lucjan Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Hello Everyone, I hope I posted this in the correction section. I'm going on a family vacation (with wife and 19 month old daughter) for the very first time to San Diego, CA in early June. We're staying in Mission Beach/Bay area. I was wondering of any recommendations you guys may have for some cool shops (or anything else that's a must for a young family) that I can check out (may have to check out the comic book shops when the wife and daughter are napping )? I'm more of a silver age marvel collector but like most, enjoy anything comic book related. I have looked at yelp, and looks like there' s a tonne of the shops (over 40), so any help or suggestions/recommendations would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance, Lucjan p.s. I'll even take restaurant recommendations! Thanks! Edited April 15, 2019 by lucjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevescu1 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 SoCal Comics is far and away the best shop in San Diego in my opinion, especially if you are looking for back issues. batman_fan, piper, sacentaur and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjan Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 14 minutes ago, stevescu1 said: SoCal Comics is far and away the best shop in San Diego in my opinion, especially if you are looking for back issues. https://www.yelp.com/biz/southern-california-comics-san-diego This must be the place. Thanks for the recommendation Steve! Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevescu1 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, lucjan said: https://www.yelp.com/biz/southern-california-comics-san-diego This must be the place. Thanks for the recommendation Steve! Much appreciated! That's it. You can easily spend an afternoon there. If it isn't enough, there are two other stores on the same street about a mile in each direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjan Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, stevescu1 said: That's it. You can easily spend an afternoon there. If it isn't enough, there are two other stores on the same street about a mile in each direction. Oh I see that now. Didn't realize they're on the same street till now. Thanks for pointing this out. Comickaze: https://www.yelp.com/biz/comickaze-comics-books-and-more-san-diego Yesteryear: https://www.yelp.com/biz/yesteryears-comics-san-diego That's awesome Steve! Thanks a lot! Those all look great. Cheers! Lucjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asianassassincomics Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I'll second So Cal comics for silver age and overall selection. Was just there this weekend and they had a lot of a major keys in stock like X-Men 1 and Strange Tales 110. Run books tend to have the best pricing and nice deals can be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjan Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 7 hours ago, Asianassassincomics said: I'll second So Cal comics for silver age and overall selection. Was just there this weekend and they had a lot of a major keys in stock like X-Men 1 and Strange Tales 110. Run books tend to have the best pricing and nice deals can be found. Thanks for confirming what Steve has said. Appreciate it! Hope you got some sweet finds yourself! Cheers! Lucjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 SoCal is very cool. Lots and lots and lots of back issues. Great store. Was there a few months back on vacation as well. Comickaze is super cool as well. Not a ton of issues but cool store and the location in Liberty Station is awesome. The family can check out the area while you shop. Not so much for them to do at SoCal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjan Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/15/2019 at 9:57 PM, Park said: SoCal is very cool. Lots and lots and lots of back issues. Great store. Was there a few months back on vacation as well. Comickaze is super cool as well. Not a ton of issues but cool store and the location in Liberty Station is awesome. The family can check out the area while you shop. Not so much for them to do at SoCal though. Sweet. Thanks for the extra info. This will help with the planning. So i guess SoCal when daughter is sleeping then?! Thanks again! Lucjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 14 hours ago, lucjan said: Sweet. Thanks for the extra info. This will help with the planning. So i guess SoCal when daughter is sleeping then?! Thanks again! Lucjan You could easily spend a couple of hours here, so plan accordingly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjan Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 7 hours ago, piper said: You could easily spend a couple of hours here, so plan accordingly! will do! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMan Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 The best place to go is Empire Comics and Collectibles - 5795 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115 The only place I know that you can get GA and quality SA as well as graded books. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/empire-collectibles-comic-books-and-games-san-diego Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, JazzMan said: The best place to go is Empire Comics and Collectibles - 5795 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115 The only place I know that you can get GA and quality SA as well as graded books. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/empire-collectibles-comic-books-and-games-san-diego And he is a boardie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMan Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: And he is a boardie! What's his handle on the boards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, JazzMan said: What's his handle on the boards? Forbush-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 3 hours ago, JazzMan said: The best place to go is Empire Comics and Collectibles - 5795 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115 The only place I know that you can get GA and quality SA as well as graded books. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/empire-collectibles-comic-books-and-games-san-diego Cool. Haven’t been there yet. Have to check it out next time I am in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjan Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 7 hours ago, JazzMan said: The best place to go is Empire Comics and Collectibles - 5795 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115 The only place I know that you can get GA and quality SA as well as graded books. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/empire-collectibles-comic-books-and-games-san-diego Thanks jazzman! I'll add it to the list of places to check out! I appreciate this. Cheers! Lucjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
