Comics & Collectibles

East Memphis institution since 1986 with a long Pokemon and sports-card aisle, deep back-issue bins, and a Wednesday-morning crowd of regulars.

Comics & Collectibles has held down the same East Memphis address on Poplar Avenue since 1986, making it the elder statesman of the Memphis card shop scene. The shop's been buying, selling, and trading comics, toys, and cards through every cycle of the hobby — and it's still going strong with a steady weekly crowd that knows the staff by name.

The layout puts comics up front, with a long trading card aisle running along the side wall. Pokemon sealed and singles are the most active section, Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh fill the rest of the TCG wall, and a sports card display case sits near the register with a mix of slabbed Tigers, Titans, and Grizzlies cards. The shop maintains a binder of older Pokemon singles that turns over slowly — worth a flip if you're hunting WOTC-era stuff.

What keeps regulars coming back is the staff. Owner Shannon and the team will take time to talk through a collection appraisal, dig through long boxes for a back issue, or remember what set you were chasing from the last visit. The shop accepts trade-ins on cards and comics, and the buy prices are fair without being predatory.

For a Pokemon cards Memphis run that pairs well with a comic-shop visit, this is the East Memphis standard. Wednesday is new-comic day so the morning gets busy; afternoons and weekday evenings are calmer if you want time to browse. Easy parking off Poplar.