Best of KC 2020: A to Z comics bring the best back-issue browsing around
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2020. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout November.
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Maybe we can’t all go and get our fingers dirty digging through back-issue bins like we might want to, but when the time comes that we can once more, the place to do it in KC is A to Z Comics in Blue Springs. Kansas City is home to a vibrant comics scene, including exciting local creators and plenty of happening stores, but searching through back-issues for that one hard-to-find title (or just a gem you hadn’t heard of) is as likely to be a chore as a pleasure. Not so at A to Z.
As the name implies, A to Z’s back-issue bins are meticulously sorted, making it easy to find what you’re looking for, with plenty of specialty boxes for more obscure stuff, from movie tie-ins to Clive Barker comics and beyond. They also bind together specific storylines when they have them all, so that you can buy, say, an entire Hellboy mini-series in one bundle. Plus, the back-issues at A to Z are pretty much always half off, meaning that you get a great deal on whatever you do find. On top of all that, A to Z has the friendliest staff you could ever ask for, and a great selection of other stuff, from toys and games to old magazines and Magic cards.
A to Z Comics, 1300 SW U.S. 40, Blue Springs, MO 64015