Newbury Comics

Decent store but really lacking in comics. The store is clean and the staff is friendly, but I would've preferred a better selection and any back issues.

This particular location of this quirky local chain has been around as long as I've lived in the Metro Boston area. It is like a hidden jem that is tucked away in this oddly shaped shopping arcade. There is even a small hill of a ramp you need to climb. The store is a lot bigger than one usually expects & they have a wide assortment of novelities, music, movies, comics & clothing. So much variety could be quite overwhelming but luckily their is always a good amount of staff to answer any questions you may ever have.

Every time I am in Harvard Square I make sure that Newbury Comics is a stop. They always have a great mix of fun stuff. There are times that I don't have any items in mind but just really enjoy walking the aisles just to fill my mind with future gift ideas. Highly recommended if you happen to be looking for a quick, yet unique gift for someone. Truly a Cambridge institution. Check 'em out!

This is a really fun shop if you're a nerd. They have all sorts of fandoms here, from anime to Doctor Who to Stranger Things. You'll find something you like here, I'm sure.

They have a lot of Funko Pops for sale here. They're not that cheap though, about $12.99 for the commons and some of the more rare ones are $20+ though. I do like that their variety is so big here. I even saw One Punch Man (Saitama and Genos), One Piece (Luffy, Nami, Boa, Ace)...

They have a ton of Bob's Burgers merchandise here too.

*4.4 OUT OF 5

Our Pledge task first led us to Newbury Comics.

Positives
-There was a sick NWA poster that Chris wanted
-"socks were baller...literally there were basketball players on the socks"
- we were all big fans of the "hello my name is satan" stickers... Romy really identified with them
- really enjoyed the over the face mask with pot leaves on it

Negatives
- The clientele honestly was not the best. A pretty interesting mix of smelly pre pubescent boys and middle aged men
-the store brought back really scary memories of angsty teen years of Magic the gathering and Yu-Gi-OH
-In fact so much teen angst was brought out in Romy that she spontaneously decided to get her belly button pierced

Back in my day 5 stars
Today 2.5

I've been frequenting Newbury Comics in the Garage since 1982... first purchase I bought a Youth of Today Lp, Sound and Fury. Classic.

Back in the day, it was just comics and hardcore (the original do it yourself) albums... which is now mainstream thanks to Nirvana, Pearl Jam and RHCP commercial success and the likes of WFNX 101.7 before they went trash.

Hipster heaven, it is today for kids as Spencer's was to me in the early 1980s... full of novelty crap.

Shockingly I'm surprised in this day and age they are surviving as well as they are... maybe?

Also used to frequent 268...old school... Boston Not LA.

Newbury Comics is wicked awesome! I've been buying vinyl since my first purchase back in 1970-what, John Williams "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" 7" single. Even when CD's hit, I kept buying local band 7"s, and now VINYL is back!

For all of the reviewers that hob nob with the vinyl snobs and say Newbury Comics can't offer a good music-buying experience like they used to, I say "You're dead wrong". At Newbury Comics I picked up a Rhino 7" reissue of New Order's "Temptation", my favorite original version of my fave song by one of my fave bands.

I don't need anyone behind the counter to help me look for records or CDs, so I was happy to flip through Newbury's extensive 7" collection, their "Wicked Deals" CD bin, and drooled over their great prices on new CDs. I did find several things of note in the Wicked Deals for $2.99, which is like, the price of a coffee these days!

Newbury has a great used-DVD selection! I mean, TWO copies of the Blaxploitation classic "Dolemite"? TV series box sets, horror classics, anything you want, they have it!

Newbury also caters to teens and Comic Book Guy-type bauble collectors, with their walls of action figures, tee shirts, stickers, and flashy detritus that is FUN, but easy to ignore if you're just shopping for music. They also offer signed pre-sale specials, as I once got a signed CD by a now-HUGE band that shall go nameless. Newbury Comics is the shit.

They discontinued the selling of those cool temporary tattoos. I know what you're probably thinking. You're probably thinking that I should get real tattoos? Well just shut up! I have 17 real tattoos but I love accessorizing with the temporary ones for fun. Now I can't do that anymore *sigh*.

All other merchandise is still out of this world! Especially the sunglasses, body jewelry and tees.

I've visited Newbury Comics, at its various locations, for pretty much as long as I can remember. Something just happened at this location that, honestly, has me swearing them off forever.

I just came back from I visit - I'd stopped in looking for a particular disc as a gift. As it turns out, there were two copies, both used. One had a significantly lower price than the other yet both seemed to be in excellent condition. I brought them up to the counter to ask what the difference was and the guy (pretty sure he's the manager, as I've seen him there for a long time) looked at them for a moment, clearly didn't know, then decided that the cheaper one was mislabelled.

Before I could say "Well, I'll take the less expensive one then" he swept it away and only allowed me to purchase the more expensive one.|

Indescribably bad form, so much so that I will never, EVER shop at a Newbury Comics ever again. Screw you - your shortsightedness means that Amazon gets my business from now on.

Yelp has a strange way of grouping things... "If you like Newbury Comics you might also like Condom World and or Harvest Co-op Markets" how very odd!

I like this store, it's where I go to get my little sisters birthday and xmas gifts. It is the only store I have found that sells hats that don't make me look like a total ass, or like a McDonalds employee. I adore my hat, and that gave me even more love (which had almost died out) for this store. I like that the Used Cds that they sell aren't in really bad condition.

The people who work at this store have a sense of humor too, which is always helpful - my cousin and I test for this almost everywhere we go.

I've never seen anything here that I couldn't find a better price for elsewhere. Its fun to peruse and get gift ideas, but they don't provide me with enough incentive to shop in store.

Good cd collection, but how many people go out and buy an album anymore...