for when you can make it in to buy them this is my weekly early morning stop on my Wednesdays the one day I'll get up as early as I can to make it in at 10 am and I am usually sleeping in at that time so that shows you how much of a fabulous place beyond comics gaithersberg shop is so if you can make it there I highly earge you to stop in and buy a comic or two it's well worth the time and money to visit and tell them Matt Salazar sent...

The place had more toys and cards, than comics for multiple ages. In my case I have 2 daughters that were looking for fun and relaxed comics like Scooby-Doo. There were very few of that style. The majority of their comics were PG-13 + level comics. There were at least 5 different Spider-Man, X-Man and Superman titles.

The person working at the register said the other titles do not sell. Maybe at that story. But they do sell otherwise those titles would not be made.

It was the worst experience I have ever had at a comic book store. And I have been a reader and collector since the early 80s. Starting at the Barbarian Bookstore in Wheaton, MD and the Gabby's comic book store in Downtown Silver Spring, MD.

And now at the Comics and Cards, Reisterstown, MD and Cosmic Comix Comics,...