I found two pretty good comic shops today. I say pretty good because neither had everything I wanted, but between the two of them I was able to pick up all the stuff I've missed over the past few weeks.
And they're only a few blocks apart. So that's cool.
But they're both on the other side of town. So that sucks.
One is run by a rail-thin, mid-to-late-30's gay guy. He's the nicest shop owner I've met so far; he's the first that actually talked to me about the books I was buying. But he's very soft-spoken, so it was hard to hear him.
Nice guy, great store. If I don't find another one, this'll be my primary one.
The other was run by a Chong doppelganger. NO JOKE. His voice and tone were exactly like Chong's. He's a white hippy, so there's also a slight resemblance. He had a decent store, but the main reason I'll be going back is so I can talk to him more.
"Wolverine's not here, man."
"Dammit, I asked if you have the latest issue of Gotham Central."
"..."
"DO. YOU. HAVE. GOTHAM. CENTRAL?"
"...Wolverine's not here, man."
This town is weird, man.
And they're only a few blocks apart. So that's cool.
But they're both on the other side of town. So that sucks.
One is run by a rail-thin, mid-to-late-30's gay guy. He's the nicest shop owner I've met so far; he's the first that actually talked to me about the books I was buying. But he's very soft-spoken, so it was hard to hear him.
Nice guy, great store. If I don't find another one, this'll be my primary one.
The other was run by a Chong doppelganger. NO JOKE. His voice and tone were exactly like Chong's. He's a white hippy, so there's also a slight resemblance. He had a decent store, but the main reason I'll be going back is so I can talk to him more.
"Wolverine's not here, man."
"Dammit, I asked if you have the latest issue of Gotham Central."
"..."
"DO. YOU. HAVE. GOTHAM. CENTRAL?"
"...Wolverine's not here, man."
This town is weird, man.
They once asked Matt Groening who he modeled "Comic Book Guy" after , and he said " EVERY comic book store owner in the world" . So far , that's been pretty accurate . The guy who owns the store I shop at is over-weight , has a goatee , is "snooty" , and says things like "Worst issue EVER" on a regular basis . It's crazy .
I did a documentary in college on comic shop owners and their similarities. Seems all of them want to be involved in the physics field. I still have a little postcard from Terry Moore saying how much he liked it.