Comic Elitists
10-26-15, 06:43 AM
#26
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Re: Comic Elitists
i always thought a center aisle stand in a mall would work for comics. i know i would always browse through spinner racks (as long as theyre not over stuffed) and more then likely impulse buy and the rent is a lot cheaper.
and I also dont want to sound like all comic owners a aholes. A lot shops i go to tend stop at while on vacation are really cool and are pleasant. and as a positive story the shop i go to now. i went in years ago and he recommended the first trade of the walking dead with a money back offer if i didnt like it. so i bought it and for a few months would check in and buy the new tpb. then i changed jobs and never went back.
I went to the guardians of the galaxy 7pm showing and when i left the shop owner was in the front of the line for the next showing and he greeted me by name (after years) and bs'ed with me for a few minutes. I appreciated that and from then went back to his store for my physical purchases
and I also dont want to sound like all comic owners a aholes. A lot shops i go to tend stop at while on vacation are really cool and are pleasant. and as a positive story the shop i go to now. i went in years ago and he recommended the first trade of the walking dead with a money back offer if i didnt like it. so i bought it and for a few months would check in and buy the new tpb. then i changed jobs and never went back.
I went to the guardians of the galaxy 7pm showing and when i left the shop owner was in the front of the line for the next showing and he greeted me by name (after years) and bs'ed with me for a few minutes. I appreciated that and from then went back to his store for my physical purchases
10-26-15, 07:08 PM
#27
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Re: Comic Elitists
Re: collecting what you like & not caring what others think, I'm a guy and back in the '80's had an interest in collecting the DC fantasy/sword & sorcery comic Amethyst, but never did because I thought it was too "girly" and not "macho" enough. So, I never got this. However, now that I'm much older & more open-minded, I would buy a color collected edition of these original comics in a heartbeat (I never got the b&w Showcase volume a while back since color was such a huge part of the series).
I also bought Amethyst and Dazzler from them..
10-26-15, 07:13 PM
#28
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Re: Comic Elitists
Actually, I'd be REALLY interested to hear how you do regarding Regal and SWars and so forth. Please post about it!
10-26-15, 07:18 PM
#29
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Re: Comic Elitists
I know that I would definitely browse a comic shop if it was right near any of the movie theaters I hit up, but I can't say I'd be spending much money there. I don't buy new single issues, any back issues I want for stuff not collected in trade I generally buy off eBay or MyComicShop.Com, and I haven't seen an LCS who can really compete with the price and convenience of buying trades online through IST, or less frequently, Amazon. I'm the type of person who will research things and read reviews online rather than ask an employee at an LCS for recommendations. And I don't do card games or buy statues/other memorabilia. So basically I'm someone a shop owner shouldn't and wouldn't give a shit about.
I try to buy from shops when I can, but usually it's restricted to things that are otherwise OOP and hard to find.
Last edited by ntnon; 10-26-15 at 08:38 PM.
