Marblehead's Games

Marblehead's Games is a comics, games and collectibles shop at 6300 22nd Ave in Kenosha, on the corner of 22nd Avenue and 63rd Street in the Uptown area. It carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering and Disney Lorcana alongside a full Warhammer range, a comic book section with pull lists, and a large shelf of toys and pop culture collectibles. It suits card players who also paint miniatures, read comics or want a table to sit at, since open gaming space is available whenever the store is open.

What's on the shelves

For card players, the store stocks packs and single cards for Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon, plus Disney Lorcana. Singles are priced at current market prices, and the supplies wall covers card boxes, sleeves and playing mats.

The rest of the store is broader than most card shops. Board games, role-playing games and Dungeons & Dragons product fill the game shelves, with plenty of dice. Games Workshop has its own section: Citadel and Army Painter paint racks, tools and accessories for Warhammer miniatures, nearly everything available for Warhammer 40,000, and miniatures for Age of Sigmar, Warcry and Kill Team, plus White Dwarf magazine.

Collectibles run to thousands of toys and pieces of ephemera, including Funko Pops, statues and vinyl records, with items changing daily.

Comics

New Marvel and DC titles arrive every week, along with most major independent publishers. DC and manga go on sale on Tuesdays, and Marvel and everything else on Wednesdays. The store also has manga and graphic novels, a growing back issue section, and comic boxes, bags and boards in all sizes. Customers can start a pull list, and regular pull list customers, or anyone spending more than $20 on new issues, get a discount.

Play space

Open gaming space and a game library are available during all store hours. The playspace has public and private tables and demo games, and private gaming rooms can be reserved for running a campaign. The store also provides space for kids to play Dungeons & Dragons or learn a new board or card game. Lorcana players have had a Friday night session for playing or learning the game.

Hours and getting there

The store sits at 6300 22nd Ave, on the corner of 22nd Avenue and 63rd Street.

History

Marblehead's Games opened in October 2021, after Kenosha was left without a comic store following the events of 2020. The three partners have spent most of their lives in Kenosha, and one of them had run an earlier version of the business on the same block. The shop took over a corner building in Uptown, formerly an appliance store that never reopened, one of the few in the area spared from the looting and fires.

The shop aims to be a destination for visitors taking in Kenosha's museums, lakefront and restaurants. It has also hosted community events, including an Uptown clean-up day, and the Kenosha Steampunk Society planned to resume monthly meetings there in its first months.

The local scene

Several other hobby stores are within about a mile, including Dons Hobby, toys and collectibles experience, The Game Grotto and Inner Child Collectibles And Comics. Card shows in the region include Pokeween Trick-or-Treat Show on October 31, 2026, about 34 miles away, and Pokemon and TCG at the station on November 7, about 34 miles away. Vernon Hills Card Expo follows on November 15, about 26 miles off, and FAT DADDY'S SPORTS in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, runs November 28 and December 26, about 22 miles away.