Vigilante Press

This place was a nice place… Clean… A little dark… But clean… Not a lot of back issues and issues Have been on the shelf for some time…

Comic book expertise and genuine hospitality. I love these people.

A few things:
1.) Brainstorm is now gone and so if you’re in kind of the Mid to South West sides of Chicago it’s one of your best bets if you don’t wish to travel. I was overcharged as a novice reader (and I still am, just wised up a bit) for a variant. Left me with a sour taste in mouth for something I really love and am incredibly open to experiencing with new people.
2.) They never EVER have Bag & Boards. Ever. I’m not über serious about collecting, but cmon now. I don’t get my pulls here but I saw it as kind of a must. That may seem INCREDIBLY naggy, nit-​picky, but it adds up.
3.) Someone mentioned it down here, but yes they are never open on time. It doesn’t matter all that much to most. I have very short windows of time for certain things in my life so please take that with a grain of salt. It may sully my experience but not yours.
In short, I think there are better out there should you be willing to travel. I really dig the dude, can’t remember his name. He’s been a little snarky with me, but most experts are when a wide-​eyed newbie comes into their territory, so I can somewhat understand that.
Maybe for emergency runs, cool community events, but… it’s not me.
In the immortal words of Drake:
I’m just sayin you could do better
Tell me have you heard this lately?

This is a great shop to go to for all the new releases. They’re a little lacking in the back issue and trades department, but they do have a wide variety of titles neatly arranged by publisher and in alphabetical order as well as a small selection of other comic geekery such as figures and pint glasses. Oddly enough, I couldn’t find all the comics I wanted (probably sold out of the titles since they were the more popular DC titles and I believe they do not have a pull list service), but the shop owner is very nice and helpful. If you’re in the area, you should definitely make this your go-​to place for comics since it has a great, cool atmosphere to it.

I love comic books and I want the industry to thrive (especially in paper form.) So I don’t take pleasure in giving a comic book shop an average or low score. The layout of Vigilante is great, things are easy to find and it is a standard setup. A big sticking point for me is that it doesn’t open until noon. Comic book shops usually don’t open earlier than 11AM, but by waiting to open an hour later, Vigilante loses customers who want to get their books right away (like me.) The one time I did wait until noon to shop at Vigilante, the manager was late and I had to wait about 20 minutes extra for him to set up the new books. Granted the UPS man was late as well, so that didn’t help. Judging from their Facebook activity, it seems like they have a lot of community event interaction, which is a plus. Vigilante Press is a standard store that could benefit from the simple change of opening earlier. I have faith they will, the owner is nice!

I went here on the recommendation of friend to sell my 60’s-era comics. Sean was very easy to deal with and I was happy with the price that I got.

i love this place. i’ve been to basically all of the comic shops in town and vigilante press is by far my favorite. the staff is friendly and personable as well as very helpful when i need anything and make buying stuff out of Previews easy and fast.

Owner sean is informative and not pushy. Very clean fun store. Great selection of hard to find figures, definitly a cool fun comic shop!

Excellent shop! The owners are very cool, welcoming and incredibly knowledgeable.
Vigilante Press is great for novice comic readers and the dry hard fans. The selection is extensive for a mom & pop shop.
It nice knowing that when you shop there you are supporting Small Business Owners and the Community.
Don’t forget to check out the awesome t-​shirts!

I went in last night, what a gorgeous clean spacious place. Owner is super nice. I’d love to come back when I have more time. You could spend an entire day here – would be perfect on a rainy day… very cozy…

Vigilante’s selection is top notch. Avid comic book and graphic novel readers will be pleased. I especially like the staff here, they are smart but unpretentious.

My interesting factoid I learned after visiting Vigilante Press this weekend: Japanese comic books are backwards. Why is that, you may be wondering (as was I). Well, that’s because in Japanese they read things from right to left. This was patiently explained to me by my twelve year-​old little sister while my boyfriend was laughing at me. To. My. Face. (Not to worry, that was dealt with later.)
I don’t read many comic books, but I do have an appreciation for them as both literary devices and forms of artistic expression. Furthermore, what girl hasn’t desired some sort of super power in addition to looking good in latex? (Well, I have.) Regardless, superhero ladies in comic books kick ass, we can probably all agree.
I also enjoy well presented, independently-​run shops, and Vigilante is definitely that. Clean, well-​organized with super-​friendly staff willing to engage a twelve year-​old in a discussion about animé television shows, I likely will be back. Probably with said twelve year-​old in tow who declared this her «favorite store ever.»

still the best always at awe every time i walk in!
keep it up y’all!

Last summer, I was stuck for where to find the first issue of the DC Blackest Night crossover along with its promotional Black Ring giveaway. After tireless calling around, I looked up Vigilante and was told they had the rings and the issue in abundance. They’re getting four stars for the relief of my finding that ring alone!
The fifth star? These guys are consistently friendly every time we come in and they always have up to date stock for times I can’t find things anywhere else. This place along with Permanent and Rotofugi create something of a subcultural triumvirate along this vein of UK Village and I couldn’t be more thankful that they’re there!

I don’t know — this shop was okay, but I was hoping for a few more indie/​alternative comics and most of the particular superhero titles I was hunting for were not in stock.
Still, friendly staff and a good enough variety in the (admittedly small) indie comics selection to interest even my Just Humoring The Geek Girl artsy friend. And, unlike some comics shops I’ve been to, I did feel pretty welcome here (as a girl just getting into comics, that’s important), the staff was helpful to a comics noob like me, and hey, was Free Comic Book Day!

Stellar selection. All the new titles, plus a few oldies but goodies. I could spend hours (and lots of duckets) here.

This is the closest comic book shop to my house and I have been coming here every wednesday for a couple months now. You get a 10% discount if you have a pull list with them, and they are great about setting aside books that they know you’ll want even if you haven’t formally requested them. Super friendly, great selection of indie books, and a pretty good trade paperback library to boot.

Went here a few times with my bf (who loves comics) when we used to live in Ukrainian Village. The owners are really friendly and down to earth. You could tell they love their job!
They have a nice selection of comics for a small store. The usual DC and Marvel comics, as well as independent labels. They also have comic book-​related magazines, collectible cards, comic book boxes, and toys. It’s a very cool store for comic book fans in the neighborhood.

Pretty great comic book store– not as «alternative» as Quimby’s, but they have the alternative comics essentials in an excellent selection, along with your more mainstream superhero fix.
Together with the Rotofugi and the record store across the street, this is the hip stuff in Ukrainian Village– a little oasis of cool.
ALTHOUGH just up Damen is Glad Eye gallery and Sweet Cakes café, so there is hope for this place yet!

The girl and I were wandering around Chicago one day when we discovered this gem. I think we went down there to try Atomix, which had a vibe so dark and dirty and unfriendly that we bailed on it. After we left we decided to head over to Permanent Records on the suggestion of a friend. But on the way to PR we passed a nice looking little comic shop with a tittilating window display complete with the newest Ashley Wood graphic novel. We went ahead and crossed the street to PR, where I half-​heartedly searched for some Springsteen vinyl, but my heart wasn’t in it. My heart, I realized, had never left that window display.
So we exited the record store and headed to the comic store, and I was done. I walked out with that new Ashley Wood book, Zombies vs. Robots volume one, and a healthy desire to come back. Which I of course did a couple weeks later when I had a little extra scratch.
Vigilante is set up great. It’s set up the way I would set up a comic shop if I had one. They’ve got the DC superheroes in one section, the Marvel supes in another, all the horror comics together, all the indies together, all the Vertigo together, all the Crime/​Noir together, etc. They also have the small selection of toys, t-​shirts, and backissue comics that are the norm for any shop. Their selection of such things are a little smaller than usual, since they are still a fairly new addition to the market.
The husband and wife who run this place are super nice and super helpful, and you can tell they’re passionate about what they do. Regardless of the number of great comic shops in this town, I will continue to patronize Vigilante. That’s how much I like the people and the space. Plus, any new shop like this needs all the help it can get, since a hobby shop is very difficult to keep going. It is my goal to not only purchase things from these folks, but also to befriend them.
They don’t have a hold box set up yet, but I’m sure they’ll get there eventually. They’re still unknown enough though that getting the books you want won’t be difficult. And I noticed last time I was there that they keep the last three issues of a book on the shelf, and there were plenty of copies of all the popular stuff.
So please, my geeky brethren, give these guys a fighting chance.