Acme Comics is a comic shop, located on Lawndale Drive, in the Irving Park Shopping Center. This comic book store has been thriving for 26 years and is a Greensboro icon. According to their website, they have over 50,000 comics in backstock, lots of action figures, new and vintage comic books. They were selected to host The Comic Book City Convention this October 26th and 27th. This is a big deal for Acme Comics, as well as for Greensboro. The convention will also be great for nearby coffee shop, Geeksboro. We applaud people who follow their dream and open businesses related to their personal interests.
In 2013, we're encouraging the citizens of Greensboro to patronize local businesses they've never visited before. Chances are, if you are a comic/action figure lover you have already been to Acme Comics. This is one genre of print that seems to be surviving the conversion to digital print.
... (Conversation recently overheard in the store) Holy atomic pile, Batman! Holy costume party, Robin! We're in the right place and we look great in print!
FYI, Lawndale was the first suburban shopping center in Greensboro (or so I've been told)
Posted by: Hugh | Thursday, January 03, 2013 at 05:45 PM
I always made a distinction between Lawndale Shopping Center and Irving Park Plaza. Geeksboro and Acme Comics are in Lawndale Shopping Cemter. Irving Park Plaza is where Liberty Oak used to be. Is this right?
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Thursday, January 03, 2013 at 09:04 PM
I think you are correct, Jane. We should have made that distinction. Here is a photo we posted almost three years ago of the strip mall that is actually Irving Park Plaza.
http://www.greensborodailyphoto.com/2010/02/irving-park-plaza-meets-allbrite-signs.html
Posted by: Janis & David | Thursday, January 03, 2013 at 09:59 PM