A (Very) Brief History
The original Cosmic Comix in Historic Ellicott City!
Cosmic Comix was founded in 1991 in ELLICOTT CITY, MD (not far from our present location in Linthicum Heights). We were located in the historic district, right there on Main Street, at the top of the hill, where we served the local comic book community for 15 years, until we moved a couple miles up the road to...
CATONSVILLE, MD! The move to Catonsville gave us a store that was twice as big, allowing us to both expand our selection of back issues and devote an entire wall to action figures. We called it home for 16 years (until 2020)! Andy was even Vice President of the Catonsville Chamber of Commerce!
Additionally, it was in Catonsville that we unveiled our hand-painted ceiling! Inspired by the Sistine Chapel in Rome, which famously tells the story of the Bible through the paintings of Michelangelo, our ceiling tells the HISTORY OF COMIC BOOKS in 44 scenes documenting key milestones of the characters, creators, and storytelling!
And believe it our not, we spent an entire day transporting that ceiling to our current home in LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD! Tucked into a small shopping center in the heart of the community, we are quite content to call Linthicum home. What started as a small room on a side street has since moved and grown to 1400 square feet of comic book bliss! We consider ourselves to be the best comic book store in the Baltimore area, and if you stop by we think you'll feel the same way!
Ceiling artist – longtime friend of the store Ken Farnsworth – worked on it for most of 2014 with his wife, Melinda. The story of the ceiling was featured in the Baltimore Sun and reprinted in numerous other publications. Check out the Baltimore Sun story right here.
Who We Are
Store Info
➤ LOCATION
529 S. Camp Meade Rd
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
store Hours
Monday - Saturday
11 am - 7 pm
Sundays are for reading!
☎ CONTACT
(410) 859-1340
ccx@cosmiccomix.com
Directions?
Wanna see a map of exactly where we are? Step this way!
First Time Visitor?
When you arrive at Cosmic Comix, please let us know if it’s your first trip to the store. Why? Because we have a present for you!
Just come in, announce yourself as a first time visitor and receive one of our bright blue First Time Visitor Bags! It comes with a handful of new comic books, information about the store and website, and even a coupon for your next visit! Totally free and just for you. All you have to do is ask!
Get in touch
If you have any questions about Cosmic Comix or we can help in any other way, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!