Red Planet Books & Comics

Awesome store! Fantastic selection for a small store, and native owned which is great. Had a lot of indigenous authors, and books on different experiences. Wish I could have bought every book in there. The person working there was super nice too!

Friendly staff, large selection for a small bookstore. As it's native-owned it's a great place to find books related to native culture, from history to food.

Great comic book store! They’ve got lots of fantastic literature written by Native authors, and Aaron was incredibly helpful and nice!

Fantastic Native owned and oriented comic book/graphic novel shop! More relevant titles than I knew existed. Check out stickers, toys, and the comic book wall of shame too.

Awesome selection of books and comics. Very interesting books on many subjects. Lots of great Art on the wall. The shop felt dim, the welcome was sincere. I didn't purchase anything on this trip because I wanted so much. Check it out!!

My family and I came here during our visit to New Mexico. We loved it! It is such a cool shop with a great selection of Native American comics. I will definitely come back whenever I find myself in Albuquerque again.

One of my favorite new spots - home to Native Realities Publishing, which also hosts the annual Indigenous Comic Con. Great selection of Indigenous and Native-created books and comics, as well as an array of other comics, action figures, and books for all ages. Super friendly staff, good customer service, definitely worth a visit!

This is a nice store. The staff was very pleasant. The only negative is they only have newer comics by indigenous people. I would have liked to see some of the older comics.

We love Red Planet.My son and I felt seen and were completely enamored by the space and the selections offered. Left with a few good graphic novels books and stickers.Taking it all in can be a bit overwhelming so take your time to absorb all the details there is a surprise around every corner. Shił go zho glad we got to see the legendary place ourselves. Will be back

Quick aside: I've known the owner of this shop likely 20 years, I met him in college, where he led a poetry and creative writing circle. Lee Francis is a terrific guy and he's immensely talented, so it's apt to note that at this stage in his rather prolific career, he's helping other talented artists find an audience. That's just the kind of person Lee is. A few years ago he launched "The IndigiPop X, the world's premier gathering for Indigenerds and all things Indigenous pop culture" which includes the world's first Indigenous Comic Con produced right here in Albuquerque (at least, before Evil Rona unleashed his viral vengeance upon us). I see he's also holding online workshops and conferences with other artists in this Age of Zoom. The guy just can't/won't/don't stop. So that wasn't a quick aside. His smallish Native comic book shop can be a quick visit, and I'm beating myself up for not checking it out before now. The place offers a healthy selection of comics, but there's lots to see here, including used books, novels, poetry, novelties, toys and gifts. Employees were masked, hours were listed clearly and correctly posted on Yelp, and I'll be back. This is definitely a business that makes this city and state a unique and important place to live.

Great gem of a book store that has way more selection than you would expect for their size. Great kids section too. And of course it has so many great works by indigenous peoples there. Great place for this city to have!

I back this place. They're very clearly and overtly making a push towards the non-white superheroes and non-white lead characters in the books that are not comics. I was beyond happy to see this kind of store as so often those stories get missed because they do not so much as share the limelight as not get any at all, but are no less deserving. For what is there, selection is solid, but definitely could be better. Very cool little spot.

I truly LOVE this place. I got myself 2 graphic novels for my birthday; code talkers and a book written by an all female crew about a supernatural feminine deity. They both were works I got lost in. They were the kind of books that you really want to take your time so you can enjoy every detail of the illustrations as well as the story. The guy working that day was super friendly and helpful. This is the kind of place that when you walk in, you just wanna buy everything. The whole experience was really a treat.

Love!! This space so many books. Good atmosphere. Yelp get your act together they are open.

Superbly curated store with a focus on indigenous comics and books. This is an amazing resource and a must-stop for comics fans and librarians if you're in town! I picked up a huge stack of stuff for my library and a t-shirt and book for me!

Does Albuquerque need a comic store dedicated to Native artists? If you even hesitated with an answer go somewhere else. Red Planet is for the rest of you a must stop destination in downtown Albuquerque. In a whitewashed industry like comics we as Americans should support different voices. Go by and support the only indigenous comic book store in the world (I think). The spot is cozy and looks out at the park with the cool mosaic columns so. That's nice too. Go. Spend. Repeat.

Wonderful collections of comics and mainly politically engaging material that you need to buy and support. Great place

Red Planet Books and Comics is a gem. I stopped in on Saturday to check it out and got two comics, a book, a sticker and a poster. LOVE "The Wool of Jonesy" - the poster is up in my office. The clerk was very friendly and knowledgeable, the space is clean, nicely decorated, the selection was good. I was pleased to see a small but good collection of used books. They held an author reading that afternoon, which I couldn't attend, but they have frequent guests and events. Their FB page is up to date. Please go and check it out - support local, support indigenous, support Jonesy! (Love that sheep!)

Way cool spot. All kinds of native-centric art and literature. The staff was really friendly too. I picked up some comics and an art print, but there was much more I would have like to grab. Nice work y'all, so happy I could finally visit.

So great having this place in Albuquerque. Thoughtfully-chosen selection of comics, zines, children's books, games, apparel, and fiction and non-fiction books by indigenous creators and/or devoted to indigenous perspectives. The shop is owned by a small press that puts out their own line of native-created comics, as well as organizing the annual (and amazing) Indigenous Comic Convention, now on its third year. They also regularly host book signings and talks by native authors, round table discussions, game nights and other events in the store.