I purchased a comic book slab graded cgc from this company. This comic book was mailed very well and hard to get into. Great packaging! Inside the well packed box was the worst fake cgc slab I’ve ever seen. A graded of 9.6 with white pages and the cover was so off center you could see the brown pages in the comic book behind the cover. Don’t trust this company they will fake slabs to make a dollar!!!

Really nice place, with some good comics at a great price and friendly staff.

Always a chill place to hang out. Very helpful staff and organized products. They recently added consoles for customers to play so even if youre not into cards or just waiting between matches or your dnd was cancelled theres something to do.

Whole store is surrounded around the people playing cards while the books are comics are off to the side. Kinda uncomfortable.

Cool local shop. Nice employees. Give it some love.

Really lovely place to play cards! We always have a good time and the owner is sweet as pie and always willing to help with whatever you need.

Fantastic place. Glad to see my childhood is still alive and kicking.

Great people who are very friendly, also they sell all kinds of collectables and they hold card tournaments.

Imperial Emporium is the representation of a small town Comic/Gaming paradise, its what as a child you grow up wishing for in your little town... They have a great selection of just about anything you want related to gaming and comics. The Staff is Top notch, they know you by name and go out of their way to get you whatever you may need. I highly recommend Imperial Emporium for all your gaming/comic book needs.5 stars all the way... My wife love the old comics she buys up as many as she can to make her great crafts...

It was ok run down not alot of stock to choose from gamers alley in Gastonia is much better

Best place in Cleveland County for your collectibles! MTG, YUGIOH POMEMON, COMICS and BOARDGAMES

Cool Store. Super stoked they went back to 1 owner. Much more of a friendly atmosphere now since the other guy left. Thanks for the help guys.

Nice clean store my first time being there.it wont be my last

Great comic and game shop, owned by one of the kindest souls in all of NC. Cant recommend it enough, especially if you like comics or board games, or if you have children.

Good place to hang out and play some games and get comics

I had a good time in there respectful work love my new old comic book

Very helpful and friendly.

Really cool shop with a wide variety of items for pop culture fans.

I came for the arcades the staff was super friendly and it was an all around chill vibe...Even a really cute dog was there...6 stars!So myself and my beautiful partner were playing one of the super hard beat em ups on one of the arcade cabinets and the quarter slot stuck...and caused us to lose our progress the guy came over and gave us enough credit to get us back to where we were...and then some!...I wqsnt planning on doing much other than the arcade machines...but I just had to spend more money there...It was absolutely stellar...cant recommend enough...Come spend your money here!

Made me feel. Like a kid again. Love it here l. Open and honest

Nice place to go.

Awesome card and comic book shop! Helpful staff and friendly customers. Will happily go back.

They are always so nice. The atmosphere is all around amazing! Very homey!

Great place to hang out with your friends and play all sorts of tabletop games. Also great place to make new friends. The owner, Jamal Edwards is a nice and funny person almost anyone can get along with.

One of the best comic shops you can visit. The owners are very friendly and knowledgeable. If they dont have what you want they can vey quickly get it. I spend a lot of time here. I am proud to be a customer of this shop

Sick store in Shelby, in a tiny downtown. Comic books, cool Dragon Ball merchandise, a few arcade cabinets, and great staff. Simply to say this is worth checking out.

Great store and amazing people

Went in to buy my son a birthday gift. The guy behind the counter was busy telling war stories and talking politics to his friends. When they finally left, he still continued to ignore my wife and I, and we were standing in front of him at the counter. He walked past us to the back and never said a word. I guess we don’t look like the type to hang out in a comic book store or a gamer. Lost a big sale, on top of that I will never come back to this place again and will tell everyone that I know. I drove 40 minuets from Forest City. Next time I will just go to Spartanburg. Don’t waste your time at this place. It’s a joke....

As the only comic book store in shelby I have to say its fantastic great stuff

Very friendly owner. A variety of everything for geek culture. Will definitely visit again!

Went and played smash with my buds and loved our time there. The staff are super sweet and are nerds just like I am so having a conversation with them is easy

It is a great place to play with other magic players and to hang out

Awesome place. Very friendly people and great at helping you out. My son loves it.

Very friendly place, GREAT way to spend all your hard earned $$$. Staff is well versed in most all forms of gaming.

Very nice people, nice downtown location, and a wonderful owner who will help you get what you need for your warhammer needs

A wonderful owner who has a fantastic shop. The variety of exotic foods is really appreciated from Japan and elsewhere!

The only reason I go there is to get comic supplies. First time, someone walked in before me trying to sell Magic Cards. I literally stoid there almost 30 minutes waiting. They completed their transaction but stood there and talked. Completely ignoring me. Second time, I walk in and no employee is present. Again, I stand there ignored for 15 minutes. Finalky, a kid from the back runs up to help me. He was playing a board game. The Golden Rule if small business is customer service. They lack in that area.

Great selection, with a friendly, knowledgeable staff. Has new and old comics, cards, toys, you name it

Fantastic staff

Good place needs better parking not enough close to store at times though more due to city than store

Fantastic place that ive been coming to since day one. Great sense of community, friendly staff, and an awe inspiring inventory.

Friendly people. Very knowledgeable of their items.

The imperial emporium is the best place to get comics I can always find the newest ones that have just come out and they have a great selection of older comics

Super friendly staff great environment

Come down, get your nerd on! Be it comics, CCGs, RPGs, board games. Great, friendly place, cozy but no joke!

They were rude and unhelpful. I had called before going to make sure they had what we wanted he told me yeah we have lots of those. When we got there the had two.

The nicest staff I have ever met. Talked about comics with them and had a great time, definitely going again!

Very friendly and helpful staff, good selection for a small store

Great comic book store. Knowledgeable staff.

Great the owner is a really cool guy

Great employees and great selection of products to satisfy whatever your interest in comics and games.

Ive never been to this store have no intentions after the way they scam people on eBay with pre-orders and never ship!! Fact is they be cheat over 40 people out of pre-orders and never responses to emails or phone calls. That says enough about them for me!! That I know this isnt a place you should want to visit if your looking for fairness and honestly.

Extremely nice and friendly staff, good selection of products, will be returning

Grandson loves it

Great new comic shop and game spot, and an incredibly welcome addition to Uptown Shelby. Jamaal, Josh, and the rest of the staff are incredibly welcoming, knowledgeable, and helpful. From comic subscription services, tabletop, card and RPGs, to game nights, to completely nerded out conversations about everything from the Avengers to Zootopia, this is the place to be!

Over 50 ppl (me included) bought comic pre-sales from them on eBay, and they never sent anything... now theyre gone from eBay! I contacted them on FB to see if someone had created a fake account using their name, but they confirmed it was theirs, and just blamed PayPal and wont even try to solve anything. Even if its PayPals fault, you are responsible for those pre-sales, you cannot just disappear with our money, at least reach out so we can solve this together... Thats the difference between customer service and scamming...

Great new location with tons of room!

Very nice shop has a huge selection

I love this place, great customer service and great arcades.

They have great people and friendly staff

My favorite shop to go play Magic!

Comic books, hero clicks, and deck building game essentials.

A great little game store

Incredibly knowledgeable and friendly staff!

One of my favorite spots

Cool store with fun stuff!

Board game selection is very limited. All selections very limited. There isnt enough play space for a bug tournament.

Real friendly and helpful.

Books are interesting and affordable

Not all that great.

My favorite place to play cards!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome.