Awesome comic book shop in Chapel Hill moves

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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This is my favorite comic book shop in the whole wide world. Here’s the story:

Chapel Hill Comics is moving to a bigger location seven doors down the street, at 316 West Franklin Street, between Ham’s and Hill Country Woodworks.

In addition to more display space for books and comics, the shop will feature reading groups, cartooning classes, and kids’ birthday parties.

After the store closes at 9 p.m. on Aug. 23, it will remain closed for three days and will reopen at the new location on Aug. 27 at 10 a.m. A reopening party will occur in September.

“In the three and a half years since we moved from Rosemary Street to West Franklin Street, we’ve expanded our business significantly, so we were ecstatic about the opportunity to move into a larger location in the same general area,” said owner Andrew Neal. “In addition to being able to carry more books and graphic novels, this bigger space is going to allow us to host many more events. We’ve had lots of success with our signings, parties, and our annual Kids’ Art Show, so we’re very excited to be able to expand in this way.”

The new location will have more than twice as much space overall, which will include areas for events as well as a stage for performances.

Information on events will be available at the store’s Web page, chapelhillcomics.com, as well as in-store and via the Chapel Hill Comics e-mail newsletter.

Chapel Hill Comics was a finalist in 2008 for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, an international award which honors the best comic shops in the world.