Two Burlington institutions merged under one roof on Bank Street — Pokemon and Magic singles, deep comic back issues, and open gaming tables.
For thirty-odd years these were two separate businesses stacked on top of each other at 154 Church Street: Earth Prime Comics on the ground floor, Quarterstaff Games up a narrow staircase on the second. In May 2026 they finally became one store, moving two blocks to a ground-level space in the Burlington Square development at 130 Bank Street — across the street, as it happens, from where Christine Farrell opened Earth Prime back in 1983.
The merger solved a problem that had quietly limited the shop for years. The old upstairs gamespace wasn't wheelchair accessible and had no room for organized play, which made it effectively impossible to run sanctioned Magic: The Gathering or Pokemon events. The Bank Street floorplan fixed both: the space is fully accessible and holds multiple gaming tables, and the shop has been working through the process of becoming an official Wizards and Pokemon venue. Weekly programming already runs the gamut, from Pokemon Club nights to Star Wars Legion.
What you'll actually find on the shelves is unusually broad for a Burlington card shop. Collectible card games sit alongside Warhammer and Warmachine miniatures, Euro-style board games, and Pathfinder and D&D rulebooks. The accessory wall is genuinely deep — a large Chessex dice selection, name-brand sleeves and deck boxes, plus a hobby section carrying Vallejo and P3 paints and modeling tools. Because Earth Prime came along for the move, the same trip gets you new-release comics, graphic novels, and back issues, which is not a combination most game stores can offer.
Timing matters here in a specific way. Store hours run 11am to 7pm Monday through Saturday and 11am to 6pm Sunday, but the gamespace keeps its own longer schedule: open until 11pm on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and until 9pm Wednesday. If you're coming to shop, any afternoon works. If you're coming to play, aim for a late weeknight. New comics are stocked Wednesdays, though longtime customers note they tend to hit the shelf early-to-mid afternoon rather than at open.
The new location sits next to the AC Hotel and Jitters Café, and staff have said the neighborhood feel of Burlington Square has been a pleasant surprise after decades on the Church Street Marketplace. There's a webstore for online orders, and the shop runs an active Discord and Instagram where event schedules get posted. Worth knowing before you go: this is a game-and-comics store that sells trading cards, not a sports-card counter — for graded sports slabs you'll want to look elsewhere in Chittenden County.
