Tomorrow Is Yesterday, the first game and comic-book shop I regularly shopped at as a kid, went under late last year. I had heard that they and Black Hawk Hobby Distributors, which were both owned by the same people, were having troubles last year, but it had been a while since I’d been able to get down to Rockford, Illinois, to visit.
Today, I had to run down to Rockford to trade in my son Pat’s violin for a larger one from Asher’s Violin Shop. He’s grown, and needs the next size up. On my way back, I tried to stop by Tomorrow Is Yesterday and found that Top Cut Comics had replaced it.
The new owners have done a fine job with the place, although they place a lot more emphasis on their Pokémon league and tournaments. They cleared out nearly half the store for gaming tables, and they had a bunch of kids in there playing when I stopped by. I’ll miss the old place and the people who ran it, but hopefully Top Cut will be around to soldier on in their stead for years to come.
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Wow! I didn’t know they went under. Lot of memories. My first dice/dice bag… first rpg’s, d&d, v&v, Traveler, Paranoia. First comic subscription. First used book purchase. hope Kim and the gang is doing ok!
Wow! I didn’t know they went under. Lot of memories. My first dice/dice bag… first rpg’s, d&d, v&v, Traveler, Paranoia. First comic subscription. First used book purchase. hope Kim and the gang is doing ok!
I grew up in Rockford and moved away in 2000. My brother and I used to visit that shop many times in our youth. I went back to Rockford this weekend for a relay race. After the race I thought it would be awesome to visit Tomorrow is Yesterday on my way home. I arrived to find a place called Top-Cut Comics. It has some cool things and has a birthday wheel just like the old store had, but ultimately it was not the same. It had less comics and less memorabilia. I will probably not go back and will forever miss the old store.
Thanks for the memories, David. It was a great store, and I miss it too.
Just to let you know, there’s a reason there is less stuff. In the final years of Tomorrow is Yesterday, we were constantly having 50% off sales on our merchandise to try and stay afloat. It ravaged our stock and ultimately wasn’t enough to keep us from going under. It’s going to be a long, slow climb to get the place back to anything like it was. However, I can guarantee that we have more comics than when you were in last.
Mike Lamps
Top Cut Comics
Glad to hear it, Mike. Good luck with the new shop!