Pleasanton Comic Book Store Going Out Of Business

PLEASANTON, CA — Pleasanton’s popular comic book store is going out of business next year. Heroes and Villains Comics will close in February of 2018, according to the owners. The comic book purveyor has been in business in Pleasanton for eight years. Co-owner Jim Cravens said the tough decision to close was made after his business partner Catherine de Dood became ill.

Cravens recently thanked longtime customers via Facebook.

It is with a great sadness and heavy heart that we must announce that we are closing Heroes and Villains Comics after 8 years of business. Due to Catherine’s long term illness diagnosis it’s important that Jim is available to help at High Tide. With Heroes and Villains being two hours away, Jim was not able to devote enough time to run the store. Even though we tried diligently to find a suitable replacement, we were unfortunately unable to find a buyer for the store.

Please make sure to stop by often as we are also going to liquidate our warehouse stock! There will be great deals on everything in the store and we will be bringing in exciting new items that have never been available in the store before. We will remain open until sometime in February in order to sell off all items in store including fixtures.

Thank you to each and every one of you that have supported us throughout the years. We are so proud to have created a tight-knit comic book community and brought the joy of reading comics to new generations of readers in Pleasanton. This has been an incredible experience and we have met thousands of wonderful people over the last eight years. We will especially miss our amazing work crew because without them Heroes and Villains would not have been such a special place. It will be difficult to leave all our friends and we will truly miss seeing everyone. If you are ever in Bodega Bay please drop by High Tide Books, Gifts, and Games and say hello.

Heroes and Villains is located at 264 Main Street. Cravens and Catherine de Dood also own High Tide Books, Gifts, and Games in Bodega Bay. There is still time to visit and everything in the store is on sale.

In Livermore, the Underdog Wine Bar in Livermore closed in October. The popular restaurant and bar shuttered on October 29, according to the Concannon Vineyard website. Underdog opened on the Concannon property in the Livermore wine country in 2010 and offered a variety of cocktails and small plates.

A new wine retailer recently opened in Pleasanton. Total Wine & More celebrated its grand opening on October 26 with free giveaways, live music and tastings. The independent alcohol purveyor donated ten percent of all the wine sales made during grand opening weekend to the Museum on Main in Pleasanton. Total Wine & More is located at 4225 Rosewood Drive in Pleasanton. A second location is open in San Ramon. Visit them at 3161 Crow Canyon Place.

Pleasanton is not the only Tri-Valley city with a new place to enjoy cocktails. In September, a wine bar with a unique theme opened in Danville. The Auburn Lounge wine bar replaced the AuburnJames Winery Tasting Room on Hartz Avenue. The wine bar, which is under new ownership and management, was completely rebranded and recently debuted with a fun 1930s-themed speakeasy style.

A new 99 Cents Only Store opened in Livermore on August 17 and hundreds lined up for free ice cream sandwiches at the grand opening of the CREAM Ice Cream store in Livermore. In nearby Dublin, a new restaurant and gastropub opened in August. Owned by Tri-Valley residents John and Jenny Samples, Inc 82 Brewing's branding concept was inspired by the year Dublin was incorporated- 1982. The restaurant features local microbrews and its own label.

Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que will be moving into the building previously occupied by the Elephant Bar. The building has been empty since the Elephant Bar closed in 2016.

See Also:

• Underdog Wine Bar In Livermore Closed
• Total Wine & More Open In Pleasanton
• Pleasanton Trader Joe's Moves, Celebrates New Location
• Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que Opening In Dublin
• Hundreds Lined Up For Free CREAM Ice Cream Sandwiches In Livermore

Photo credit: Catherine de Dood