Oxford Comics & Games

They have a TON of stuff! It’s easy to stay for hours if you’re so inclined. In addition to all the comics and trades, they have action figures, shirts, posters, DVDs, and soooo much more comic-​related stuff. Hate that it’s so far from me, otherwise i’d go more often. Wait, maybe that’s a good thing it’s not too close…

Place is packed with tons of toys, statues, comics and everything in between. To be honest it was overwhelming and prices were reasonable. Highly recomended.

This place is a must visit every time we’re up in the Atlanta area. My husband’s childhood home is around the corner, and he loves taking the kids and I to this comic book shop. They have a large variety of free comics, free parking, friendly employees, and a large collection. We’ve purchased everything from new comics to old comics, and even picked through their cards and table top games. We’re big Munchkin fans and were able to find specialty cards here. My friends were totally jealous of the awesome pawns I got here for the game! The prices are higher than what you’d pay on Amazon, but it’s always nice to be able to hold a product in your hand and purchase it and bring it home. And, you’re supporting small business, which is always worth the extra change. :)

This place is the best, crew is always helpful and knowledgeable huge selection, comics, figures, games, toys, tpbs, just far enough away from the douchebaggery of criminal records, Oxford is for the serious collector.

Oxford is hands down the best comic store in Ga. At least that I have been to. The staff has alway been friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Usually you get the latter without the former. There is a huge selection of comics as well as other novelties (older collectibles, shirts, statues, figures, toys, etc). The pricing is competitive I have bought things here that sell for much more at other comic shops. If you are in Atl this place is definitely worth a stop.

My son works at Fantom Comics in DC. So when he was in Atlanta he wanted to visit comic book stores here.
Let me state right here that the last time I bought a comic was at Fred’s Fruit Emporium across from E-​Rivers Elementary school at the corner of Peachtree and Peachtree Battle sometime around 1959. (There’s a Starbucks there now.)
Jake gives Oxford 5-​stars: the staff was both friendly and helpful, the selection is huge, and there’s free parking. I was amazed at figurines of comic heroes for upwards of $ 175. Star Wars figures for grown ups?
As the author of the review I penalize Oxford one star: the selection here is almost exclusively aimed at guys. Big busted female super hero figurines popping through their skimpy outfits. Japanese comic porn. If Oxford had the equivalent merch aimed at women, I sure didn’t see it.
I’m guessing Oxford knows its customers.

Okay so I am originally from Stl, and when I moved to the area, I was a little sad about the selections of comic and animé stores. But this is, hands down, the greatest store I’ve ever come across. All my worries about small selections and sad stores vanished upon entering this shop. Not only do they have every new and old comic I have ever been looking for, but they have reasonably priced, hard to find variants, a huge selection of graphic novels, every manga you could hope for, rare toys and animé figures that could make a person drool (and man some of them are cheap. I got a rei ayanami figure for only 30 dollars and it’s worth 65 online) and they even rent and sell animé at an AFFORDABLE price (which if you are into purchasing animé, you know why I am so happy). The staff is a little. Bland? Bleh? But they are nice and helpful when you need them so I can’t complain too much. Any one can fall in love with Oxford.

Oxford is definitely a nice store to check out, but I’d probably end up going elsewhere for a few things outside of comics. Thankfully, their inability to accept AMEX bought a chance to buy the same item at another store for cheaper plus a promo which wasn’t added at Oxford.
While their comics selection is great, I tend to enjoy their tabletop games and blind box figures the most. They have a few that I’ve never seen anywhere else and of a really nice quality. For the most part, however, they already have a few opened and displayed— leaving out the mystery or your chance for rares.
Oxford has a bit of a shotgun spread of offerings besides comics which include manga, Japanese art books, animé/​Japanese films & DVDs, odd pop culture apparel/​plushies, various figures & figmas, POP figures, OSTs, manga, MTG/​TCG related items, a mild selection of tabletop and roleplaying games, indie comics, and well, your obvious comic book staples. They also have a bit of a «not-​so-​hidden» hentai section, so keep sharp or else you’ll walk into it. The place, overall, is rather stocked.
Recently, the heavy, lukewarm air of avoidance provided by some staff members has dissipated and since been replaced with warm, friendly faces.
Make sure to be on the look out, if driving by, or else you’ll miss their storefront. There’s also a decent amount of parking in back. :)

It’s a great comic store. Tons of amazing collectibles and any title I was looking for was in stock. Just moving down to Atlanta I’m trying to find my places for everything I may need. Oxford comics is definitely my go to place to grow my comic and figure collection. Store is well laid out and well labeled which makes finding what you’re looking for quick and easy.

Great shop despite it’s tinyness factor. I don’t live close by so I only make my way up here at least once or twice a year. Good selection of indie comics. Which are harder to come by the farther south you find yourself from Atlanta. OTP is a completely different world people. I recieved a collectible cardboard cutout from here back in 2010 as a present. I still have it. It’s in great shape. Interesting selection of action figures as well.

This is a very good comic store with a great selection. I’ve been coming here for over a decade now, and there’s no other comic shop in the Atlanta area that I would want to go to regularly.
The staff is also very friendly and helpful, despite what some people may say. There WAS someone working here who was pretty unfriendly and unhelpful, but I believe she has been gone for nearly a year now. Everybody else there is great.
If you can’t find the indie stuff here, you’re not looking hard enough. In general, they’re in the back to the left. New indie titles are on the left of the back wall, and older single issue indies are on the far back of the left wall. Also all sorts of indie trades (graphic novels) are kept in stock in the main center section. I’ve even found some out-​of-​print stuff in there.
This place has it’s cons, but they’re pretty minor. Sometimes they’re a little quick to mark things up that are «sold out at publisher», but they’re not as bad about this as they used to be. Also they don’t give quite as much of a discount to their regulars as some other stores (10% as opposed to 20%), but for me the better selection makes up for that.

Oxford is a rare breed of comic book store, it has a huge inventory and has really nice patrons. really the best comicbook store inside the Atlanta area.

This is a great store for anyone who enjoys comic books and pop couture. The store is clean and well organizied and the staff is very helpful.

It’s changed some since a few of these reviews have been posted, but here are my thoughts on Oxford:
It has a lot of stuff crammed into every last square inch of the store– which can be a good thing, if you’re on the hunt for something specific.
The store has a sizable New Releases wall– and as long as it’s Marvel or DC, you’ll find it!
If you want anything else, best of luck– our pull box is regularly missing books I’ve requested. At this point I automatically hit the shelves to fill in whatever gaps I can.
I love creator-​owned and indy books– they are criminally under-​ordered here (really, anything not Marvel/​DC is). Even when I ask for a book to be ordered, I get one every five or six attempts. The staff’s eyes glazed over a couple weeks ago when I tried to tell them about a book I wanted to order.
It’s cramped and poorly-​ventilated. I assume this is due to the «double-​wide on stilts» architecture.
I’m the kind of guy that loves checking out the long boxes, but seeing as how they have new product for sale heaped in piles on them 24/​7, I have not once considered it– in the 4 years I’ve frequented the shop.
I love comic shops, and have been to dozens that are amazing. Oxford is not one of them. It’s average at best.
Atlanta deserves better.

They have nearly every title you could want and their staff will happily work to find what you are looking for. Just last week, a staff member found me multiple variant covers for a title from Dynamite Comics.

Maybe in the 10years? since I’ve been to a comic bookstore things have changed? I went to Titans on Pleasant Hill because it was close to where I worked and I got instantly better service. As soon as i walked in one of the staff asked if he could help me. I told him what I wanted, he hunted it down for me painlessly.
Unfortunately the comic was already marked up from the sticker price. But it did come in a bag, no board though, I guess those no longer come hand-​in-​hand like they did in the good old days.
So to sum it up. Oxford, horrible service, no bag or board, but cheaper comic. Titan, great service, bag, more expensive comic.
I guess that’s six of one half a dozen of the other.

I really did not think it could be as odd as the other reviews have said but decided to try it out since I was around the corner and wanted to take my son to get a comic.
I went in with an open mind and immediately knew who everyone was talking about. We both tried to be overwhelmingly friendly with a smile and a «hi, what a great day we are having» and just got a stare back, not even a «hi». It is just strange and uncomfortable and I really felt like I was intruding by being in the store.
I will not be going back.

First off, this is a good comic book store. It’s not great, but it’s good. They have a huge selection of comics and graphic novels, and then a bunch of crap that makes me ashamed to be into comics at the age of 32 (porn, hentai, etc…).
But I have three gripes… three major gripes. And I will never go into this comic book shop again.
First is that whenever I move, I find a comic book shop and instantly set-​up a new pull box. Every week, without fail, the employees of Oxford comics would either fail to pull some of comics or (and I don’t know how this is possible) misplace all of my selections. It must be pretty tough to pull 2 – 3 comics a week.
Second. Should they forget to pull your comics and you don’t show up for a few weeks, you could be getting one of the last copies available. When Oxford gets down to the last couple of issues, they jack the price up 300%.
This is not unheard of, however, it is b.s. Especially when the employees were supposed to pull the comic to begin with. Paying up to 8 bucks for a new comic (that is actually worth way less than the original 2.99 price tag) is like having a 20 dollar tab at Taco Bell. It’s gross.
But incompetency and price gouging aren’t unusual. What I REALLY hate about Oxford Comics… more than anything, that I have ever hated and didn’t even KNOW was possible in an industry that’s struggling to maintain readers, is the management.
Most of the staff is decent. Great suggestions when you ask. They’ll even go to the back and dig to find something you’re looking for.
But you’ll know management when you see her.
The lady that runs the place has no desire to make you feel welcome. From the second you walk into the store, she’ll stare you down, over the top of her glasses, before saying «Yeah?»
Yeah? I’m not sure if she asks it as a question, whether she thought I said something, or whether this is just her way of saying hello. But management is rude. She has no problem not apologizing for losing your pull box. She has no problem staring daggers at you as you browse. And she has no problem charging more for comics than they’re worth.
I’ve been back twice in three months. The second to last time (where she couldn’t find my comics), I just said it was a good time for me to go digital on my tablet and excused myself.
I’ve been back one other time to get some Christmas gifts (and to browse some of the new releases, no lie). But when I walked in, not only did Mrs. Manager STOP the conversation she was in and just watched me. No hello. No «may I help you». Not even her infamous «yeah».
It’s just not a good feeling when you walk into a place and don’t feel welcome. It sucks because a lot of the staff is great and the comic selection is decent. But the incredibly rude management and the inability to pull a few comics a week makes this shop more of a hassle than it’s worth.

I want to give more stars because they have a great selection of comics, graphic novels, games, and figurines but in general the atmosphere doesn’t feel inviting. I check out this place once a month when I go to improv next door but I always feel unwelcome. When I walk in and say hello to you (specifically the owner) I would like a polite response (I’m not talking about as if I’m the most important person either). If you don’t like people very much, why buy a business that requires daily interactions with them? This place would be a dream job for me to have.
My tips:
1. Parking is plentiful and spacious but don’t even think about parking in the lot for the Actor’s Studio next door.
2. Comics are plentiful and the staff are knowledgeable about their stock. The owner is a bit anti-​social but my wife swears that she has positive interactions with her. Maybe she doesn’t like males very much.
3. Keep an eye out on the prices. Some items are marked as rare even when they’ve only been out for a week or two. I’m calling them out for waiting until there are a few copies left, wrapping them up, and claiming they’re rare items. One more call-​out, comics from Free Comic Book Day are marked «Not for Resale», therefore selling them as out-​of-​print comics is pretty shady. I’m thinking if the comic publishers found out about this they would come down on you in a big way.
4. Keep an eye out for sales if there is something that has caught your eye. I’ve seen many items marked from 25 — 50 percent off. It’s like any other place, just be patient and look around.
Hopefully with more visits I can revise this review for a better rating but I’ve been going to this place for a couple of years. I always hope for the best.

I visited this store on 4÷21÷2012; I was a little bit nervous. I’ve visited this store sporadically for 10+ years, and I’ve always had good experiences. But having read the reviews, I was afraid the change in ownership might have hurt the store. I couldn’t have been more positively surprised.
The store is jam-​packed with merchandise, but it’s all neat and orderly. I had no problems finding what I wanted; in particular, I found a statue I’d been looking for, and at $ 20 less than what I was hoping to pay.
There were two gentlemen working the counter, one an older man and one a young man. Both were extremely friendly and helpful; the younger man offered to take the statue out of its box so I could inspect it.
I saw the older woman (that everybody complains about) come in towards the end of my visit. We didn’t interact much, but she was pleasant enough.
I’ll definitely be back. I’m glad we don’t have a store like this in my hometown, cause I’d blow all my money there.

I was disappointed that they didn’t have the first comic book in history, created in the 19^th century, Histoire de M. Vieux Bois, also known as Les amours de Mr. Vieux Bois or The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck (in English). Obadiah Oldbuck was a «comical» tale about a gentleman who would repeatedly attempt suicide after being rejected by his lady love.
Good news is… I’m pretty sure that’s the only comic book they don’t have!
That said… someone needs to do a serious re-​work on their organization.
Holy Tangle Of Titles Batman!
POW! BAP! WHAM!