Neon Comics

Neon Comics is a comic and collectibles shop in Edinburg, Texas, at 5115 S Business Hwy 281, Suite J. It opened in April 2022 and has grown from a hobby into a family business. It sells comics first, with Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering product alongside them, and it keeps evening and weekend afternoon hours that suit people who work days.

What's on the shelves

Comics are the core of the stock. The shop carries new releases, back issues, key comics, and trades and paperbacks, and its back issues are sorted into alphabetical bins with a separate bin for key issues. New titles come in weekly, and the shelves lean toward DC, Marvel, Image and IDW, including variant covers such as card stock and foil editions. A batch of older back issues is added to the stock every month, so the long boxes change from one visit to the next.

Beyond comics, the shop sells manga, video games and Warhammer. The trading card side covers Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering, with card accessories on hand as well.

Organized play and events

Neon Comics runs Pokémon League and hosts the Pokémon League Cup. Prerelease events have a defined process: a Delta Reign prerelease was capped at 16 players on a first come, first served basis. Seats are reserved through a tournament registration form that asks for an email address, a name, a phone number and a Pokémon Player ID. The shop verifies the Player ID and then emails a link to purchase the seat, and any unverified purchases are canceled. The shop checks email daily, so replies are not instant.

Store policies

Purchases can be returned within 10 days of receiving the item, provided it is in the condition it arrived in and in its original packaging, with a receipt or proof of purchase. Sale items and gift cards cannot be returned. A return has to be requested before anything is sent back, and items shipped without a request are not accepted. Approved refunds go back to the original payment method within 10 business days. Returns are processed at a separate address on W University Drive in Edinburg, not at the shop itself.

Hours and getting there

The shop sits in Suite J at 5115 S Business Hwy 281, Edinburg, TX 78539.

History

Neon Comics opened in April 2022 at 3820 S Bus Hwy 281, Suite A in Edinburg. In April 2023 it moved to its current space on the same highway, which brought more room and a broader selection.

The local scene

Edinburg and McAllen have several other hobby stops within a few miles. In Edinburg, AA Trading is about 1.2 miles away and 956 Sports Cards about 1.4 miles. In McAllen, Bente's Hobby Shop is about 2 miles away, and Hobby Pro R/C and Limited Editions Comics & Collectibles are each about 2.7 miles away.