University Comic Warehouse

University Comic Warehouse is a comic book store at 2116 Central Ave SE in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a deep back catalog of old comics and a card counter that covers Magic: The Gathering singles alongside non-sports trading cards. It suits comic collectors first, and card players and collectors who want singles, boxes and supplies from the same shop.

What's on the shelves

Comics are the core of the stock. New releases come in across hundreds of titles, with fresh books arriving weekly. The back-issue room is far larger: more than 200,000 old comics. That stock runs through Marvel and DC, Classics Illustrated, Heavy Metal magazines, digests and Big Little Books, and tabloid and treasury editions, along with a section of older books outside the big two publishers. Autographed comics and autographed books are part of the mix too.

The card side has two lanes. Magic: The Gathering singles are for sale, and singles from other collectible card games are sold as well. Non-sports trading cards are the second lane: boxes, loose packs, complete sets, chase cards and single cards. The store also buys non-sports single cards, which makes it a place to bring a want-list or a stack of extras.

Collector supplies cover the basics for storing what you buy: bags, backing boards, boxes and sleeves. Anime merchandise sits nearby, along with comic and TV figurines, T-shirts, posters, toys, statues, busts, sculptures and limited edition prints.

Ordering by mail

Orders can be placed by mail or online, a useful option for collectors outside Albuquerque hunting a specific back issue or a set.

The local scene

Several game and comic businesses sit within about a mile and a half. We Know Video Games is 0.7 miles away, The Magic And Juggling Shop is 0.8 miles away, and Empire Board Game Library and Duke City Games - High Street are each about a mile out. New Mexico Comic Expo is 1.5 miles away. Farther out, Albuquerque TCG Palooza is a card show about 9 miles from the store, with its next date on December 12, 2026.