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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 17:19:29 GMT -5
I like telling the story of when the LCS first opened, and I was happily opening my pull list. Typical enough stuff. Goon, Usagi Yojimbo, and as the LCS owner is reading it he had never heard of any of it. And then at the bottom of the list was "Love And Rockets - Fantagraphics" and he said "Fanta...graphics? Never heard of them!"
How someone can own a comic shop and have never heard of the current publisher of the Carl Barks duck comics is beyond me. Or The Comics Journal.
And, he ordered me Love And Capes instead of Love And Rockets. I went two years with him forgetting to order me Love And Rockets, because he never looks that far back in Previews, before I stopped going cold turkey.
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 7, 2014 19:24:07 GMT -5
Wow, that's pretty crazy... I think you should have had the guy hire you, to get him at least a little 'indy cred'.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 19:27:30 GMT -5
Wow, that's pretty crazy... I think you should have had the guy hire you, to get him at least a little 'indy cred'. During the 90's when the boom was going and comic shops were opening up all over the place, there were folks opening stores who had never read a comic. It doesn't surprise me at all, that a 'Fan" opened a store knowing nothing outside the big 2, happens all the time. Problem is most of them run it like a clubhouse, not a business and fail within a few years. -M |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 20:05:10 GMT -5
I know of a store currently running that I suspect was opened by a storage auction winner of a huge comic collection. The staff appear to be related, and none of them really know anything about comics. Luckily, their back issue selection is nice and even if they don't know who any of the characters are, they can direct you to where the comic is.
The place is an absolute wreck, like they just dumped their winnings in there. They have old Video Depot shelves for holding back issues, but they are impossible to flip through and the shelves are so close together I can't fit between them at 180lbs. I don't think there's a longbox in the entire store, and much of their stick is unbagged, and it's all out of order. Somehow, the employees can make sense of the mess.
The good part is, they seem to not know about pricing, and they aren't opening up a 1993 Wizard and charging mint prices for VG condition comics. Most everything is cover price. They have the odd issue with a crazy price tag, no clue how they are deciding which comics need a hefty tag since none of them are particularly valuabe, and at the same time you can get Copper Age keys for a dollar one isle down. But it's worth rooting through the place.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 7, 2014 22:18:37 GMT -5
I know of a store currently running that I suspect was opened by a storage auction winner of a huge comic collection. The staff appear to be related, and none of them really know anything about comics. Luckily, their back issue selection is nice and even if they don't know who any of the characters are, they can direct you to where the comic is. The place is an absolute wreck, like they just dumped their winnings in there. They have old Video Depot shelves for holding back issues, but they are impossible to flip through and the shelves are so close together I can't fit between them at 180lbs. I don't think there's a longbox in the entire store, and much of their stick is unbagged, and it's all out of order. Somehow, the employees can make sense of the mess. The good part is, they seem to not know about pricing, and they aren't opening up a 1993 Wizard and charging mint prices for VG condition comics. Most everything is cover price. They have the odd issue with a crazy price tag, no clue how they are deciding which comics need a hefty tag since none of them are particularly valuabe, and at the same time you can get Copper Age keys for a dollar one isle down. But it's worth rooting through the place. Not gonna have many opportunities like that the way you descibe it in the future.Take advantage while you can |
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Post by antoine on May 8, 2014 6:46:56 GMT -5
Neither myself nor dealer ever heard of Blacksad...in fact I'm pretty much in the dark about noir genres. Must venture out of the Big 2 a bit more often... Well it is publish By Dargaud, a French (or belgian???) Publisher, so I'm not surprised that most people haven't heard of it. It's available in english but don't know from whom. |
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Post by Dizzy D on May 8, 2014 7:15:05 GMT -5
Dark Horse comics, so it's a reasonably big publisher.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2014 15:25:41 GMT -5
It's a hardbound foreign comic though, most shops won't stock it unless you ask. I can't imagine finding it on a comic shop shelf unless they make a movie out of it. I'd imagine any bookstore or library with a decent graphic novel section would have it though.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2014 15:27:18 GMT -5
I know of a store currently running that I suspect was opened by a storage auction winner of a huge comic collection. The staff appear to be related, and none of them really know anything about comics. Luckily, their back issue selection is nice and even if they don't know who any of the characters are, they can direct you to where the comic is. The place is an absolute wreck, like they just dumped their winnings in there. They have old Video Depot shelves for holding back issues, but they are impossible to flip through and the shelves are so close together I can't fit between them at 180lbs. I don't think there's a longbox in the entire store, and much of their stick is unbagged, and it's all out of order. Somehow, the employees can make sense of the mess. The good part is, they seem to not know about pricing, and they aren't opening up a 1993 Wizard and charging mint prices for VG condition comics. Most everything is cover price. They have the odd issue with a crazy price tag, no clue how they are deciding which comics need a hefty tag since none of them are particularly valuabe, and at the same time you can get Copper Age keys for a dollar one isle down. But it's worth rooting through the place. Not gonna have many opportunities like that the way you descibe it in the future.Take advantage while you can Yeah I should stop by again. It's several towns over but I have business out that way semi frequently. My aunt and cousins used to live in that town so I was able to make more excuses to get out there. They had a TMNT #1 there as well. Can't remember the price tag, but it was pretty much accurate, so I couldn't afford it. |
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Post by thecolortechnic on May 8, 2014 15:34:41 GMT -5
Got both Blacksad HC's that have been released so far in the US from one of my local shops. Came back a few weeks later and it was already restocked. Then again, after reading about other people's LCS situation on the internet I now know that most people don't have the same options.
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Post by hondobrode on May 8, 2014 19:37:17 GMT -5
Jez, great idea for a thread.
Ish, I think my taste is very similar to yours. eclipse had lots of really funky cool stuff back then. I'd agree Zot was probably the best ongoing.
Dupont, there's a shop I used to know in CA just like that and another I found recently that bought a store's inventory overnight when a guy needed money overnight.
For me, Ex Machina was probably my favorite must buy title as it came out. Not for everyone, but I loved it.
Dalgoda and Neil the Horse. Wow ! Those really take me back. I don't know anyone couldn't like Dalgoda if they even kind of like sci-fi. I liked Dennis Fujitake's easy, clean style. Another great Fantagraphics title.
Those Neil issues are way hard to find, as they had extremely low print runs from Aardvark-Vanaheim or Renegade Press (Dave Sim's ex-wife, Deni Loubert, published).
I've heard of Blacksad but never tried. I'll try it now.
Testament was dense. Characterization was secondary to the ideas behind the story.
Northlanders was ok but not great. I'd buy it on sale. Wood never disappoints but this is fairly generic.
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Post by benday-dot on May 8, 2014 20:19:07 GMT -5
Has anyone read Wood's Northlanders? i read the first two trades - loved it. really interesting art and stories are top notch. very educational too. Another vote for Northlanders. It begins stronger than it ends, but overall very well written I'll also throw out as recommendations: Top Ten (Alan Moore/Gene Ha/Zander Canon) Planetary (Warren Ellis/John Cassaday) Criminal (Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips) |
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Post by benday-dot on May 8, 2014 20:23:38 GMT -5
Can't really say which Image comic I consider the best right now, there are so many good ones and they are all doing different things. My votes of what I'm reading: Best: Prophet Manhattan Projects Fatale East of West Behind that: Saga Velvet Black Science Lazarus Pulling up the rear: Sex Criminals Pretty Deadly Jupiter's Legacy |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2014 21:11:07 GMT -5
Dalgoda and Neil the Horse. Wow ! Those really take me back. I don't know anyone couldn't like Dalgoda if they even kind of like sci-fi. I liked Dennis Fujitake's easy, clean style. Another great Fantagraphics title. I bought the entire series on a whim a few years back. Read issue one, but nothing since. I did like it though, just haven't been going through my old floppies as much as new floppies and trades. |
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Post by pmpknface on May 8, 2014 21:12:40 GMT -5
I'm only at Pgs 4 of this thread but I really liked Ex Machina. When it was good it was very cool. When it wasn't it was ok. Still a good read.
Never read Zot, although I want to!
I just finished Saga v. 3 this week. It's great fun and is every genre at once. Certainly worth the trade money, but you may want too wait for more collections. You can plow through a trade in 40 minutes easy.
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