Zone Comics & Toys — Local services in St. Matthews

I've been going to Zone Comics for a month now. Dan, who I believe is the owner, is very friendly. He always greets everyone who walks in with a smile. The store is clean and well maintained. I started going as a “try it out” store and found that this is my go to spot for comics. Every Wednesday, I look forward to making a trip in. There is a sense of community when you walk in which I haven’t experienced in any store before. If I wasn’t tight on my work/school schedule, I could easily hang out for hours and enjoy every minute of it. For the 20th anniversary, Dan and the staff offered a big sale and free cake which was pretty cool.

My only complaint is that sometimes when I get there on a Wednesday around when it opens, some of the less popular titles are already sold out or may only have 1 left. Dan will put in an order for more without any issues. If there is something you need, he will get it for you. The bigger, more popular titles are always available.

I really like this store. A hobby like comics requires a great store to call your “comic home” and I’m happy to call Zone Comic Shop my...

Great store for the comics novice to avid collector. I started going to the Zone when my daughter became interested in Wonder Woman. I had never been in a comic book store and was very nervous to admit that I had no idea what I was really looking for! But from the minute I walked in the employees were friendly and understanding. The owner answered my questions and helped me find age appropriate items for my girls. We've gone there ever since! They have a great selection and are always happy to order anything special you might be looking for (so long as it's still in print). Looking for something new? They always have suggestions and advice. They also have a great selection of toys and frequently keep better stock of popular toys (i.e. Star Wars and Marvel characters) than the big box stores. I have never felt uncomfortable having my kids in the store (no inappropriate language or topics). In fact, the staff always makes sure to greet my kids too, not just the adults. We always look forward to a trip...

Decided to check this place out on FCBD since I was in the area and usually don’t visit this store and the whole place just had a bad vibe as far as comic stores go. First off the whole only 1 book unless you spent $50 was a red flag so I said sure let me see what they have I don’t mind spending a little if they have a good selection. They don’t. Their back issues are insanely overpriced, a book easily in the $2-$5 range going for $18 plus in not so great condition and that’s just the regular back issues, the nicer key issues all had some sort of Sun fade to them and had all the color washed off. Did the price reflect that? Of course not. Overall it just seemed like a place some people go to get the new comics (which you can get at multiple stores extremely close by much better than this one) and trick unsuspecting customers in to spending too much money and taking advantage. Unless you want to go visit someone’s eBay storage I would...