Category: | Game Store |
Address: | 9649 1st View St, Norfolk, VA 23503, USA |
Phone: | +1 757-502-8954 |
Site: | atlantis-comics.com |
Rating: | 4.3 |
Working: | 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–12AM 11AM–12AM 11AM–8PM |
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Micheal Gradzenski
I have been coming to both locations for quite some time now, and it has only gotten worse. For this location Preston, the assistant manager has been rather helpful when it comes to teaching my son about the game of Magic. He is excited to soon start playing in tournaments. Rudy and Montel have also helped with teaching my son about vanguard. This started when Kira gave him a free deck, a quick explanation and even allowed herself and Rudy to play a round with him. He chats up Montel for the new go to cards. Kelly assist us quite often and has been very helpful with our questions! Thank you for putting up with us! I cannot say the same for the other staff though. The store manager, Anna calls her staff members stupid, says racists remarks only to put them off as jokes, and often complains about having to cover her staff members shifts when something bad has happened to them. Yes, I heard you, and shame on you. Instead of slandering your employees, why not act like you care about their health a little more? If they did a job that wasn’t to your liking, it was because of your incompetence as a manager. Perhaps you should have gotten more training yourself. Another manger that comes to this store every so often, his name is John. He is rather loud. It must be the norm to say racists and sexist remarks to the staff members and customers as I have witnessed him doing it as well. He likes to call himself “the prime species”? Another reason why I particularly do not like this gentlemen is because of how he runs his other store. His relationship with his female staff member is questionable as I am not sure if they are dating or not. I and some other customers have witnessed the two often go to the back room for long periods of time only for them to come out and her hair be messed up. On top of that, I have often seen the two on their phones, or playing some sort of game on their electronic devices while the other staffers do their job. These were just some of the many reasons why I choose to come to the Norfolk location now, even when the Portsmouth store is right down the street. Not really sure how much longer I will be coming to this store, with these kinds of people around. I teach my child to love all people and clearly this establishment isn’t for any child to go to. It is hard for me to understand how the store owner continues to let these staff members be the face of his stores as there are clearly better choices. I hope the other staff members do not have to deal with such things much longer.
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Derek Smith
With board game in hand, ready to purchase, my friend and I approach the sales counter and see another item that interests me which was nearly in reach, so I chose to ask respectfully if I may see the item. "Yeah, you can see it cant you--your eyes work dont they?" Said the long-haired clerk who was doing his best to troll me. I turned to my friend with a puzzled look, then patiently addressed the clerk again *sigh* , "may I examine the product in my hands..." "Yes" he replied. So I take a step in the gap of the counter tops to pick up the item and clerk emphatically gestures me to stop and said "NOT BEHIND THIS LINE." "Are you serious?" I asked. "Yes." Once again, I turn to my friend in disbelief. Things were beginning to escalate and become uncomfortable. Here I was trying to be a respectable customer and this guy was intent on harassing us, probably because we didnt look like his typical clientele. "Im just f***ing with you" he replies as Im setting the goods down in frustration. "You just lost a sale." "Ok." He replies. He never issued an apology or tried to remedy what took place, simply tried to throw it off as some sort of joke but coming far too late. In summary, I havent seen a place that treats people this disrespectfully and with such contempt, perhaps ever, even if it was "joking."
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Mami Salami
Been playing at the store for quite a while. Aside from the marked up prices and lack of decent tournaments, the biggest problem I have with the store is the complete lack of any sort of politeness from half of the staff. The staff will blow you off, down talk the product youre buying, and refuse to help or acknowledge you because theyre too busy playing games or doing something else. When they decide to make whatever announcements the majority of the time its completely disrespectful rather than simply politely asking people to do something. Their upper play area usually closes 15 minutes before the store closes and the staff will come up there and yell "You all need to pack your stuff up and get out, dont make me tell you again". Whats so hard about saying "hey everyone, were closing the upstairs in so-so and so time" like one of the staff usually does. This is just one example AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, so you know they dont care enough to enforce any sort of respect to players or any sort of professional behavior. Whenever I walk into the store and see anyone other than 3 of the staff, 2 of the girls and one of the guys, I just want to walk right out.
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Tim Hare
You want games?! This place has games! All sorts of games! Seriously. Even Rick and Morty games! It has places to play them. It has magic card displays. It has about all you might want for game play! It also has comics. Mostly new comics. But also some old comics thrown in to keep you looking and guessing. I mostly prefer Marvel, IDW, and IMAGE comics. This place has them. Seriously its weird. They even had hulk comics from when he was grey. Seriously. Grey age Hulk comics. While comics is not the biggest thing in this shop they will work with you and get you what you want! On that note. The playing area they have for game s is great! Give this place a try. You will probably like it. Very close to the airdale side of the Norfolk Nacal base. If I stillwater had an apartment there I would probably be there almost every day.m Give it a looksie. Okie dokie lokie? (< All pins intended.)
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Nicholas Hindman
The past four times that I have come here (over the last 6 months or so), they have not had what I was looking for at all. I am not talking about really hard to find memorabilia, or obscure boardgames no one has heard of before. I am talking about basic in "Standard" Magic the Gathering cards. Its the same excuse every time as well. "Were waiting on a shipment. Every time I come in, which will be less and less frequent than it already has been, as they cannot get their siht together. I used to like this place back when it was on Littlecreek road. Now, its always a disappointment. I will cross that crappy bridge with its traffic, and go to atomic comics from now on. They have a much better stock of cards, seeing as they have a stock of cards.
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A Private User
Worst Comic Book Store ever! Seemed okay if you are into games but as for comics this would be my last place in the Norfolk/VB area I would go to by choice. Poor location you can drive by that place 100 times and never notice it unless you heard about it online. The older comics are in about a dozen boxes on the floor and each box has letters A-Z so you have to look through every box just to see all of any letter. They also put your comics in a plastic grocery type bag which is terrible for keeping the comics from being damaged before you get home. I just bought a variant edition and now have messed up edges and corners before I get home because it was in a plastic bag and not the brown paper bags that comic stores are supposed to use.