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Vault of Midnight

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 Co-owner Curtis Sullivan and his wife Liz Sullivan

Store Info during COVID-19

Vault of Midnight is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 am to 6 pm and Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 8 pm. Thursdays from 11 am to 1 pm continue to be open to at-risk customers only. Masks are required, social distancing signs are posted around the store and there will be a limit to the number of customers in the store at one time. They continue to offer curbside or mail order delivery from 11 am to 6 pm, Wednesday through Sunday. For more information, or to place an order, give them a call at 734-998-1413 or email them at contact@vaultofmidnight.com. Don't forget to visit their new webstore! They also continue to sell gift certificates online. 

About

Stephan Fodale – The Numbers Guy and Financial Wunderkind. Curtis Sullivan – The Blowhard and Comic Enthusiast.


Store Information

Genre & Specialty

Comics

Address

219 S. Main St
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

95A Monroe Center St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

1225 Liberty St.
Detroit, MI 48226

Contact

734 -998-1413
annarbor@vaultofmidnight.com

Year Opened

1996

Website

www.vaultofmidnight.com

Hours

Sunday-Thursday*:
11 am - 6 pm
Friday-Saturday:
11 am - 8 pm
​*Thursday from 11 am to 1 pm is open to at-risk customers only

Indie Interview

What inspired you to open a comic book shop? We love comic books and someone dared us to.

What do you think accounts for the increased interest in comics and graphic novels in the mainstream? Comics are great and it's socially acceptable to be a nerd and for girls to like comics in this modern day. Movies have helped a little, too.

What has been your favorite part of owning and/or working in a bookstore? Sharing our love of comic books with the communities we exist within. Being here for two decades has allowed us to watch people grow from children to parents and bring it back full circle with their own little comic fans. 

What has been your greatest challenge running a bookstore?  Staying plugged in to the comic world is a full time job of reading and learning. As we’ve grown and opened new stores, managing growth and making sure our employees are taken care of has become a great consideration. 


What role do you think books (and comics) and bookstores play in the culture of Ann Arbor? Ann Arbor is a book town and we think that comic books are as vibrant and varied as all of the storytelling mediums. Our goal is to put them front and center with all the other bestselling paper paged entertainment and learning choices. It’s important to keep people engaged with the real physical world in a day when it’s so easy to just fall into the internet.

How would you describe your store to someone who has never visited? A bright, enthusiastic funhouse teeming with art and writing, working in concert, to dazzle your heart and mind. We love comics and we love you.


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P.O. Box 7176
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
​info@a2books.org
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Board & Volunteers
    • Donate
    • In the Media
    • Get Involved
  • Booksellers
    • Bookstores >
      • Bookbound
      • Crazy Wisdom
      • Dawn Treader
      • Literati
      • Motte & Bailey
      • Nicola's Books
      • Vault of Midnight
      • West Side Bookshop
    • Other Booksellers >
      • Nonprofit Booksellers >
        • Ann Arbor Thrift Shop
        • Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library
        • Kiwanis Thrift Sale
        • PTO Thrift Shop
        • ReUse Center
      • Online Booksellers >
        • Aunt Agatha's
        • Kaleidoscope
  • Features
    • Bookstore Road Trips >
      • Grandpa's Barn
      • Snowbound Books
      • Pages Bookshop
      • This is a Bookstore
      • Book Beat
      • Books and Mortar
      • The Mitten Word
    • Featured Ann Arbor Little Free Libraries >
      • Brookside Book House
      • Jewish Community Center
      • Maria Murphy
      • Scio Village Condo Community
      • Sekai Ward
    • History >
      • Bookbindery Tour
      • Centicore
      • Slater's: Where Giants Rang Up Sales
      • Wahr's Bookstore
    • Interviews >
      • BINC Foundation
      • An Interview on Comics
      • Matthew Riemer Interview
      • Susan J. Douglas Interview
      • Doc Fletcher Interview
    • Newsletter Archives >
      • 2021
      • 2020
      • 2019
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
    • On My Shelf >
      • Africa Schaumann
    • Downtown Home and Garden Book Nook
    • Washtenaw Literacy
    • BISAC: The Book Organizing System Even the Library Supports
  • Donate