Washington, DC is blessed with some amazing comic shops. Within a 30 mile drive there’s a dozen of shops, all award worthy, and each with their own distinct style and offerings. In the past month, numerous shops have been hit with burglaries after hours.

Comics Logic Books & Artwork in Ashburn, Virginia posted February 7 that their store was hit. A front window was smashed in in.

Big Planet Comics in Vienna, Virginia also posted they were broken into around the same time. While they posted on the 12th, they said it occurred during the weekend, the same as Comics Logic.

20 miles separate the two stores.

There’s been reports of others with Big Planet saying there were six robbed as of four days ago.

Victory Comics had their door smashed in, though they haven’t posted if it was robbery related. They had been robbed in a similar fashion at a previous point in the recent past. They’re just 6.6 miles from Big Planet.

Beyond Comics in Gaithersburg, MD was broken in to around February 11.

Comics to Astonish in Columbia, MD was also recently broke in to and they posted video on February 6. There a group of four individuals can be seen. One goes straight for hidden cash box indicating the knew where it was located, so likely have cased the store.

It’s unknown if these robberies are related but numerous shops across the country have been seeing break-ins where thieves focus on collectibles like Pokémon.

Go support the local shops in the area and if you have any information that can lead to arrests, please help out.