Empire Comics & Games — Local services in New Albany

Empire comics is a fantastic shop and a pillar for southern Indiana gaming community. They have a diverse selection of comics, memorabilia, and gaming supplies backed with an supremely knowledgeable staff that can help guide someone completely new to the gaming/comics culture into having a very enriching and positive expieience, or help the most die-hard enthusiest discover hidden gems and lesser known works to further deepen their knowledge and passion for gaming and comics. Pricing is good and the environment is comfortable and approachable, without pressure into upselling the customer.

Moreso than simply having excellent staff and excellent product, this shop is a hub for the community. Welcoming all fans of gaming and comics culture and creating a place for discussion and enjoyment of the mediums as a whole. I personally apent a vast majority of my teen and early twenties here growing my love for gaming, strengthening my lacking social skills, and having a place where I felt welcomed and accepted. They offer play space and advice for many of the popular card and tabletop games, as well as help players find others who enjoy the gaming hobbies make connections with others. Thank you George for the fun and fantastic memories, the life lessons, and having a space where a pudgy akward teen can feel safe to unleash the depths of their nerdy fandoms with others as well as unite us all together. This store is one of a kind, and in an increasingly digital world it is a real world Oasis of fellowship and engagement. I learned several games (mage knight, shadowfist, marvel versus, MtG, heroclix) with each one bringing new and more positive expieiences along with it. The local events, drafts and tpurnaments are plentiful, and are made very enjoyable to all levels of skill. I digress though, thank you for showing this scrape faced teen what acceptance, comraderie, and community look like, as well as providing a safe and welcoming space to enjoy...

Without a doubt my favourite nerd shops of all time. The owner, George, is one of the nicest and most down to earth people you could ask for. Kat and the other employees are insanely nice and helpful. And for what it's worth, most of the employees have been there for what feels like forever. Imagine how great of a boss someone has to be to keep employees in a comic shop for years on end. Not only that, George goes out of his way to recognize the efforts all his employees give.

That's just the atmosphere. Product wise, they have a massive warehouse in another location that feeds the online half of the store, so they may not always have what you're looking for in the store front, but if you give them a day or two, they will absolutely pull anything and everything you could want from the warehouse and have it in the store for you. Price is fairly cheap more often than not. And if it's not on the cheap side, it's going to be average cost at most.

There's always some sort of small crowd playing something, even George will jump in and play some games from...

Empire is a great place to get any sort of board game you're looking for. If they don't have it, they can usually get it in quickly. I began going to Empire in the 90's back when Magic The Gathering came on the scene in full force. The owner has been extremely successful at keeping up with the gaming industry trends and his customers needs the entire time. He has a loyal customer base of all variety of comic and gamer geeks (myself included) who he treats almost like family. The store has a staff of hand picked, skilled younger folks who's knowledge seems to surpass their years in most cases. You can tell one thing about everyone who works at Empire: this is not just a job, it is their passion. I've moved to Louisville since I first started going to this shop, but even now with the bridge toll, the selection, service, and prices make it very much...