Borderlands Comics and Games

Thirty-plus years on Laurens Road, Borderlands pairs a huge Greenville comics stock with TCG singles, sealed Pokemon and the Upstate's largest free play area.

Borderlands has been part of the Greenville hobby landscape for more than three decades, and the current 5,000-square-foot Laurens Road store reflects that longevity. Comics are the backbone — new releases, deep back issues, kids titles, graphic novels — but the gaming half of the building is where card collectors spend their time. Collectible card games occupy a substantial footprint, with Magic: The Gathering singles and sealed Pokemon product both well represented.

The play space is the differentiator. Borderlands maintains what it bills as the largest free play area in the Upstate, and it isn't a marketing line — there's genuine room to run a tournament, a miniatures league, and a casual table simultaneously. Thursday is the long night, with the shop open until 10pm specifically to accommodate events. If you want to see the community side of this Greenville card shop rather than just shop the shelves, Thursday evening is the visit to make.

Inventory extends past cards into board games, miniatures, toys, and collectibles, which makes it a practical stop for gifts as well as for personal collecting. The buy counter takes in comics, collectibles, and toys, so it's a place to move a mixed box rather than just cards.

The store has been voted Greenville's best comic shop five years running, and the staff reputation is built on knowing the stock rather than upselling it. Ask about a specific set or a run of back issues and you'll usually get a real answer.

Hours are 11am to 7:30pm Monday through Wednesday and Friday through Saturday, 11am to 10pm Thursday, and closed Sunday. There's dedicated parking at the building, and Laurens Road puts it minutes from both downtown and I-85.