Comix Experience

Very nice comic store with a lot to choose from. My wife and I came in when we were in San Francisco and each left with a stock of comics. I was even able to find some silly kid friendly trades for my daughter. They stock everything from well known authors to some more obscure finds. I’m glad we stopped in.

This is probably the greatest comic shop in the universe. Clean and well organized with female superheros decorating the outside walls and incredibly knowledgeable lady geeks inside, Comix Experience is a nerd safe space. No judgmental neckbeards or patronizing m’ladies in sight. Great for kids, too, with an island full of stuff just for them right up front when you come in. Very lucky to have this shop in our neighborhood.

A wonderful comic shop! I especially love their selection and organization. Their prices are great, and you will feel great spending your moolah here. It’s a delightful experience! My favorite, enjoy!

Been going here for over two years and look forward to every visit. Staff, selection, location; all aces. Such an easy, pleasant shopping experience I plum forgot to say something nice about them all this time.

Loved this store! It’s small, but it’s laid out cleanly and simply and not overstuffed with t-​shirts, toys and other nonsense. There’s a shelf in the middle with staff recommendations, and the employee was happy to suggest a couple graphic novels. There’s another shelf full of indie, weird, semiautobiographical type books (think Linda Barry and Alison Bechdel). Of course there are classics — Image, Marvel, DC, Vertigo if you want your superheroes and trades. Also super affordable, I got two graphic novels for $ 20!

This place is the coolest, and the people who work here are super chill. They have an awesome selection and variety of graphic novels, comic books, etc. Support local :)

Nice little comic book shop. They had very nice art pieces on the wall and a nice selection of comics. The cashier was reading a comic which I liked because I don’t like to be bothered while I’m browsing. Would definitely recommend to someone if you’re in the area. I also liked «the fight like a girl» set up they had in the window. As a teacher and a father to a daughter I like breaking down the stereotype that comic books are for boys.

This place is great! Out here for the Image Expo and me and my buddies were looking for a good local spot to check out. It was easy to find. Had a GREAT selection from the big 2 stuff but really loved the other options… Image comics, manga, zine type books. Great shop; organized very well and the chick working was very nice to chat with. When I’m back in town visiting this will be my go to again.

I love these guys. I’m in there 2 – 3 times a month when my comics come out, and they are always super friendly and helpful.

Comix Experience was a pleasant stop on what turned into a 10 mile walk around the city. We were showing my friend around San Francisco, and on the walk we came across Comix Experience and I had to walk in.
I was greeted by the single staff member — while the store isn’t big, she was doing an impressive job of balancing time and advise among myself and the other patrons. Again, the shop isn’t huge, but even better the shop isn’t a giant cluster of singles racks that requires you to squeeze past other patrons. Rather there are shelves along all the walls for recent singles and Trade Paperbacks, and some well placed central racks for more. There was a table for cheap back issues that if we had more time would have been raided. Everything is organized well by Publisher or grouped in the indie section. If you are like me, you are thankful for the solid Image rack.
Now back to the service — while I did a quick run through of the newer stuff, as I was up to date with most of my trades, and as I didn’t want to walk all day long with the heavier comics, I asked for suggestions on new stuff, and was cheerfully provided with a lot of recommendations. I left with the most recent East of West, but for the new stuff picked up based on her recommendations Southern Bastards, Low (which looks excellent), Robert Kirkman’s Outcast, and The Fade Out.
So, if you are in that area and looking for some new comics, and especially if you need some suggestions I recommend coming to this place. Regardless of age, they can find something for you.

We came here back on Free Comic Book Day and were quite happy with how the handled it. We ended up purchasing a few other comic books as well and they were more than happy to help us with another comic book that we were looking for. Overall a great store with a lot to offer in terms of comics.

After years of intermittent visits, I moved to the neighborhood. After a few visits they had memorized my name and say hello when I walk in! Wow! So I set up a subscription to a few comics and they always have them ready for me. Easy! I like the back wall area where all the new comics are everyweek. Putting them all together makes it easy to tell if anything came out that I might want, rather than having to hunt through the whole store each week. If you are there on a Weds I might see you :)

Very clean and neat. Decent amount of old and new stuff. Good prices on old gems. clerks seemed to be nice enough. Suffers due to limited selection however.

Solid store, great selection and staff. Comfortable, well-​lit, convenient location on Divis. I always find something interesting here. There is a fairly large local /​indie section as well. Love it!

Came in here on a whim as I was passing by to see what they had to offer. Since I’ve never gone in before I was excited and said hello to the clerk at the front desk.
I simply asked how long have they been at this location and in a very smug way he said:
«We’ve been here for 24 years and are the oldest comic book shop in San Francisco.»
Apologies for the inquiry. No worries though because this will be the last question I ever ask at your shop.
By the way, decent selection though there are far better places peppered through SF with much friendlier employees.

Not trendy but full of awesome :) if you are looking for a personalized experience come here. The staff is very knowledgable especially on some obscure titles. I came in from out of town and was treated to some f the best service!!!

I LOVE COMIX EXPERIENCE!!! There are many great comic shops in SF, but this is «my» store. I have discovered many a great read in here and this is the shop that got me buying/​reading single issues. I love the layout of the store — it is full of material but well-​organized, and seems spacious even when multiple customers are in there (pretty often!). I love that they put all the new books in a special area — makes it really easy for frequent customers to check out the new stuff and find what you came in for.
They are mainly geared toward an adult readership, meaning it’s 95% books — very few toys, cards, etc in sight which is appreciated — they do have a lot of fun comics for kids too though :) They also have a sizable independent/​local comix section that sets them apart from other shops.
I LOVE that they know their main clientele so well that they order a ton of copies of the popular books so they are almost never sold out of the best stuff! I’ve been to other shops many times and been sooo disappointed when a new release is already sold out, it just seems like bad business and makes me not want to waste time going to those places. Especially when I know CE will for sure have what I want, every time. Well done, Comix Experience!
The owner (Brian) is very knowledgeable and can be a bit surly, but just as often I have seen him be quite personable, and he obviously loves what he does. Younger manager Matt is a swell, super friendly dude who makes great recommendations! (EDIT: Matt is no longer there, but Doug and Emma are also really fun, welcoming, knowledgeable, awesome people!!) If you want assistance the staff are happy to help, but unless you ask, you are free to poke around endlessly and they will not bother or hassle you.
Most books are not bagged/​boarded or wrapped, so you can actually browse, read, preview to your heart’s content, which is fantastic! Many other stores bag everything so you are forced to buy before even peeking inside. I also enjoy the bargain bins near the front of the store and have found some great stuff in there.
Overall, one of my fave establishments in SF! A+++ will shop again and again
PS. Emma also does the BEST comic shop window displays EVER!!! I love how they pick such cool, edgy series to highlight, eg. Saga, Prophet, Deadly Class!

One of the few comic stores around Lower Haight. It didn’t wow me, but the selection looked decent and organized.

(See pics) Review #1179. Came here for the Free Comic Books Day to check out new series such as Girl with Dragon Tattoo, which is an excellent choice to make into comic books.
This bookstore has an amazing collection from many, many different authors and publishers. You can easily pick up the complete series of different styles and types of stories. You want violence? It has it. You want horror? Yep. You want romance, you got it. You want «adult» material, definitely a wall of graphics at the back.
I picked up some Stephen King comics. They are also dog friendly with good and bright space.
Yes, it’s definitely an experience to come here to find your inner comic child.

Great little shop!
I came in here on a Wednesday evening with my friend, the middle of a comic shop visiting spree her and I were going to. Since we started late, we only hit 3 of them, but this was definitely the winner of the night.
They just so happened to have the only two comics I was looking for that I’d had trouble finding elsewhere. The guy behind the counter immediately produced the item I asked him about, and was genuinely friendly.
They also had a nice selection of local comic artists; we spotted a comic from a duo we met the year before. Here’s to hoping they’ll take a few copies of ours when we finish it and put it on the shelf!
All in all, I enjoyed this place and really wish I had more time to look around, especially since I found all the 25 cent /​$ 1 comic boxes right as I was leaving.
Also awesomely cool; when asked if I wanted a bag, I spotted some bags promoting the movie «The Thing» which came out in October of ’11, and asked if I could take one of those. He graciously offered to give the whole batch to me. Now I have some very non-​sequitur wrapping paper for next holiday season.
Thanks dude!