I make frequent visits to Cave Comics as I do the other comic shops in the area and Cave is great…read more Staff and owner are helpful and friendly, they don't have a ton of back issues, but they have SO MANY graphic novels it's amazing. From current stuff to old to indie. The selection is deep. They have a few long boxes of $1 comics and a few magazine size boxes (I cleared out their old Epic Magazines in one trip), a few walls of games and a solid selection of statues/figures. They also get in some great books, like Illustrators and Illustration (two separate publications), which you usually have to find online/buy direct. All in all, a great place to stop by and dig around!

We came here for help looking for suggestions as we don't have any children and needed Christmas…read morepresents for a family with 6 kids. They were very helpful, kind and friendly. And I loved that they were so patient and welcoming as well. I joked that we would blame them if the kids didn't like the games and they were ok with that. Haha. But turns out the children loved the games and the parents wanted to know where we got them from, so that they can take the kids there to pick out more games etc. A win win. Hurray!!!

While they may specialize in tabletop gaming, Clockwork is still one of the best comic shops in the…read morearea. They have an extensive selection and the real estate to display all new issues week to week for your browsing pleasure. I don't know about you, but I'm a big fan of picking my comics off a wall, not a computer screen. Clockwork's got a pretty big wall. Best part? They offer a pretty sweet discount for subscribers. No other shop I've been to in CT offers a better perk. I'm not a tabletop gamer, but if that's your thing, you can find a friendly game here most nights every week.

Good place went there a few times they had $1 comic books which was great some of them I used for…read moreart collages.i am an artist..I do so many diy and art projects I always wanted to get into figurine paintings I saw a couple times they had them and that was another art endeavor I wanted to get into. Good place overall owner is a nice guy

Went in today to get a green lantern ring. The owner was really nice and helpful, and the store…read moreitself was really clean and neat. There was also really awesome selection of action figures, and I definitely had my eye on a few . Definitely coming back!!

Best Comic Shop in The Area! I've been going to Rogue Comics…read moresince its initial opening in 2010, and I must say, the place is like fine wine- It gets better with age! The owner Mike is one of the most pleasant people to talk to and his seemingly endless knowledge of comic books and generally nerdy things is rather refreshing. You can tell he loves what he does and puts care into making sure every customer he serves ends up enjoying their visit. Want a certain comic book or piece of paraphernalia that is unavailable at the moment? Mike will offer to order it for you. He is helpful to people of all ages and doesn't get enough credit for the work that he does. I truly hope that Rogue Comics stays open and thrives in its business for years to come.

Your I Have Been Going To Penny's For Over 10 Years And I Love This Place?Not Only Can You Find…read moreJust About Anything Your Looking For But Penny Is So Sweet And Helpful.I've Made It A Family Tradition Now.Not Only Does My Daughter Go There But I Take My 3 Granddaughters There At Least Once A Month Now Also.Keep Up The Great Work. I Hope You Will Be There For A Very Long Time. Chrissy Burnaka &Family review helps others learn about great local businesses. Please don't review this business if you received a freebie for writing this review, or if you're connected in any way to the owner or employees.

What a fun store! It is PACKED with books, floor to ceiling. The staff person was friendly and…read morehelpful while being unobtrusive. Why pay full price when you can find your next read here for way less than retail‍?

Good used bookstore. Reasonably priced. Very friendly staff. Good selection and a searchable…read moreinventory

I visited Books & Company recently for the first time & completely fell in love with it…read more Apparently, this store used to be in Hamden, but the owner retired & sold the building & the company. This is the new location & new ownership. I had never been to the prior store. I spent a whopping two hours in this little shop. It is set up & well curated like a fancy bookstore, on par with my experience at shops like Athena Books in Greenwich, CT, and Martin House Books (formerly Savoy) in Westerly, RI. It's on the smaller/boutique-style size, so don't expect a massive range of genres, like one would find at the Book Barn in Niantic, CT. There's no coffee shop, but there is a Keurig & water available, and a handful of chairs to sit in. The used fiction books were in good or very good condition, easy to locate in their sections, and priced around $8 for hardcovers if the book retailed $24+. I got two recent NYTimes bestsellers that had been on my wishlist. The children's & young adults books were also well selected, and I bought a handful, ranging in $2-$3/each for paperback & hardcover. The price stickers easily peeled off all of my books without leaving any residue, which I very much appreciated. The gift selection was perfect for stocking stuffers or small mailed gifts, including for nerds, gamers, and musicians. There were bowls full of stickers, $0.25 each, and postcards, $1 each. Funny magnets, like Mincing Mockingbird, were a full $3 cheaper than at other gift shops (e.g. Bowerbird in Old Lyme, CT). There were also some handmade gifts from locals. There's a shelf near checkout with wrapped mystery books. I thought this was the common "buy a date with a random book" thing. It wasn't -- You picked one for free with the purchase of any book in the store. The wrapping is a hint related to the title or theme, and a lot of the wrapping was sustainable, e.g. reusing a helium balloon body or old calendars, etc. I was surprised that the mystery book wasn't tied to a minimum purchase amount (and I wonder if it will be sustainable for the shop's bottom line, I have to admit). I was further amazed that all of the wrapped books were advertised as being at least 3.5+ stars on GoodReads. My mystery book ended up being a pristine paperback copy of "The Time Traveler's Wife." There's a selection of greeting cards as well, but I found those to be the only spot the store was lacking; they were expensive at $6+, and I've seen a lot better selections, e.g. at The Bowerbird, with a larger range of independent artists, at more affordable price points $3-$5. I normally buy a lot of greeting cards when I come across ones that aren't the big box brands (Hallmark has a massive monopoly, omg), but I didn't buy any cards here. There was a free section near the front door, and there was a fill-a-bag sale rack near the front. I asked the cashier/owner a lot of questions, and she was very knowledgeable and helpful. I heard her speaking with others who came in & from my understanding, when you trade in books, you get half their selling value in store credit. All in all, this is one of my favorite used bookstores I've visited, and I will definitely travel to the area again before the holidays to visit it. I would highly recommend it! If you like to shop used/vintage/antiques, there's also a little store next door in the same plaza, but it doesn't have A/C. This book shop does have A/C. =)

It's a cute little bookstore in Bethel, so it is mostly parallel parking. I got lucky, and the…read morespaces outside were free. There is a toy store next door that seems to be affiliated with the bookstore, with a LFL out front. The bookstore is one room but they fit a lot in, with books for adults and children. They have a customer loyalty program for those in the area. Both employees were very welcoming. They also had very cool bookmarks for the shop that came with the purchase. They had art done by customers. The books are new and not used.

The cutest bookstore with fantastic customer service!! I was looking for a book for my friend's…read morebirthday and the man working the desk gave me numerous recommendations, eventually helping me decide on a special edition book I didn't know about. Then he even wrapped it in beautiful paper! Such a cozy place, always a magical experience.

Took my girls to this terrific shop just yesterday, and after a great shopping experience, left…read morewondering why I hadn't found it before. Billed as a "mom and pop" toy shop, it certainly makes one think back to the toy shops of yesteryear for those of us old enough to remember shopping for toys "pre-Internet". A surprisingly strong selection of toys, games and gifts. My daughters are already talking about what they'll pick out "next time".

This is literally the best toy shop I know. The staff is always helpful and cheerful and they are…read morealways well stocked on really well designed toys. Most of the staff at any given time knows all about most of the toys If not all of the toys. Anytime I need to buy a present for someone I can count on the staff to tell me all the good options for all different interests and explain each and every one of them to me. They always have great suggestions, cheerfully take any products back and gift wrap for free. It is a small store but they know their stuff and they do a fantastic job!

Grey Matter is heaven in a used bookstore! It has such a large and extensive collection of titles…read morein every category. I am particularly impressed by its offerings in art, theology, philosophy, literary theory, and literature. (Where else could I find, to my delight, a copy of Julia Kristeva's Desire in Language, which was a work cited and consulted in my master's thesis so many years ago? It was like bumping into an old friend.) Some first editions reside inside glass display cases. Academic titles abound. The store is impeccably organized and there are no boxes of incoming titles obstructing one's view or path. They have a pile of free books near the door and a rack of titles for $1.00 each both outside as well as inside. Grey Matter is a must when book shopping in New Haven. (And I think I'll be back to pick up that title by Kristeva!)

Our bellies were full and we needed to burn off some calories while in downtown New Haven, so my…read morefriends took my wife and I over to Grey Matter Books since we are big readers and don't care to just walk into the Barnes and Noble down the street. From the moment you walk into this place you are slapped in the face with the lovely smell of used books. This shop is filled from front to back with thousands of used books all separated in little sections. This place definitely doesn't have a ton of newer titles, but is definitely the type of place you can spend an hour or so in just digging through everything and finding some weird and quirky reads. Overall, Grey Matter Books is a very solid used book store with a wide array of different types of books. Although I didn't leave with anything (I live in LA so I can only travel with so many new books, which is a shame) this place is definitely somewhere I'll continue to stop at when visiting Connecticut in the future.