I love comic books. ABC is a great place to pick up new and old comic books as well as old books, especially those you can't find anywhere else.The staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and nice. They have huge bins of old comics at $1 a piece as well as tons of old magazines. Comics are sold at par with US prices, which is a great deal.One problem is you probably would not go there as a comic... more

I've been following ABC through three different locations, now, and one thing has remained consistent: a truly breathtaking selection of science fiction and fantasy. In the current store, the entire West wall of the store is crammed, literally from floor to ceiling, with everything from 50s pulps to surprisingly recent editions. The shelves start at about waist height, there are overstocks... more

This is a great store if you're looking to buy a telephone directory of British Columbia from 1954. Small on the outside, the shelves go far back into the store, deep into the recesses of old magazines, decade old harlequins, and pulp crime so old the pages are literally turning to pulp. Every reader of trash has their own specific style of trash, and ABC caters to collectors and junkies from... more

Generally I go into bookstores looking for literature, and though I didn't expect to find a treasure trove of novels I was hoping to read, find that very treasure trove I did.  It may take a bit of wading through the enormous selection here, but the range of books here is impressive and therefore worth the search.  There are plenty of things in this store for the lover of science fiction and... more

This used book and comics store is tucked away just off South Granville Street, on Broadway Avenue. Though it's easy to miss, it may be among the best used book stores I've experienced in Vancouver, especially if you're looking for sci-fi, fantasy, or mystery novels.ABC is cluttered with used paperbacks and comic books (though sorting through is made easier as everything is arranged... more