Fantasy Books Inc.

Where comic books, games, toys, and pop culture meet

About Us

Fantasy Books Incorporated has been serving the Metro East area for over 41 years.

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Fantasy Books & Games

1977 W Highway 50
Fairview Heights, IL
(618) 624-0920

Fantasy Books & Games
Store Highlights

Fantasy’s Live Action Melee Event (F.L.A.M.E.)

Saturday June 28, 10:00 am

Are you prepared for combat???  Bring your foam LARP weapons and battle it out in the field behind Fantasy Books and Games!   Spar with your favorite opponents, or take place in organized games where combat with foam LARP weapons will determine victory or defeat.  We will run different types of game modes.  Adults and children are welcome, but no children under 16 without parental supervision.  All participants will be required to fill out a waiver and code of conduct on the day! This event is free to attend.

Lorcana Monthly Competitive Tournament

Saturday June 28, 3:00 pm

Entry – $15 Format – Swiss Rounds until 1 undefeated player Prizing – 100% of tournament entry taken in will be awarded as prizing in store credit. 1st place will take home 50% of the prize pool. 2nd will take 30%. 3rd/4th will each take 10%!   This event is for you to flex your competitive muscle! Unlike the league, this event will only reward top ranking players. Be Prepared with your best deck to do epic battles!  If there is enough interest in this event, we will reevaluate doing it more than once a month, just let us know if you want to see more!

Kids Dungeons & Dragons Summer Camp

Monday June 23 to Friday June 27

Grab your swords and spell books and join us for our first Dungeons & Dragons summer camp for kids ages 8-14!

This immersive experience will arm participants with the tools necessary to embark on thrilling fantasy quests in Dungeons & Dragons. They’ll also have the chance to take on the role of Dungeon Master! Through D&D, children can enhance their skills in math, reading comprehension, teamwork, sportsmanship, improvisation, and imaginative storytelling—all in a fun and engaging setting!

Registration for this event is closed, but make sure to ask when the next camp will be so you don’t miss out!

UNION ARENA Jujutsu Kaisen Vol.2 Release Event

Saturday June 21, 5:30 pm

$30 entry!

Dragon Ball Super Masters CCG Store Championship Masters

Wednesday June 18, 6:00 pm

$10 entry!

Monthly Board Game Meetup

Saturday June 7, 1:00 pm

Join our monthly Board Game Meetup!

Bring your favs, or check out some new games that other players have brought! Bring your friends and enjoy an afternoon of games in our awesome game room.

Entry is $5, and you receive $5 in store credit back!

Star Wars Shatterpoint Premier Tournament

Saturday June 7, 10:30 am

Register Here:

https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/9xgyLM31JRtI

Iconic characters from across the Star Wars galaxy clash in this new miniatures skirmish game! Star Wars: Shatterpoint invites players to collect, assemble, and paint their own squads of heroes, villains, and their allies and pit them against one another in tense duels to control key battlefield objectives. $20 Entry

Warhammer AGE OF SIGMAR Tournament

Saturday June 14, 9:00 am

More information here,

https://www.facebook.com/events/1193641412249119

Bring your most powerful lists, and plan to play in a competitive yet friendly environment. Let’s play honorably, learn a lot, and make new friends along the way.

Format: Warhammer Age of Sigmar Matched Play, Generals Handbook Pitched Battles 2024-2025

Battle Size: 2000 pts

Board Size: 60” x 44”

ENTRY FEE: $20

LEARN TO PLAY: Warhammer 40K 

Monday June 2, 5:30 pm

Ever wanted to learn Warhammer 40K but not sure if you are ready to jump in? Now is the time! With this learn to play event everything you need to learn the game is provided! No need to bring miniatures, worry about dice or books; its all available to use during the event, just bring yourself!

Be ready to learn 40K in a relaxed small group environment with a veteran player who will guide you through the game.

This event is designed for people who have never played a game of 40k, and will start with basics of the game all the way to advanced concepts and tricky rules interactions. Come learn why Warhammer is the most popular tabletop wargame in the world!

This event is free!

Paint and Hang with Gary Hill

Sunday June 1 and June 15 12:00pm to 3:00 pm

Join us and Gary Hill every third Sunday of the month for miniature painting! All experience levels welcome! Come get tips and tricks on taking your painting game to the next level, or learn fundamentals as you put a brush to a miniature for the first time.

Bring what ever minis you are working on and paint with other hobbiests, Gary is available to help anyone with any learning needed. More information here.

Fantasy Books & Games
Staff Picks!

Suzi Recommends

Rick and Morty Comics and Trades

Based off the popular Rick and Morty animated sitcom, Rick and Morty comics are a fun filled, dimension hopping adventure. And Suzi does the art and covers for some of them! Check out the trade for Maximum Trio. Jarrett Williams and Brockton McKinney did an awesome job with the interior story!

Brandon Recommends

Warhammer Skaventide

Anyone who knows Brandon knows he loves Warhammer! Make sure to ask him about the new Skaventide armies. The Skaventide is sweeping across the Mortal Realms – and the faithful Stormcast Eternals of the Hallowed Knights are first into the fray.

Dan Recommends

Indie RPGs

There are many Independent RPGs. One of Dan’s favorites is Lancer…it has robots!

Celeste Recommends

Heroquest

HeroQuest is Milton Bradley’s approach to a Dungeons & Dragons-style adventure game. One player acts as game master, revealing the maze-like dungeon piecemeal as the players wander. Up to four other players take on a character (wizard, elf, dwarf, or barbarian) and venture forth into dungeons on fantasy quests. Plastic miniatures and 3-D furniture make this game very approachable…and Celeste LOVES the tiny furniture!

Fantasy Books & Games Tournaments and Events

When & Where You Can Find Fantasy Books & Games!

Monday 10:00 AM — 10:00 PM
Tuesday 10:00 AM — 10:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM — 10:00 PM
Thursday 10:00 AM — 10:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM — 10:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM — 9:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM — 9:00 PM

Heroic Adventures

1005 Century Dr
Edwardsville, IL
(618) 659-0099

Heroic Adventures
Store Highlights

Heroic Adventures Brown Bag Buddies Charity Events

Starting June 14, 2025

In the month of June, Heroic Adventures will be running various gaming tournaments in support of Brown Bag Buddies. Brown Bag Buddies mission is to fight childhood hunger by providing sack lunches to kids who would normally go without.

You can donate your tournament entry fee, purchase game buffs, bring in specific non-perishable foods or donate directly to Brown Bag Buddies at https://glenedpantry-bloom.kindful.com/embeds/f004d74a-15ec-4342-9a42-4e89c5db89b8

The following will be our charity events:

Yu Gi Oh, Saturday June 14, 4:00 pm

MTG Commander, Thursday June 26, 6:30 pm

Warhammer, 40K Saturday June 28, 10:45 am

Digimon, Sunday June 29, 3:00 pm

Star Wars Unlimited, Sunday June 29, 3:00 pm

Star Wars Unlimited Charity Event

Sunday June 29, 3:00 PM

A Star Wars Charity event with proceeds going to the Brown Bag Buddies Charity,We will have special powers you can use during your games by turning in tickets that are bought between rounds For this event we will use the unoffical “Farm Boy” format.This includes new deckbuilding rules* 50 Card Deck* 3×3 rule – 3 copies of 3 different unique units that can be uncommon* The rest of the deck may only be commons (including base and leader)* all special cards will be considered uncommonhttps://melee.gg/Tournament/View/312200Entry: $10 

Digimon Special Sealed Charity Tournament

Sunday June 29, 3:00 pm

Come celebrate Digital Monster Day with a SPECIAL sealed event!

We’ll be doing a chaos sealed tournament including packs of the brand new EX-09, plus bonus rules to shake up the game in a way you may not have played before. There’s also special prizing – we’re giving away a wall banner to first place!

Since this is a charity tournament, you can choose to donate your entry fee towards the Brown Bag Buddies charity or you can also donate specific non-perishable foods as your entry fee.

Entry: $35 or donation of the below food items
Items for Donation that are accepted:
-Nutri Grain Bars
-Single serve pretzels
-Cheerios (Regular size)
-Rice Krispies (Regular size)
-Large beef sticks
-Applesauce cups (single serve)
-Chef Boyardee can meals (15 oz)
-Kraft Mac & Cheese indiv. cups

Magic Final Fantasy Store Championship

Saturday June 28, 12:30 pm

Magic Store Championship is the culminating event of the season for Standard players. Refine your decks and strategies to earn cool prizes!

Store Championship participation promo: Preordain 

Store Championship Top 8 promo: Death’s Shadow 

Store Championship winner promo: City of Brass

Entry: $10

DND with the Major: The Three Core Rules to DMing

Saturday June 28, 1:00 pm

Learn how to DM with the Major. This month he will cover the three core rules to being the greatest DM possible for your group.Take some time out of your day to come learn from the best!This event is free to attend

Warhammer 40K Charity Tournament

Saturday June 28, 10:45AM

This is a 1000pt game using the new 2025-2026 mission pack with the asymmetrical war rules. The Charity is for the Brown Bag Buddies Charity, to get lunches for those who rely on school lunches during the summer. 

Purchase tickets to gain special powers for your matches! This is the perfect event to use fun lists or change up your play style to help support a local charity.

Entry: $10 or donation of the below food items
Items for Donation that are accepted:
-Nutri Grain Bars
-Single serve pretzels
-Cheerios (Regular size)
-Rice Krispies (Regular size)
-Large beef sticks
-Applesauce cups (single serve)
-Chef Boyardee can meals (15 oz)
-Kraft Mac & Cheese indiv. cups

https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/iwXPg6SHTPLp

Digimon Charity Special Sealed Tournament

Sunday, June 29th at 3PM

Come celebrate Digital Monster Day with a SPECIAL sealed event!

We’ll be doing a chaos sealed tournament including packs of the brand new EX-09, plus bonus rules to shake up the game in a way you may not have played before. There’s also special prizing – we’re giving away a wall banner to first place!

Since this is a charity tournament, you can choose to donate your entry fee towards the Brown Bag Buddies charity or you can also donate specific non-perishable foods as your entry fee.

Entry: $35 or donation of the below food items

Items for Donation that are accepted:
-Nutri Grain Bars
-Single serve pretzels
-Cheerios (Regular size)
-Rice Krispies (Regular size)
-Large beef sticks
-Applesauce cups (single serve)
-Chef Boyardee can meals (15 oz)
-Kraft Mac & Cheese indiv. cups

Union Arena All Rare Battle Day

Saturday, June 28th throughout the Day!

A whole day of consecutive Union Arena All rare events!

Battle it out with your preferred Bleach, Black Clover, and Sword Art Online decks for some gorgeous cards.

Bleach: 12:30PM
Black Clover: 2PM
Sword Art: 3:30PM

Entry: $10 each

One Piece Charity 2-vs-2 Event

Thursday, June 26th at :30PM

Support the local charity Brown Bag Buddies with this specially themed One Piece 2v2 event! Team up with a partner and battle it out with opposing duos.

Check out the official format rules! https://en.onepiece-cardgame.com/pdf/rule_2on2.pdf?20250131

Entry: $10 or donation of the below food items
Items for Donation that are accepted:
-Nutri Grain Bars
-Single serve pretzels
-Cheerios (Regular size)
-Rice Krispies (Regular size)
-Large beef sticks
-Applesauce cups (single serve)
-Chef Boyardee can meals (15 oz)
-Kraft Mac & Cheese indiv. cups

MTG Charity Commander Party

Wednesday, June 25th at 4PM

We’re working with Brown Bag Buddies to help raise money to get lunches for those who rely on school lunches during the summer!  

Come play some commander and donate by entering our raffle, where you can also win cool swag!

Raffle prizes include the incredibly popular Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty poster alongside several other recent Magic posters.

Entry: Free

MTG Pride Commander Night

Friday, June 27th at 4PM

A special Friday Night Commander night where all commanders have the partner keyword! Players receive a promo Chromatic Lantern when they sign-up with the Companion app!

Entry: Free

Union Arena Jujutsu Kaisen Prerelease

Saturday, June 21st at 12:30PM

Even more Jujutsu Kaisen cards join the Union Arena lineup with this new release!

Format: 5 pack JJK Vol. 2 Sealed

Entry: $30

One Piece Beginner Deck Party

Saturday, June 21st at 12:30PM & Friday, June 27th at 6PM

Learn to play the One Piece Card Game from knowledgeable staff and members of your community with one of the newly released Starter Decks! 

Sign-up on Bandai tcg+ or in store!

Entry: The purchase of a new One Piece Starter deck in store

Board Game Night: Marvel United

Friday, June 20th at 6PM

Assemble as iconic marvel superheroes and join forces to take down powerful villains in Marvel United, our featured game this month for board game night!

This fast-paced, cooperative game is easy to learn, quick to play, and is great for both newcomers and seasoned gamers alike- come see for yourself!

Entry: Free

Star Wars Unlimited Store Showdown

Sunday, June 15th at 3PM

It will be 3 rounds with best of 3 per round.
Come compete for awesome promos!

Deck lists are not required.

Weekly play promos will be handed out!

https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/312191

Entry: $10

Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Tournament

Saturday, June 14th at 4PM

This year’s Charity Tournament will be a Sealed Pegasus Challenge! Each participant will receive 5 random packs of classic Yu-Gi-Oh sets to build a 30 card deck. 

There will be a special Pegasus rule that gets replaced several times a round, so be ready to adapt! We also will have special effects that you can turn in tickets to use. Tickets will be available for purchase between each round. 

All entry fees and Effect Ticket purchases will go to the Brown Bag Buddies charity.

Entry: $10

One Piece Saturday Tournament

Saturday, June 14th at 12:30PM

Our monthly Weekend One Piece Tournament! 

Test out new decks or play your favorite!

Entry: $10

MTG Final Fantasy Prerelease Weekend

Friday, June 6th through Sunday, June 8th

Final Fantasy joins Magic the Gathering in its newest Universes Beyond set! Play with cards from across the Final Fantasy saga featuring fan favorite characters and summons! 

June 6th at 6PM: Win a box tournament
June 7th at 1PM: Two-Headed Giant
June 8th at 2PM: Casual

All tournaments have $60 entry fee

One Piece OP-11 Constructed Prerelease

June 5th at 6:30PM

Celebrate the newest set release of the One Piece Card Game with this Constructed event for OP11 A Fist of Divine Speed! 

Proxies will be allowed for this event. Apply in store to secure your spot!

Entry: $10

Learn to Play Warhammer 40K

Wednesday, June 4th at 4PM

Ever wanted to learn Warhammer 40K but not sure if you are ready to jump in? Now is the time! 

With this learn to play event everything you need to learn the game is provided. No need to bring miniatures, dice, or books; we’ll have it all available to use during the event- just bring yourself!

Be ready to learn 40K in a relaxed small group environment with veteran players who will guide you through the game.

This event is designed for people who have never played a game of 40k, and will start with basics of the game all the way to advanced concepts and tricky rules interactions. Come learn why Warhammer is the most popular tabletop wargame in the world!

Entry: Free

One Piece 2v2 Battle

Thursday, June 12th at 6:30PM

Team up with a partner and battle it out with opposing duos in this first wave of store 2v2 events! 

Check out the official format rules here:
https://en.onepiece-cardgame.com/pdf/rule_2on2.pdf?20250131

Entry: $10

Digimon Evolution Cup 2025

Sunday, June 8th at 3PM

We’ll be holding an evolution cup tournament featuring some special alternative art prize cards for the top 4!

Participation: BT9-109 X Antibody
Top 4: BT9-092 Cool Boy
Winner: BT10-086 Omnimon (X Antibody) stamped card

Entry: $10

Pokemon Mid-Year Celebration Events

Sundays in June at 12PM

For the month of June we will be participating in Pokemon’s Mid-Year Celebration! There will be no championship point events, but 4 sanctioned events with special Mid-Year Celebration prize support. Come join us for any of these fun tournaments!

June 1st: Standard Tournament
Entry: $10

June 8th: Gym Leader Challenge
Entry: $10

June 15th: Retro Tournament
Entry: $10

June 22nd: Retro or GLC
Entry: $10

Heroic Adventures
Staff Picks!

Brody Recommends

Minor Arcana

As you’ve likely heard if you’ve been around Brody for more than 5 minutes, this is a masterpiece!

Jeff Lemire is in his element with this esoteric character piece where the main character Theresa grapples with the weight of a destiny of psychic powers while reliving her history. The series has a deep appreciation of Tarot and striking art that remains unique to it.

Mark Recommends

One Piece

Everyone knows this pirate story!

Mark is a big fan of not only the manga, but the trading card game as well. Want to learn the game? Come by any Thursday afternoon and he’ll gladly teach you how to get started!

Ben Recommends

Helen of Wyndhorn

Ben’s favorite book of 2024! Helen of Wyndhorn is an incredible book by the team that brought you Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow– Tom King and Bilquis Evely!

Stop in and have Ben talk your ear off about how amazing it is!

Evren Recommends

Fool Night

Ev is once again here asking you to read one of their favorite niche manga.

If you’re a fan of dystopian horrors, then boy is this series ready to deliver you a delicately-written drama about grief, sacrifice, utilitarianism, and more.

Heroic Adventures Tournaments and Events

When & Where You Can Find Heroic Adventures!

Monday 10:00 AM — 8:00 PM
Tuesday 10:00 AM — 8:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM — 10:00 PM
Thursday 10:00 AM — 10:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM — 10:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM — 9:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM — 8:00 PM

Fantasy Books

1113 East Main St
Belleville, IL
(618) 235-0844

Fantasy Books
Store Highlights

Fantasy Books
Staff Picks!

Fantasy Books Tournaments and Events

When & Where You Can Find Fantasy Books!

Monday 11:00 AM — 7:00 PM
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 11:00 AM — 7:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM — 7:00 PM
Friday 11:00 AM — 9:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM — 7:00 PM
Sunday Closed