This place is clearly rockin' it with how many amazing reviews they have! Let's add one more.
I am from Minnesota and was visiting my friends in Arizona and they brought me into Drawn to Comics one afternoon.
First off, "DRAWN To Comics"?! +100 points for the punny name. I am a sucker for puns. Already sold.
It's a quaint place that doesn't lack in personality and selection based on their size. It's perfect. They have a great selection of indie comics which is right up my alley.
Another +50 points.
The owners, their kid, and the rest of their staff is extremely friendly and personable. They leave you alone when you want to be left alone and they are there to help should you need it.
Given my friends had only been living in Arizona for around 6 months the establishment already knew their names and greeted them warmly and like old friends. +500 points.
Why 500 points for that, you ask?!
There is nothing better than feeling like you're a regular somewhere - -
it's a special feeling when "everyone knowwwws your naaaaaame".
You're a somebody and it warms your heart like a hobo being given leftover scraps from the fancy Italian joint down the street.
Now to the event that really won me over:
A month or so later, I sent Drawn to Comics a message from Minnesota asking if they would be willing to help me pull off a birthday surprise; I wanted to purchase the first 5 issues of Black Magick (read it, now.) for my friend who had previously brought me there when I visited. The catch is that I was wondering if they would not only allow me to pay via paypal but also have them secretly slip them into her weekly Wednesday pickup order with a note that says "Happy Birthday, Kayla -from Nichole" on it.
Without any hesitation they obliged and a week later I got a note from my friend Kayla just gushing over the secret birthday present she found in her weekly haul.
I was so ecstatic they helped me pull it off! I scored major bff points.
Now, I was expecting them to just slap a post-it on the stack of comics I bought her that said Happy Birthday on it but when she sent me a pic of what she received I was overjoyed.
They went above and beyond to craft an awesome little birthday note that just brought the whole experience from a 10 to an 11.
Arizona, you are so lucky to have Drawn to Comics; I could only wish to be so lucky as to have such an amazing and independently owned shop that cares that much about their customers.
I can't wait to return to Arizona so I can pick up my new issues for the week and thank the staff profusely in person.