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The Escapist Comic Bookstore Comic book store in Berkeley, CA

4.7 ★★★★★ 179 Google reviews

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The Escapist Comic Bookstore is a comic book store at 3090 Claremont Ave, Berkeley, CA. It has a 4.7-star rating from 179 Google reviews. Customer reviews or the shop's own website show it offers back issues, manga and signings.

How the shop describes itself on Google: “Local outpost specializing in new & vintage comics, graphic novels & trade paperbacks.”

What it's known for

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  • “Great back issue and very large trade paper selections, friendly staff with a comfortable environment to hang out.”

    Google review · Mentioned 3 times in reviews

  • “Tons of stuff to browse, from Silver and Bronze Age classics to out of print TPB’s and hardcovers, manga and whatever you may think of.”

    Google review · Mentioned 3 times in reviews

  • Signings & creator events

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    Mentioned once in reviews

From Google reviews

Literally anything you could ever want and then some. They also have a huge science fiction + fantasy bookstore two doors down, which also has everything you could ever want. They have something for everyone - we spent an hour or two here.

★★★★★ Will, Mar 2025

We're in Berkeley for a week while my daughter is at the college and we are going around checking out different comic book stores in the area everyday...This is by far the best one!

★★★★★ Ushko, Jun 2024

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