Paradox Comics-N-Cards Inc.

Paradox Comics-N-Cards is a combined comic shop and game store in Fargo, North Dakota, at 26 Roberts St N, in business since 1993. It sells new comics, back issues, manga and graphic novels alongside Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon and Disney Lorcana, and keeps a full calendar of organized play. It suits families, regulars looking for a weeknight tournament, and anyone with a longbox to sell.

What's on the shelves

Comics are the foundation. New releases arrive every Wednesday at 10 AM, and the shop carries a growing run of manga and graphic novels plus a large back-issue room. Pull-list subscriptions are available so a regular title never gets missed. Supplies for protecting and storing a collection are stocked too.

On the games side, the store sells board games, role-playing games, miniatures games and card games, with Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon and Disney Lorcana among the card games it carries.

Buying and trading

The store pays cash for comic books every day, with trade-in and buylist offers also available. Anyone with a stack to move can call ahead to set a time to drop the books off, since the back-issue room is always looking for stock. Magic singles are bought for cash or trade, priced against the market price for each card.

Organized play and events

Star Wars Unlimited is the confirmed organized-play program, with weekly constructed play on Tuesday evenings at 6:15 PM and a booster draft on Thursdays at 6:15 PM. Dedicated event tables host a crowded weekly calendar across several games:

Alt RPG Day runs monthly and covers role-playing games outside Dungeons & Dragons, and release events and special drafts are scheduled around new sets, including a Halloween afternoon Chaos Booster Draft built from Magic sets across the years.

The store also takes part in the Extra Life charity drive on Saturday, November 14, donating 10% of all sales for the entire day to the cause.

How the store runs

Gaming tables are open whenever the store is, seven days a week, for families and groups running their own sessions. Events follow the Wizards of the Coast Code of Conduct: keep it friendly, welcome everyone, keep the space clean and follow the event rules.

The entrance is at ground level and the aisles are widely spaced. One gently sloped ramp with sturdy railings leads to the back exit, and snow and ice are cleared in winter.

Hours and getting there

The store is at 26 Roberts St N in Fargo, and its parking lot is large.

History

Paradox opened in 1993 and is locally owned. The owner runs it as a blind hobby retail store owner, and the store's mission goes beyond selling comics and games: building its staff into leaders and serving as a positive presence in the Fargo and Moorhead gaming community.

The local scene

Downtown Fargo is dense with game stores. Game Giant, Pods Game Design and Replay Games Downtown Fargo are each about 0.1 miles away, a store called Paradox Comics and Cards is about 0.2 miles off, and Comic Junction is about 1.6 miles away.