Manifest Comics

Manifest Comics is a comic and card shop in Bayonne, New Jersey, that opened in 2012 and sells comics, manga, board games and trading card games. The shop runs a full week of organized play for Pokémon, One Piece Card Game, Disney Lorcana and Magic: The Gathering, and it suits players who want a stocked, orderly space for weekly events, plus readers who want a pull list handled without fuss.

What's on the shelves

The store carries new comics, back issues, manga and board games alongside trading card game product for Pokémon, One Piece Card Game, Disney Lorcana and Magic: The Gathering. A pull list service is offered, and only three ongoing titles are needed to start one. The owners aim to keep prices fair and to get the hottest new releases onto the shelves.

Weekly play

Trading card game events start on time and are run by staff who know the games. The recurring schedule for the main card games runs through the weekend and into the week.

The calendar also holds Commander Night on Wednesdays at 6 PM, D&D and board games on Mondays at 6 PM, Smash Bros on Tuesdays at 6 PM, and a Gundam Card Game session on Sundays at 2:30 PM.

Event sign-ups

Spots in tournaments can be reserved ahead of time by sending the store a name, the event and a player ID where the event requires one. Payment in advance is not required, but a spot is not held for an unpaid player once the event begins. Events that use a publisher app such as Bandai TCG+ are reserved through that app, and other special events can be reserved through the store's RSVP. A spot in a special event is not confirmed until the store confirms it. Monthly highlights are posted on a board in the shop.

Play space and memberships

The space has banquet chairs and air purifiers, and the store enforces a hygiene policy. Pay-and-play access costs $10 and covers up to 4 hours with the board game library or whatever you bring to play. It includes 10% off board games and a $2 drink credit every Thursday.

A monthly membership costs $35 and is signed up for in store. It includes everything in the $10 entry plus 10% off supplies, early access to free items, half-price bring-a-friend days, a $5 per-child visit rate and exclusive deals through the store's community server. Membership fees go toward the space and also open up in-store discounts and special preorder offers.

Hours and getting there

The shop is at 766 Broadway, Suite 3, with its entrance on the 34th Street side of the building.

History

The store opened in 2012, shortly after Hurricane Sandy, at a time when there was no working computer and plenty of shipments had gone missing. It has grown gradually since then from a comic shop into a hub for card games and tabletop play. The owner set out to open the kind of shop he wanted as a kid, and because fans rarely stick to one genre or medium, the stock widened to match.

The local scene

Two other stores sit in Bayonne: Mom and Pop Shop Collectibles LLC, about 1.7 miles away, and Nathans Collections, about 1.8 miles away. Across the water, The Kickback Gamers Lounge is about 2.7 miles away in New York, Hypno-Tronic Comics is about 2.8 miles away on Staten Island, and City Cards & Collectibles is about 3 miles away in New York. For bigger shows, Project TCG EXPO at Queens College starts October 31, 2026, about 15.6 miles from the shop, and SUPERCON: Queens follows on November 8, 2026.