This is a great comic book store that recently popped up at Tempe Marketplace. It is a nice shop. A great selection of comics. There is a new little cafe at the back with cimfy couches and chairs. They have a long gaming tablein thw back of the store and la list of planned events. I love the art on the walls too. The oragami comic book pages and the wonder woman are my favorite. read more

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Never give your business to this store. You'll be left disappointed. I called them in February before putting in an order for the Magic the Gathering: Final Fantasy Collector Booster Box to verify that they had enough allocation and that their online listing for it was not a mistake. They told me that if it is up then they have allocation. Fast forward to June when the set releases. I had to find out via reddit that Strange Adventures said that they do not have enough allocation to fill orders and instead would do a *raffle* vs queue order. They said they would post who won the raffle the following day. This never happened. They also said if you want to get a refund on your preorder, you need to *e-mail* them (vs them initiating the refund). There's also other reports of customers getting charged post-announcement as well. I've sent an inquiry e-mail days ago with no response. Fortunately, I finally found out that I could cancel the order from the Shopify web page directly (I don't think I saw the option via app) and was able to do so there. Search reddit for Strange Adventures mtg or pokemon to see the extent of the issues. read more

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Ehhh a year later and its gone down hill. I was really excited to see this place come up. The workers aren't very friendly. Now before we get our panties in a twist, hear me out. 1 star review for unfriendliness of the workers. We walked around the whole store and looked at what was around and nobody acknowledged us. There was a iron man bobble head that was marked with a bright orange sticker on it saying "$6.99". Go to the register and was told the total was $16 and some change. My boyfriend pointed out the sticker on the front and the male worker tried to take it off right in front of us. A lot of the funko pops in this place have brightly orange priced stickers on the front. A lot of them are marked down. Now most places of business would honor something how its advertised. Guess what? Not here. They don't really care about honoring their own wrong pricing or apologizing. They are more focused on conversating with each other (workers). Don't go here. Such a let down. read more

Strange Adventures - Comic Books Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Highly recommend staying away from this business. Saw this store opening pre-orders for a Pokémon card collection release. Destined rivals. Multiple friends and myself placed pre-orders, and this business happily took our money. Weeks go by, no communication. Months go by no communication. A dozen emails sent to them, but no response, and no update. Ended up issuing chargeback through the credit card used to make the purchase. Unfortunately, people I know had their chargeback disputes resolved in favor of this business. All of this could have been resolved by strange adventures voluntarily canceling the orders they were unable to fulfill, or at a bare minimum responding to any one of the dozen emails. Again, highly recommend people stay away from giving the store any business. read more

CERTIFYING SHIT SHOW! is the best way to explain my situation with this business. I turned in a comic to get CGC'd on September 29th. They informed me this could take 2 months and I said that is fine this is a Christmas gift (which is a lot of time I can wait). The date is October 15th, and I was excited, so I called Strange Adventures for an update? SA said, "We have not sent it out, but we are waiting for a few more comics to send as a whole pack, But as soon as we get enough comics we will send it out". I said "cool". November 27th ( a whole month and some change passed) is the second time I called SA for an update and which SA informed me that they have not received the comics back yet because they are still being certified and should be receiving them back in the next couple of weeks. I said "sweet! As long as it's in the process". My third attempt I come to inquire about my certified comic was on December 10th, I came in to the store spoke to a tall gentleman named Cory and inquired about my graded comic book. He informed me that they have not received any comics yet, but they should be receiving them back very soon and that they will give me a call once it is in, I calmly said ok and if I don't hear back are you Ok if I give you a call. Cory said that is fine. The date is now December 23rd, (f**king sad) I called and spoke to Cory, and he said we do not have anything yet, let me call my boss and get back to you to find out where its at. I said fine and received a call back 2 hours later from Cory informing me that they never sent it out, my comic to get graded and that they still have it sitting in the same place for 2 months. OK, I'm truly pissed because I gave these incompetent A$$holes my business and trusted them to do a simple job. Now a Christmas gift was ruined! 2 months was plenty of time to get something certified or inform earlier that it was not sent out, so I could have gotten it out early with someone else or do it myself. Buyer, please beware of these dipshits if you choose to give them your business. I waited 2 months, and now I'm empty-handed for Christmas. Thanks Strange Adventures for your horrible business practices. read more

Strange Adventures - My receipt of the date of the service. more then 2 months gone by, and nothing was done. My comic was just sitting there. - Comic Books Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Do not purchase any Pre-order products from here. They changed your credit card and never ship the order. I placed an order mid-May and they changed me on June 1 since then I never received the product. They don't respond your email and never pick up your call. This is a scam company!!! If you already get charged you need to contact your bank ASAP!! To reimburse your money.. Good Luck read more

DO NOT SUPPORT THIS BUSINESS!! They are shady and deceptive. Taking preorders for an item they never could get nor fulfill. That money, held for months, was essentially an interest-free loan for them. They don't respond to DMs or emails. If you need more evidence, look at the comments section on Instagram, and the great coverage by "Rattle Pokémon" on Youtube. Let this business fail and support the ones that earn your trust and hard earned money. read more

DO NOT SHOP WITH THEM! they will STEAL your money. I Pre-Ordered DR ETB with them, they CHARGED me for it but never gave me the product. This is your sign not to waste your time. thank you! read more

Strange Adventures - I never got the product; this was back in march - Comic Books Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

They were open last week. Today drove all the way to this store only to find a Lien sign on the door stating store closed and all contents are now property of the land owner. Only happy that I hadn't pre ordered or committed to anything. read more

Charged card for preorder that wasn't confirmed which they then made into a "raffle" via their instagram with zero communication anywhere else. Oh, and they also don't show a full collector box in the raffle. Extremely unprofessional rug pullers. Do not order from them. read more

do not purchase any pre-order products from here. they changed your credit card and never ship the order. scammers all that you did will be paid!!!! stealing credit cards numbers!!!!!! never sending packages, never cancel transactions or return money!!!! and as soon got transation complete close websites !!!!! read more

Really nicely decorated place and seller!!! Amazing selection of hobbies for people into trading card games, plastic model kits, comic books, and more!! Would recommend coming here for a visit! read more

Strange Adventures - Comic Books Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Never fulfill and being ghosted. Contacted bank to dispute and eventually get my money back.

Similar experience to others. I placed a pre-order for MTG:FF collector display boxes and called the store to confirm allocation. Called about a month before the release date to confirm my order and got an automated message. Emailed multiple times and got no response. Have to cancel the order via Shopify and my credit card. Please don't give them any business. read more

Charged me for a pre-order (several thousand dollars worth) for MTG product. Zero communication about when it would be delivered. Does not pick up the phone or answer any questions through social media or direct contact. Would not refund when I used their online website to ask for a refund. Basically just kept my money and never tried to issue any recourse. Had to get credit card company involved to get money back. Wouldn't be surprised if they were forced by Visa and Mastercard to be cash-only. read more

DISHONEST BUSINESS PRACTICE - Accepted my preorder for Pokemon tcg months ago. I emailed several times asking for status of the delivery in the past several days, which were ignored. I then received notice my preorder was cancelled today without any explanation. read more

Do not order pre order from here this place is a scam that will not deliver product then refuse all forms of communication. SCAM DO NOT BUY read more

Wish I could give this store a 0 stars. Cancelled pre-orders that were made many months in advance. If you didn't have the allocations why take our credit card information. Emailed them about the order, and they didn't respond. Just cancelled. Horrible customer service. DO NOT BUY. read more

DO NOT BUY OR PREORDER ANYTHING FROM THIS STORE, IT'S A SCAM. I preorder on April a MTG Final Fantasy gift bundle, waited 2 months, then they charged my card, and never ship it. I tried to contact them in different way, but no response, then I tried to cancel the order and get refunded, but nothing. I have to call my bank to get my money back at the end, and in all this, I lost the opportunity to buy the gift bundle at a reasonable price from other store. Avoid this store at any cost. read more

Highly recommend not using this place. I've been fighting to get $400 back for four months after charging me for product they weren't allocated for they refuse to answer phone calls refuse to answer emails and when you go to the store, they'll tell you that they canceled your order but when you show them that they took money out of your bank, they can just sit there and do nothing do not support this place read more

BUYER BEWARE -- DO NOT TRUST THIS STORE I usually don't leave reviews, but what happened here needs to be shared loud and clear. This comic store has not only let the community down--they actively betrayed it. They were caught selling fake comic books and counterfeit Pokémon cards--yes, fake, as in completely worthless and misleading products passed off as the real deal. It's one thing to make an honest mistake, but it's another to deliberately deceive loyal customers. And it doesn't stop there. The owner also ran what can only be described as a shady pre-order scam--collecting preorder money under the guise of "reserving product," only for it to be used as zero-interest personal loans. Months would go by with excuse after excuse, and most people never saw a single item they paid for. When confronted, the staff dodged questions, gave contradictory stories, and some customers were even blocked from their social media for asking about their orders. That is not just poor business--it's fraud. Please do your homework and steer clear of this place. There are so many honest, passionate comic stores out there that actually respect their customers. Support them. This one doesn't deserve your money--or your trust. read more

Hiding and taking fake pre-orders for pokemon cards. Does not answer any emails and no refund

Buyer be aware - AVOID Pre-orders for TCGs through this store! Am legit saving you a ton of headache and heartache! :/ My statement sounds odd right? This business is a legit brick and mortar (which is typically a solid indicator of a legit business)...oof well, they have justified collecting vast amounts of pre-orders from customers of which they do not have stock / inventory / allocations from distributors for - as a holy war fight against the system Tease you not - am shocked that this behavior is not illegal and they haven't been blacklisted by credit card companies or a government agency Here's their bad faith scam - On Pokemon Destined Rivals they collected over 5,000+ orders from customers - with unlimited purchase quantities and they received 0 products and finally after the release date came clean and canceled ALL the orders placed by customers They did the same thing with the MtG Final Fantasy release - they collected thousands upon thousands of pre-orders...and their total allocations amounted to around 20 products...so the same situation has happened with all customer's orders being canceled The thing that doesn't add up - is our several hundred dollar payment to them has not been refunded - and we're having to do a charge back through the credit card company Would seem these guys may know exactly what they're doing? Sounds like they may have done this scheme over and over again...one might speculate that maybe they are counting on a percentage (%) of customers forgetting about their credit card charges? If so, these guys can cash in on those orders that were canceled but still charged? Not sure if that is true or not - but it sure does seem suspicious that despite your order being canceled by them you still have to pay attention and contact their customer support to get a refund? No matter how you look at that situation...that does not make sense? Again - have never seen what appears to be a bad faith well orchestrated effort by a legit business to defraud customers. Cannot believe this is legal. Cannot believe they have done this multiple times on multiple product releases (even prior to Destined Rivals & Final Fantasy). The worst thing is - they're now doing the exact same thing on the MtG Edges of Eternities & Spider Man releases...if you are considering making a pre-order purchase would recommend being very cautious as the odds of you actually getting any product from this business is likely low - very low...so proceed with caution Will the same situation unfold again with the next big Pokemon & MtG release? Well...given this situation has happened multiple times now...LoL you may want to be cautious Am really hopeful someone that can do something about this reads this review (and so many others) and looks in to this for us. The evidence is substantial and everywhere (simply check the store's Instagram account - where they had to come clean on the Destined Rivals and Final Fantasy releases) Seriously this all sounds too dishonest and blatant to be true but it is not - haha we may be approaching some sort of documentary levels of deceit :D One of the saddest parts of this is - my heart and so many other customer's hearts were broken We made orders for products months and months out and ended up empty handed and essentially told we should be happy about it as Strange Adventure Comics is fighting against the system / distributor on our behalf and them taking our money, promising us products they'll never have, misleading customers by presenting themselves as a legit source for products, and leaving us empty handed is somehow justified in this holy war of theirs. Did some research and it sounds like nearly all distributors - especially when dealing with high-demand products - publish the allocations a retailer will be able to secure so the retailer can accurately open up pre-orders...that is why so many other retailers can process orders without much issue. Seems highly suspicious and irregular that Strange Adventure Comics didn't know what their allocations were when accepting the orders read more

Mirroring others' sentiments here with my own experience. Pre ordered the MTG FF collectors boxes, was charged for it with no order status updates and emails that don't get responded to. They provided no updates on their 'lottery' and just went ahead and charged everyone's cards. This place should receive ZERO allocation for anything from WoTC because it's nothing but a scam. Enjoy the charge back fees scumbags. read more

0 stars if I could, fail to refund money for preorders they cannot fulfill. They know they can't fulfill yet keep pre orders open and take your money. They ask you to email but they've never once responded to an email. Stay far far far away. read more

Never do business with them. I was charged $500 for a preorder that they cancelled.. terrible business practices. They refuse to answer emails and calls. Total scam artists. The workers should be embarrassed and ashamed to work here read more

I ordered an item from them and was charged for it on June 11. I have received no shipping information or communication whatsoever. They have completely ignored multiple emails and messages through social media. After reading multiple other reviews and Reddit posts it seems like this is not the first time they have scammed people who order online. read more

I came in here as a person who is very new to comics. While the store was slightly intimidating due to the extensive selection, I was greeted by Em, who made comic buying so much easier. I told them a little about myself, and they could easily give me recommendations based on the little I knew about comics and the information I gave them. I went home and read all the comics I bought that day before. I was highly impressed at how great Em was at giving comic book recommendations and her overall welcoming attitude. It was clear that Em deeply cares about comics and makes every customer feel welcome when they enter the store. I will come back because of the environment that is so clearly cultivated by the employees and people who care about comics, not by money-hungry ownership. read more

DO NOT SPEND ANY MONEY HERE. They scam collectors by accepting full payment for a pre-order and do not give you the product. I asked multiple times when my order would be ready or shipping and heard nothing back. Eventually cancelled and have not seen my money be returned. Called store front and associate was extremely rude and unhelpful. Warning to anyone do not support this kind of behavior! read more

Fucking horrible , it says they refunded me for a order i placed and it's been 10 days and no refund , these dweebs are scammers DO NOT do business w them read more

DO NOT PRE-ORDER Pokemon cards from these guys... They have absolutely no intention to ship you any product. Instead they are jaded they haven't been able to get allocations from distro because they were not in the market before all the hype and want to use your "pre-order"/money so they pursue some weird entitled legal action against companies that owe that nothing. These guys know absolutely nothing about running an actual business and will take your money because they feel they are to entitled something they are not. Guaranteed these guys will be banned from any distribution selling anything Pokémon and the fact they have open pre-orders with 10% deposits is a joke. Wouldn't be surprised if these guys get sued for fraud in the coming months. read more

This is going to be my next weekly spot. The comics were reasonably priced, and the little arcade area was so fun. I even got on the leaderboard for one of the pinball games. The workers also seemed really nice and were genuinely happy to be there and in their element. I can't wait for the cafe to open. read more

preordered the new black bolt and white flare set, never received anything and strange adventures just kept my money I've tried calling and even sent multiple emails with no response read more