CIA Comics Import Amsterdam - Keizersgracht 190

Where do I start? So... this is not your usual store. This place is unique in every way. When Google Maps led us to the front door of an old "grachtenpand" and there was a man smoking beside the front door, we thought we hadn't followed the directions correctly. "Go on inside," said the man. So we, two young women, stepped into the dark hallway that smelled like cigarettes. "Why?" we thought. "Why did we go inside? Did we just allow ourselves to get kidnapped?" But then our eyes adjusted to the dim light and discovered comic book heaven! This store has such an amazing mood. People smoking among the mechandise, shelves with totally random and unorganized stuff like Black Series figures, Super Famicom games, a Coca Cola collection. Tables are crooked, longboxes falling apart from use, unsorted classic toys on the floor... AND IT IS AWESOME! You're in 70's America and it. Is. Awesome!! You better plan out an entire day júst for this store. There's backissues going back all the way to heck knows when, trades from various eras and publishers. If you're a comic geek, or just a regular geek, you gotta come here. The owner, what a great guy, he knows everything and he can get you everything. He somehow knows where everything is (so there ís a system, we just couldn't find it) and he's ready to help. Oh, and I've mentioned cigarettes and the smoking, but don't worry. I've been coming here a while and nothing I've ever bought smelled like nicotine. (They cast some kind of spell to prevent that, I think.) So don't worry about the cigarettes or the mess or the darkness... just take in this mood, have fun and take home some comics for criminally cheap prices. As they say on eBay: Great seller. Would buy again. AAA!!!

Amazing owner and two sweet dogs. Great collection of comics. Can recommend!

Very helpful people. Surprisingly we noticed they are sometimes working with Paralel Evren Comic Book store in İstanbul where my son's working :)

Was not sure, if it was a store at the beginning. There were 2 dogs at the store, lots and lots of boxes everywhere and no price tags. The owner was busy talking to a friend, so yeah... I'm sure the selection is good but if you don't know what's where in the boxes, it's kind of useless to check every single box.

I'm always looking for comics when visiting new cities. And coming across this gem was lovely. One of the biggest back issue dungeons I have ever seen. Filled out my collection. And the guy working was very knowledgeable and helped me find tons of missing issues. But as the owner put it: it's either heaven or hell. Heaven for me definitely.

From far the best comics store in town, the guy is helpful and know his stuffs.more than 2 millions references! And important point the prices are fair.he don t over charge for variant covers . A comic store as it should be! A bit undergroung and authentic! Ill come back

Perfect comic book store! A cute dog welcoming us into a crypt of comic goodness. Kind owner, good prices and more stock than humanly possible. Most definetly will come back!

It is an amazing comic store with a lot of different comics. If you want something you can mostly always find it here! Good prices, cute dogs and super sweet staff! It's always fun.