Elite Comics

Elite Comics is an independently owned comic book shop in Overland Park, Kansas, run by William Binderup and serving the area since 1993. Located at 11842 Quivira Rd, the store carries new comics, trade paperbacks, and a deep back-issue catalog (reported at 90,000+ back issues and 3,000+ trades), and is a fixture of the Kansas City comics community — Binderup co-founded Planet Comicon, the region’s flagship comic convention, in 1999.¹²³

Description

Elite Comics is a comic book and collectibles store in Overland Park, Kansas, that has been “providing the area with comic books and collectibles” for nearly three decades.⁴ The shop specializes in a large selection of new comics and trade paperbacks alongside a substantial back-issue inventory — reported at over 90,000 back issues and more than 3,000 trades in stock.² It also runs a “Pull Box” reservation service (via Previews World) for regular customers and maintains an active community presence, including a “Kindness Community” program and annual charitable toy drives partnered with Children’s Mercy.¹

Ownership and history

Elite Comics is owned by William Binderup, confirmed across the store’s own social channels (@elitecomicskc on Instagram and Facebook) and independent local comic-shop directories.³⁵ The shop has operated in the Overland Park area since 1993, a date consistently cited by the Visit Overland Park business directory and other regional listings.⁴²

Binderup is a notable figure in the wider Kansas City comics scene: per Wikipedia’s entry on the convention, Planet Comicon Kansas City was first organized in 1999 by Overland Park comics retailer Chris Jackson and Elite Comics owner William Binderup, beginning as a two-day event at the Overland Park International Trade Center.⁶ This ties the shop’s ownership directly to the founding of the region’s largest comic convention and underscores its deep roots in the local comics community.

A local feature marking the store’s 25th year in business corroborates the early-1990s founding and the shop’s standing as a long-running independent retailer.⁷ The precise opening month/day and any prior location history before the current Quivira Rd address are not yet documented.

Links

• Official site: https://www.elite-comics.com/[^1]
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elitecomicskc/[^3]
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elitecomicskc/[^5]
• Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/elite-comics-overland-park[^8]
• Visit Overland Park directory: https://www.visitoverlandpark.com/directory/elite-comics/[^4]

Sources

Disputes

None at this time. (Minor: founding year given as ~1992 in the source brief; corroborated sources consistently report 1993. Page uses 1993.)

Footnotes

1. https://www.elite-comics.com/ — Official site. asserts: address 11842 Quivira Rd, Overland Park, KS 66210; phone (913) 345-9910; comic book retailer with Pull Box reservation service (Previews World); community “Kindness Community” program and Children’s Mercy toy drives. ↩ ↩²

2. https://www.visitoverlandpark.com/blog/post/shop-small-elite-comics/ — Visit Overland Park “Shop Small” feature. asserts: serving the area since 1993; deep inventory — over 90,000 back issues and 3,000+ trades; specializes in new comics and trade paperbacks. (Surfaced via search summary; URL returned 404 on direct fetch — re-confirm live link.) ↩ ↩² ↩³

3. https://www.instagram.com/elitecomicskc/ — Official Instagram (@elitecomicskc), Overland Park, KS. asserts: owner William Binderup; active social presence. ↩ ↩²

4. https://www.visitoverlandpark.com/directory/elite-comics/ — Visit Overland Park official directory listing. asserts: founded 1993; address 11842 Quivira Rd, Overland Park, KS 66210; carries comic books and collectibles; “nearly three decades” in business. ↩ ↩²

5. https://www.facebook.com/elitecomicskc/ — Official Facebook page. asserts: owner William Binderup; Overland Park, KS; active page. ↩

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Comicon_Kansas_City — Wikipedia. asserts: Planet Comicon first organized in 1999 by Overland Park comics retailer Chris Jackson and Elite Comics owner William Binderup; began as a two-day event at the Overland Park International Trade Center. ↩

7. https://www.inkansascity.com/innovators-influencers/local-news/by-the-numbers-elite-comics-celebrates-25-years-in-business/ — IN Kansas City Magazine, “By The Numbers: Elite Comics Celebrates 25 Years in Business.” asserts: Elite Comics as a long-running independent Overland Park comic shop celebrating 25 years (corroborates early-1990s founding). (Direct fetch returned 403; cited from search index — re-confirm.) ↩