Galactic Comics

My favorite comic shop in SD. Whatever you want they can get for you. David was very helpful and knowledgeable, as was the rest of the staff. Love the location, layout, and selection. I prefer it’s more shall we say «independent» feel, as opposed to larger manga filled glorified toy stores.

The store has some cool stuff, a couple I had never seen before. However the guy behind the counter was a bit of an ass. First of all, it’s a comic book store, with cool collectables, old school video games, costumes, masks, posters, and even a DVD rental? There are signs all over the store, that state: «NO FOOD, NO FOTOS, NO BARE FEET… And he watches you to see if you saw the sign and will quickly point out their «Rules» just, in case you missed them. This store is in a very, latex back Beach Community In San Diego, I saw a couple of kids walk in wanting to get a couple of comics ready to spend money, but when he say they had just come from the beach bare foot, he asked them to leave. While there my wife was interested in buying a Japanese figure they had for sale. When she asked when they closed, he told her in 10 min. We walked back buy about an hour or so later, and the store was still open. He was very rude and not very customer friendly… But the store it’s self was awesome!

So my little dude is into comics and wanted to come find some new reads. We dropped in after a trip to Bird Rock. We got street parking in front of the Harp, not bad for a Saturday afternoon.
This place is exciting for a little kid. I mean, I’m not that into comics, but I can play along. There are full size video games in the front of the store. My son ended up playing Batman and enjoying himself even though he swore only the Lego version was cool.
I think it’s cool that they rent DVDs here, I don’t know of anywhere else that still does that. I’m not a fan of Netflix myself, but to each their own.
We mostly just explored the kids section. There’s quite a lot of cool stuff in there for the geek in your life. Lots of the Regular Show, Skylanders, Adventure Time, Angry Birds, Batman, Star Wars, ect. There’s also some cool figures and other fun toys.
My son scored a cool Smurfs figure. He’s a little collector, he got home and added it to his collection. He also got a Teen Titans comic and a Lego Batman comic, both of which he read in the car on the way home.
My son really enjoyed this store a lot and the owner was very nice to him. He made a point of greeting him and engaging him in conversation, which I always appreciate given that my son does have special needs. It can be harder to draw him into conversation, but he was patient and waited him out. I would definitely return here, not just for the fun comics, but also the great customer service.

The owner of Galactic Comics on Newport Ave in Ocean Beach violently attacked and beat me for pinching him on St. Patrick’s Day. I announce that I was going to pinch him. He smiled. I took that as an invitation so I walked around him one way then the other, giving him ample time to tell me not to. Then I announced, «Yep, you’re not wearing any green.» At this point I pinched him playfully on the arm and began to walk away. He hit me in the side of the head near the back and it caught me so off guard that he actually knocked me, the master of balance, to the ground. (Not surprising. He was much larger than me.) Then as I hit the ground my juggling swords slid out of my backpack (I’m a performer, and am supposed to have juggling swords. I was not breaking any laws). The guy then began to kick me while I was down. All the while yelling, «Tweeker, Bum, Troll» which I am none of and did not even slightly resemble. He connected with my $ 700 Samsung Galaxy S5 and destroyed it leaving a phone shaped bruise on my leg. Then he connected to my ribs leaving another gnarly bruise. He then changed positions and tried to kick me in the face, but I was too fast and managed to narrowly avoid getting kicked. I grabbed up my stuff that had fallen out of my bag and ran down the street to meet up with my friends at the sushi place. I thought that was the end of it. I pinched him and he beat the ish out of me and broke my phone. Fair right? Well, that wasn’t the end of it. He also decided it would be a good idea to call the police. So after lunch I was performing when one of the local OB cops came up and tapped me on the shoulder, «Mr. Staffa, we need to talk to you about an incident that happened in front of the Comic Book Shop.» He then went on to say that he knew me and had no issues with me or my swords and in fact liked me and what I do in OB. I explained what happened and in the end he explained that the Owner of the comic book shop had originally admitted that I pinched him, but had then changed his story to say that I had tried to stab him. The officer knew that that was not me or my MO and in the end he gave me the right to press charges on the Comic Book Shop owner. I declined, stating that I would press charges if the shop owner continued to carry on his charade. The cops helped end the situation, but after a weekend of having to perform in a lot of pain I kind of wish I had pressed charges. And I realized after the fact he was yelling «Tweeker, Bum, Troll!» That kind of makes what he was doing a hate crime. Anyway, it has now been a week and I still show visible injuries. Do not shop at Galactic Comic! Boycott Agro-​Violence! Only we can remove the negative from our environment. Thank you for reading. Please share this with everyone!

If there’s one thing I hate doing, it’s leaving a bad review of a cool business. But I have to.
Now, if I had never picked up an action figure in my life, I would love this place. The problem is that I have. I know how much these items sell for. I also realize there is an expected difference between online prices & in-​store-​small-​business prices. Even accounting for that, and even given the tourist-​prone area this store occupies, it is STILL ridiculously overpriced. I didn’t see any Funko figures for under $ 20. Really? The Rocket Raccoon one is for sale RIGHT NOW at the 7 – 11 on Mission Gorge for $ 7.99. Here? $ 20. Tin of mints? $ 8. Tiny stuffed donut? $ 11. I couldn’t find many comics that weren’t 2013-​current. Many were damaged. Tons of toys out of packsges, not many still in boxes or blister packs.
If you want kawaii, hot topic is cheaper. (God, that’s sad.) and if you want comics, there are FAR better stores in sd.

Pretty crowded, but good selection. Owner is nice. Parking will be hit or miss.

Small comic shop that’s filled wall to wall with boxes of series, to the point where there’s very limited walking room. Staff was nice and helpful. Sadly they did be have what I was looking for (issue 1 and 2 of a couple series). If you’re looking into getting started into a series I would recommend going elsewhere, they mostly have the most recent issues in stock, besides a couple of trade paperbacks. Also have some awesome arcade machines for sale, if you have a spare $ 2000.

This store is incredibly unique~way more than comics. They carry all kinds of rare, hard to find collectibles and even have a video arcade area. I brought a realtor friend here who was looking for movie posters for a client’s home theater. The selection was outstanding and very reasonable on poster pricing. I also brought out of town guests here with their young children, who flipped over the action figures and spent a lot of time playing the video arcade machines while the adults continued shopping. The owner was very helpful in locating for me the Meryl Streep «Iron Lady» movie poster. This is truly a fun place in the wonderful Ocean Beach community.

DO NOT GO HERE TO RENT DVDS! This guy is literally a thief, and if you have been living on Mars, Netflix is pocket change. I went there to give a small town business support and totally regret it. I went in there to rent some movies and had to listen to this guy for 10 full minutes tell me about the membership. I came within an inch of telling him to forget it, as he took FAR too much time (to an unprofessional level), and I had a friend waiting outside. I discovered later this is his double talking jive as he charges you a non-​refundable $ 5 for enrollment, which would be the breaking point of any sane person getting a DVD membership in 2014. Not to mention there is literally no reason whatsoever for him to have a $ 25 deposit after he has your credit card info. When I saw a $ 37 dollar charge on my credit card, I flipped out.
Here are the numbers: 37 charge on my cc, minus my 25 dollar deposit= 12. Plus 5 for my freaking non-​refundable initiation fee= 17. Seventeen dollars to rent 3 movies and yes, this whole operation is INTENDED to complicate the consumer. Here’s the scumbag stealing part: At the time of checkout, I was told $ 9 and change. After all is said and done, it was $ 12 and change. I know that is not a lot of money, but it’s flat-​out stealing, and flat-​out 30%.
So, I went down there to question the charges. The owner wasn’t there, but he had two employees there. I asked for a receipt for the transaction. They were looking at a screen, which they wouldn’t show me, and told me there wasn’t a receipt. I told them to physically write down what they were looking at. What they wrote down was again, more than I was told at checkout, and was listed as «charges», not even movies, rentals, DVDs, and Heaven forbid something itemized. And it was only 2 charges. Not even three for my three movies, which makes it even shadier. None of which 2 employees could explain to me. Yes, 2 employees did not have the capability to tell me how or why I got charged what I did from a business. If that’s not shady, what is?
While I was there, I noticed it says there is an extra charge for credit card transactions under $ 5. Again, not much money ($.50), but it’s at a 90 degree angle and you can’t see it during checkout. You would have to literally take a step to your left and look diagonal. I took two pics which you can see under photos here. One where you can’t see the charge and one after taking a step to your left. From reading another bad review here, I noticed you pay a $.50 «processing fee» no matter what. So it seems when he is not in steal mode and just in gouge mode, a $ 4 cc purchase just became $ 5. All of this bs yearly must equate a pretty sizable payday that he can laugh about on the way to the bank. You can get a taste of the confusion instilled for gouging purposes by the «RENTAL SPECIALS» advertisement. I took those right before I heard, «No pictures!» I literally walked out of there, called my bank and cancelled my debit card. Solely from this business.
On top of everything, another bad review just informed me that cell phones are not allowed in the store (obviously to prohibit comparing prices), I will be the one handing out cigars when this sleazy operation meets it’s inevitable demise.

Every time I’ve been in there the people have been nice and helpful, They have a good mix of comics and collectibles and a lot of dvd’s. I have found some hard to find stuff at this place. They’re great but a tad expensive. I would definitely check it out though if your a comic or Toy collector.

I was having a nice stroll around OB and this was my last stop. I touched one book in the entire store seeing as how I’m not really into comics but I do love some pin up art and as I’m rounding the last corner of the store about to leave. the guy from the front corners my friend and I and asks that I respectfully pay for a book I so called damaged. I declined that I damaged it and he still said ranted about how they just received the book and it wasn’t damaged and now it is. I was taken back and scared so I just ended up paying for it. Now I have a book that I didn’t want and a loss of $ 40.00 due to this guy. I think it’s ridiculous that anyone would force someone to pay for an item they did not damage.

I was wandering down Newport when I saw this store and decided to duck in and check it out. It is crammed floor to ceiling with an impressive array of merchandise: comic books, action figures, posters, collectibles, costumes. They also had an extensive DVD rental section. You could get lost in there. I spent a while just browsing and bought two comic books for airplane reading. The woman behind the counter was cheerful and friendly and we chatted a bit. When she saw the comic books I was buying she told me there was a trade paperback in the same genre and jumped up to go find it for me. Nice place, nice people.

The owner’s a nice guy, like previous reviews stated. He knows his stuff. tons and tons of eye candy and awesome selection on figurines. i’d never found a freddy kruger statue/​figure at other comic book stores but managed to find one here. Also, they have awesome DC figures like harley quinn, poison ivy and wonder woman. they also carry manga which is awesome. i’ll definitely be back.

It’s been three years since I was last in. Now that I live in the East County. I don’t get out to OB much. But being in the area this past weekend. I went into Galactic Comics to see what has changed.
I was very pleasantly surprised at the changes they have made. Tall racks align the store into rows filled with wall to wall eye candy. So much good stuff. Comics, toys, games and DVD’s.
If I wasn’t pressed for time. I would of stayed longer. Sadly, I left empty handed. There were a few things I saw that I wanted to buy so I will make a special trip back soon.
Very happy this place is still around. I can now say that Galactic Comics is a place for your comic book needs. Come here and buy your books if your in the Ocean Beach area.

Super fun little shop to visit. I always envision the comic book store in Big
Bang Theory. That it is not, but does that really exist?
It’s just a fun store to ogle and buy a comic or two.

I love the arcade games in the store, and David is friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. Pick up your favorite comic and enjoy a day in OB.

Meh. Average comic shop. The way the comics that aren’t bagged/​boarded are placed on the racks seem easily damaged/​bent. I had to pass on a few back issues I wanted because they were damaged. Also, they charge 12 cents for every comic that comes bagged, which is pretty much the majority of their comics (a few are boarded). Don’t forget to bring cash if you don’t want to pay the 50cent processing fee. Average selection though and they also have trades and collectibles. About a third of the floor space is set aside for their movie rental business. The girl that helped me out was pleasantly friendly.
Bottom line, I plan on coming back, but only if I’m looking for something specific and have exhausted all my other options. The damaged books is kind of a turn off.

They were playing back to the future. Plus two stars already.
For some reason, phones weren’t allowed. But I checked in anyway. I guess people might price check them? I don’t get it.
Lots of eye candy. Lots of Domo and Japanesque things. Cute place! Good gift spot for the nerd in your life.

Walking down the sidewalk in OB and SUDDENLY COMICS.
I duck in to have a look and come out a little while later with a reasonably-​priced Uglydoll plush for my friends and a stack of graphic novels I’d been having trouble finding at my local shops at home. Great, friendly little place and I’ll definitely stop in next time I visit SD.

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaahh!
Great little gem. I’m positive that the gentleman that helped me out was the owner, and he was super cool! Showed us all kinds of goodies and offered us many random deals, he really knows his products!
So I do have this shelf, where I have a pile of untouched trade paperbacks that I bought last week. So I had my blinders on in the comics section. They did seem to be well stocked. This place is small, but it’s much more organized than the other (great) but cluttered comic shops in town.
They have a mega selection of blind boxes and random toys! I’m a big fan of kidrobot and am thrilled to find another place to find their products!
So many random toys and things from just about anything you could be looking for.
Come check this place out! There also appeared to be a video rental store in the back, with Blockbuster going out left and right, coming to the comic book store to rent your movies may be in your near future!
Too bad I don’t live in OB!