I can't tell what Newbury Comics is. It's a music store right? A music store owned by fox and comedy central maybe? The walls are shelves are littered with simpsons, family guy, and anime paraphernalia...toys, blow up dolls, Elvis alarm clocks, t-shirts. Is this spencer gifts? I haven't been to a mall in a while...maybe those don't exist anymore. Beyond all of the shtick that plagues this store, there is a comprehensive accumulation of music, CDs, vinyl, DVDs, magazines etc. Their prices usually a on par with the big Virgin Megastore located 5 storefronts away, but the sales on new releases are where it's at. They also have a pretty great DVD collection, new and used...foreign, criterion, pop film, music etc. They're all pretty expensive, but it's a nice selection. Probably the best is the free selection of magazines and junk at the main store entrance. You can pick up all of the free zines in town as well as the hilarious VICE magazine. This place kinda gives me a headache.
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