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Amazing Fantasy Books & Comics
20505 South La Grange Road, Frankfort, IL 60423, United States
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Amazing Fantasy Books & Comics
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De
Review №1

We werent greeted when we walked in, the guy working there was busy on his phone. Im huge on customer engagement since I have experience in customer service. I wouldnt go out of my way to return to this store.. They did have a nice clean organized store and we found and bought what we were looking for. I did see another employee in the back come in after a smoke break but also on the phone. Sad. Wish someone would have said hello. Thank you for coming. Bye, have a nice day. Something pleasant.

Ru
Review №2

Didnt know it was free comic book day so there was a line to get in the store. ( we were in line 30 seconds) The staff was friendly, courteous and very helpful. The store is well stocked with a large variety of items that are easy to access. The aisles are wide and the store is very clean. We have found our new comic destination.😊

Er
Review №3

Came here for the first time during Free Comic Book Day. Not only do they have a huge selection of comics but they also have manga, graphic novels, and board games. Employees are very nice and open to any questions you may have. Will definitely come back here!

Ju
Review №4

We went to the store in Frankfort, IL. The staff was great and helped to pick out current popular comic books that a teen would like since I was buying for my grandson and had no clue! The store was clean and well organized. They also stocked games and had a nice selection of merchandise and something for all age groups... I even picked up a comic book for my 7 year old great nephew!

Jo
Review №5

Visiting family in Frankfort and called them to see if they had Evolving Skies B&Bs in stock and they said they did. I went the next day in the morning and the workers were all very friendly and they had an assortment of other product so I got some other stuff plus what I came for. I recommend this place HIGHLY because they have very competitive pricing, they have limits on things and its a sigh of relief to see them not charging double msrp for everything and/or letting one person buy them out like some LGS do. If you are in the area this is the shop to visit!

Fr
Review №6

Great employees and owner. All of them go out of their way to find what youre looking for. Great selection and more of an open atmosphere. So theres no crowding. By far my favorite comic store

Ba
Review №7

The person in charge of the magic singles cared more about their game than helping me. Not enjoyable. Would not go again.

Ja
Review №8

The staff here is amazing, friendly, and knowledgeable, and will also answer your questions via Facebook. I have long been looking for a great all-aroubd geek store, and this is my new go-to! With everything from comics to collectables, board, card, and RPG gaming, and a wide selection of everything, I fell in love on my first visit. Three visits in, and I know my first visit wasnt just a lucky visit. Its about a half-hour, forty-five minute drive from my home, but its worth the drive! Now all I have to do is remind my wallet my funds are not unlimited!

Ge
Review №9

Great neighborhood game store. Good selection. Better prices.

Jo
Review №10

Average comic book store. Nothing spectacular. Workers were a little cold-ish but helpful.

Ph
Review №11

Place was clean. Help was helpful. Will be back again.

Le
Review №12

Absolutely adore this place for board games and mini-figures. The staff is very nice and extremely fun to talk to. I hope that with lockdowns coming to an end and a successful vaccine rollout, we can start to play board games here again soon!

Be
Review №13

Loved it such a big selection and Im a big anime nerd starting up my collection cant wait to come back bought these on my first trip there

Be
Review №14

Good selection of well priced fantasy miniatures, friendly helpful staff.

Jo
Review №15

They always have the latest issues in stock. They also keep their Facebook page updated with all releases.

Mo
Review №16

One of the best comic shops in Chicagoland!Great staff, a wide variety of new and older comics, and a large graphic novel, action figure, and board game sections as well. They always have good sales for holidays/special events, and are one of the best stores to go to for Free Comic Book Day as they will give away more free comics than most other comic stores.Ive been shopping here since they were located on Rt. 30 more than a decade ago.

Mi
Review №17

Hands down, this is my favorite comic book shop in Illinois. Such a huge collection of comics and graphic novels. AF has a wonderful selection of toys, FUNKOs, and other collectibles. They also occasionally run some great deals on old TPB’s.The staff is always friendly and helpful. Their social media presence is great. And they were always on the ball with safety during COVID.The only negative is that the building seems to be a total dead zone for cell phone service. I’ve found myself needing to go outside to send a text or pic to a friend, but I understand that this is out of their control.The other Amazing Fantasy’s in the area are good too, but this one is the best!

Jo
Review №18

Best comics & games store around large selection and friendly staff!

Mi
Review №19

This place is incredible! I found omnibuses here that I couldn’t find anywhere else

Ja
Review №20

Great place to get all your comics and gaming needs. Knowledgeable staff

To
Review №21

Large store with a large selection of everything nerd/pop culture. Staff is always nice and helpful. I will take a small detour if I am in the area to make sure I stop there.

Bi
Review №22

Best comic shop in the area! The staff are absolutely amazing and friendly!

Ru
Review №23

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Great place!

Ry
Review №24

Its a nice size store with plenty of room & things available from board games, vintage and current pop culture items, comics of course.

Fr
Review №25

I was in there and they were listening to a socialist radio station, It was weird, I mean it actually said..Youre listening to the socialist radio network..it was weird.The lady there was asking customers if they took the vaccine. then a customer came in and asked for a certain comic and when he left they made fun of him, mocking him, because he scoffed at the whole sanitizer set up, still used it mind you, since she told him to. The hole sanitizer set up is bizarre. They will demand you use it. I know, their store, their rules, but ffs!Im never going back.

Jo
Review №26

Excellent Service and some really nice stuff this store has here definitely check it out and give this store a try!!!

La
Review №27

This place is awesome! Great place for collectibles, comics and so much more.

Jo
Review №28

Great place for buying comics and games locally

NW
Review №29

Great store! Well organized with plenty of titles. If they dont have what youre looking for they can get it for you

Ma
Review №30

Well stocked, big selection.

Pe
Review №31

Cannot really say too much that has not already been said. This place is amazing with very friendly staff and a very impressive selection. The items I purchased were at MSRP with no additional tax.Please come here.

Ca
Review №32

Edit: 4/1/2021 - Came in to speak about the packs and the owner was fully transparent. Showed me the shipment box and allowed me to open a sealed battle styles booster box... 100% legit, just Pokémon Co. themself rushing product and booster packs coming out very janky... Buy from AFBC, great store!Have been buying booster packs of Pokémon cards from them for a very fair price for a month or so now and my little cousin opens them... it’s a shared bonding type of thing. I didn’t really pay much attention to the seal on the packs until I recently got my hand on factory sealed booster boxes... the packs that came in the completely sealed brand new booster boxes were wayyyy different from the seal on the packs I purchased from Amazing Fantasy. I went to do a bit of research and stumbled upon “resealed” packs. My BNIB packs were 100% legit, whereas the AF packs were ALL sealed in a really weird way and all opened as if they’d been opened before. The specific packs I purchased from them were the “loose” vivid voltage, darkness ablaze, and battle styles packs... seeing that battle styles recently came out, there is absolutely no reason all of the packs I opened had the same messed up seal as the darkness ablaze packs that were also purchased. I love Amazing Fantasy, but I would highly advise to ONLY BUY COMPLETELY SEALED Pokémon boxes/tins from them if you can. Also, the darkness ablaze packs that had green code cards were yielding V’s and even VMax’s, that was another suspicion I had from the experience... the white code card booster packs few times had no actual “hits” in them, but the green code cards did, so confusing. Once again, I love the store, but I have a feeling whomever they are getting their booster boxes from may be supplying them with resealed packs.

Am
Review №33

Staff was helpful and there were tons of options!

Ge
Review №34

Always fun to find new titles and games at AF.

Ge
Review №35

Great sales when they have them, great selection, and great organization too. Did I mention this store was great? :)I like coming here for Funko POPs and graphic novels.

To
Review №36

Been a loyal customer for nearly 25 years and theyve never let me down. Consistently, theyve provided quality service and quality product. Well worth your patronage!

Je
Review №37

Great store. Nice people. Great service

Br
Review №38

Great selection and friendly staff

Ch
Review №39

Amazing boardgame library, and great place for Friday night magic, but limited selection and customer service (no special orders, no returns)

Fr
Review №40

Big selection of comics. Friendly staff.

Ed
Review №41

What a great selection of everything a comic book geek will want

Ad
Review №42

Fun place to buy comics and other comic related items, I can spend hours in there.

Ra
Review №43

Truly an Amazing place! Staff make you feel welcome, and they always have what I need for my collections. Cool place.

Ty
Review №44

Friendly staff, and a wide selection of minis, comics, games and cards. Ive never left without adding something new to my collection

Ma
Review №45

This is a great place to get your comics, graphic novels and collectibles. I go there for my Venom items.

Pr
Review №46

Best selection in the chicagoland area, plus they host many events like Friday night magic, and board/table top gaming. Wont get my comics anywhere else

Ca
Review №47

Nice emplyees and very helpful. Alot of inventory in great condition.

Ri
Review №48

Lady was kinda short with me when I walked in. When I asked her about some back issues the first thing out of her mouth was please use the hand sanitizer as she was pointing at the hand sanitizer. Maybe I looked like a bum I dont know... I was in there for about 2 1/2 minutes.

jo
Review №49

Love it very helpful and safe place to be with fantastic service

cu
Review №50

Well deserved reputation as a local geek pilgrimage site. Amazing selection of games and minis; comics of course; and even Gundam models!

Br
Review №51

This is the best comics store around! They have a great selection of comics, graphic novels, collectables and so much more. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. They are always willing to help! They also have great sales and events. This is a must for anyone who loves comics, cards, games, pop culture, etc!

Ky
Review №52

Ive been visiting this shop for a few years now, and its great. Friendly and knowledgeable staff, a HUGE selection of new and back issues, plenty of collectibles, and quite a bit of card/tabletop gaming merch, including model paints! They also do punch cards for trades/graphic novels and Funko Pops. If youre a geek in the South Burbs, you definitely need to check it out!

Pe
Review №53

Great selection of comic books and magic cards

Da
Review №54

Fantastic comic shop with a huge board game selection.

Gl
Review №55

They have it all - more than wo Rows of Funco POP! Loads of games. Great staff. ...and of course all the comics you want.

Ed
Review №56

Love this place. New comix, old comix, a huge selection of RP games

Da
Review №57

Employees are always great and helpful. And they have a very wide selection of comics and board games.

Ji
Review №58

Very clean store! Great selection of comics, trades and figures. Huge Funko Pop selection with a great frequent buyers club. Doesnt cost a thing and if you have multiple cards with a few punches each, they let you combine them.Staff could be a bit friendlier to non-regulars but that is the only semi-complaint.

Ja
Review №59

Fantastic selection to choose from and the staff is very friendly and helpful. This is my ideal spot for comic books.

Ro
Review №60

Great comic and memorabilia selections. Staff is awesome

Fr
Review №61

I always find something cool here.

Wi
Review №62

Friendly, helpful staff.

Jo
Review №63

Been going to A&F for years. Helpful staff and if they dont have it they will always check to see if they can order it. I enjoy the board games, CCGs and minis. They carry paints and primers to get you started right away. And they have dice in a cabinet and loose dice at the counter as well. Highly recommend this place for you geek needs!

Pa
Review №64

Love this place! Great selection, great customer service and theyve been more than generous with any issues Ive had with a book! Would recommend!

Do
Review №65

This place is still one of my favorite places to be

Lo
Review №66

Always enjoy a good read.

Ja
Review №67

The staff are always polite and very helpful. I highly recommend this place.

Be
Review №68

While I pick up the two kids I watch for the night, everyone is pleasant despite not knowing who I am. They even include me in the conversations. I have immediately felt included in the Pokemon club.

Ma
Review №69

Great community and have open space for people to walk in and have their own fun. They also have a shelf of games that one can take down and try out. The only pitfall is that the price of everything is noticeable high

Ar
Review №70

Awesome place! The staff are so very friendly and helpful here. They will go out of their way to assist you in finding something. The store is extremely organized. There are also always sales items. Today the associate provided me with a good gift idea for someone on my shopping list! Thank you!

St
Review №71

I was looking for a place to play some pen and paper games and found this location. The staff is friendly, professional, and very helpful. They put me in a group on my first day there and a year and half later I still come here every week. They have everything you need from board games, to comics, to miniatures and paints.

Za
Review №72

Everyone was really nice and I finally found a place to play D&D. I was also able to find my fiances character in a tiny figure form. ☺️

Bi
Review №73

This store, and specifically this location, is a fantastic resource for all of your geekdom needs. They have a plethora of comics, graphic novels, collectibles, toys, posters, and more. They have an enormous variety of board games, tabletop games, card games, role playing games, and all the gaming accessories. I found it particularly enjoyable checking out their miniature and dice selection.They host events as well and have plenty of space for gaming tables.

ex
Review №74

One of the largest Comicbook shops in the area. A lot of options!

Ra
Review №75

Always fun to visit and explore this store. They have the largest selection of comics that I have ever seen. And so much more than comics - games, magnets, coloring books, Funko Pops. The staff are super-friendly and extremely knowledgable.

Sc
Review №76

Great stuff!

Ma
Review №77

One of the Chicago areas best comic and pop culture stores. Huge selection of manga. Staff is super friendly.

Fr
Review №78

Been going for a long time great place

Gr
Review №79

Friendly staff and a great collection. Open during COVID!

Mi
Review №80

Best place to get comics and games. I have been going to AF for 18 years.They have an awesome staff. Lori even helped my wife to find an anniversary present for me. One of the best gifts I ever got.

Eh
Review №81

Excellent service and large inventory of comic books and more!

Ri
Review №82

Top notch comic book shop!

Su
Review №83

This is one of the BEST places for D&D. The owner is amazing and understanding, and the staff are tremendously helpful! This place is perfect for comics, strategy games, etc. I recommend at least giving this place a try and a look around if you havent been here before!

fi
Review №84

This place is awesome. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, and they have people that are good in many areas. Whether youre looking for comics, toys, or board games and games like Magic. I cant recommend this place high enough.

Jo
Review №85

Best comic shop ever. Great selection of everything you could want. Friendly staff

Jo
Review №86

Everyone there is very personable and always have suggestions for new reading material. Their selection us second to none. With the multiple locations its not hard to find one near you.

Pi
Review №87

Awesome comic book store. So much to choose from. Clean and well organized. Awesome atmosphere fun workers and customers. FunkoPop Heaven!!!

au
Review №88

Great variety

da
Review №89

Good selection

Am
Review №90

Hands down the best comic book store Ive ever shopped at! Great staff, tons of neat stuff, and the new expanded location looks great. Keep up the great work!

Jo
Review №91

Great staff. Best customer service. Huge store. I live about a mile from the AF on oak park ave but will always go to Frankfort because I get such a great customer experience.

Ch
Review №92

The place is great for comics and gaming alike. Tons of products to pick from! Also room to play games there as well.

Ma
Review №93

The staff is great and the comics and board games are awesome and have a huge variety, I do wish they had a larger heroclix section. This is where I would love to work

Ke
Review №94

The owner spent 15m with the elementary age kids I brought to find board games they would enjoy. Clean, friendly, very well curated game selection, awesome community games to come in and play to try them out.

Gr
Review №95

Excellent customer service. Great finds.

Ca
Review №96

Great selection of comic books, board games and other nerd-dom. A one stop shop with knowledgeable staff. My only complaint is that they arent incredibly friendly behind the counter even if you are a regular.

Pa
Review №97

This is a great store for comics, collectibles, Funko Pops, games etc. Ive been coming and going from this place for a long time. Once or twice Ive gotten an elitist vibe from people here (employees and patrons) for lack knowledge on comic subjects but its honestly rare, so negative stars there. They always have what Im looking for. All in all its my #1 recommendation for people looking for comics, games, collectibles, etc.

El
Review №98

This is a great comic shop with lots of back issues, games, and collectibles. The staff are also really nice. Just dont come here to play Magic: The Gathering--many of the regulars as of this post (10/29/16) are overprivileged entitled white males with all the attendant opinions and attitudes.

Je
Review №99

The store was doing free give aways on the 4th, tons of people were there, and the staff was keeping up the store really well. They had a very decent variety of comics, mangas, cards, and even board games and collectables. I been in other stores that had much less on display, and other stores that werent busy and it looked like a mess. For this store to have maintained the crowd that came out, having a great selection, and a attentive staff, certainly makes me want to make the trip to visit more often.

Je
Review №100

Fantastic selection of all types of comics and comic related items! The staff are incredibly friendly!

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  • Address:20505 South La Grange Road, Frankfort, IL 60423, United States
  • Site:http://afbooks.com/
  • Phone:+1 815-469-5092
Categories
  • Comic book store
  • Game store
Working hours
  • Monday:11AM–7PM
  • Tuesday:Closed
  • Wednesday:11AM–7PM
  • Thursday:11AM–7PM
  • Friday:11AM–5PM
  • Saturday:11AM–7PM
  • Sunday:11AM–7PM
Service options
  • Curbside pickup:Yes
  • In-store pickup:Yes
  • In-store shopping:Yes
Health & safety
  • Mask required:Yes
  • Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits:Yes
  • Safety dividers at checkout:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
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