How loyal to your lcs are you

[saintsaucey]

Okay I'm pretty loyal. I buy all my books from one indenpendant shop. but i occasionally pick up books at other shops. Books I for got to pre order or stuff i didn't think i was gonna want then get told i should.

I bought some bags and boards at a store close to my new apartment and started talking to the owner. Nice guy, really funny. Not afraid to use the off color humor in front of the custimers. And he helped me find some stuff i was looking for.

He's got the first 24 issues of Ultimate Spider-man which i am looking for and offered me a deal on them but he wants me to switch to his store.

now i would totally pay the price he quoted me today but the thing is I'm way away from current store and this one is the really close Plus this store stocks everything and has a lot of back stock and has offered me a discount and my current store may have taken off my discount since it changed owners.

tell me what you think.

[stealthwise]

Switch over if it's not a big deal to you. Especially if it'll save you money and is more convenient.

My shop is ok, but it's the only one in town. I'm on a first name basis with the guy who runs the comics part of the store, but he's never gone above and beyond or given me any special deals. I get the same discount as anyone else and he will occasionally try to get stuff that I missed or can't find.

But I find myself repeatedly going online to get books, especially Marvel tpbs, due to their irritating stubbornness and refusal to change their trade exchange rates, and if another store opened in town, I'd definitely give them a fair chance to win me over.

[cedardryad]

I'm pretty loyal to my shop. I usually don't mind the distance when you have made friends at the local one. I would go with what suits you. I also go to one that gives me discounts, but that one is more of a trip so I usually don't bother. When I lived in CT, there was only one shop in my neighborhood and the man who worked there knew everyone by name. He was so nice. I mean you know the guy loves his job when he is at the computer playing solitaire sipping a heineken.(sp?) His name is Hal and he has an a GL action figure from Kingdom Come that someone wrote: "Looks like Hal with a mask" It did.He basically worked there because it was his passion. It was also a small shop but he had a lot of back issues.

[Night Swordsman]

Was incredibly loyal to my lcs,until it closed on me. Least the owner,and friend,gave me a few months notice. The week after it closed,i went to another brand new lcs,and bought books from him for about a year,until he too closed. UNLIKE the previous lcs,he did not tell me UNTIL he stopped recieving books,and for about a month i was purchasing books from a lcs way too far away for a fun drive and at ZERO discount,despite at the time buying large amounts of books. And missing several issues.

Then Shelly(SK716) recommended Zeus Comics. BEST buying experience ever. Chris and Richard are great,go WAY out of their way,and i do EVERYTHING to recommend them to anyone who asks. BEST buying experience of comics ever. Now if only they would open a branch in Oregon,things would be great! :)


NOW...Saint?(can i call you that? Thank you) My best advice is this. Can you afford both? Split the books between both stores. Are you getting good service at your old store? Do you think the new store will BE there in the long run? The books are nice,but you also need to think of your own morality. You seem to be a loyal customer,and if that is what is important to you,you should go with your gut. You will feel better about yourself,and those first 24 issues will be found at a later date. If you LIKE the new store,and if it is more comfortable for you,then you should switch.
If you want to support both,and there is NO reason not to do so,as they both have different resources(you didn't get those 24 issues at your old store obviously...),then you should sign up for a few titles there. You can keep buying ALL the books you normally buy,but you can add a few monthly books(3? 5?) at this new store and everyone wins(but your wallet :rolleyes: ).

IF the new store owner wants or demands ALL your books from him,then it really is not worth it,Saint. And you would feel guilty for doing it. Seriously.
Don't do it AT all if you feel in ANY WAY bad or uncomfortable. The books are not worth it(especially since you can order the trades at MOST bookstores.).
Barnes and Noble has a exclusive HC trade of those issues not available anywhere else,iirc.

Just think with your heart and mind,and the rest will follow. Trust yourself.

[stealthwise]

Just think with your heart and mind,and the rest will follow. Trust yourself.

Awwww, so tender. Just remember, don't use both your heart AND mind when pumping blood, that tends to get messy. And never trust the Dutch.

Sorry, couldn't resist. ;)

[Suzanne]

I think I'm quite loyal because it's simply a good shop, and it's the only one I know how to get to. :p

[yo go re]

I'm loyal to my shop because I get the good discount there. The other shop in town doesn't offer any kind of discount for subscribers, which was enough to get me to walk right out. However, I still hit that one up regularly, in case there were any toys or anything my regular store didn't get in. And I'll happily shop wherever there's a sale...

[WhiteRose]

I love my store. I get a good discount by being a subscriber, and they're pretty good about putting a few ones here and there in that they think I might enjoy based on my current pull list. It's the only reason I started reading Buffy Season 8, I wouldn't have known about it otherwise until it was too late (and they sold out after the first two days).

The fellas that run it know me by name, and regularly invite me or whoever's around to sit down and watch whatever movie they've got going behind the front counter. And they've got a ton of back-issues and toys and games, and are happy to try and order in any really obscure back-issue online. Best by far out of the three that are in my city. The other two are dark and dingy and the owners creep me out a little, and I was a subscriber at the lesser of the two evils before I found the better one.

Anyway, Saint, it sounds as if the new one really sounds like a dream. Based on the info there, I think switching wouldn't be too hard. If you've made any friends at the old one it might be a bit harder, but if it's got everything you want then hell, why not.

[Alan Lynch]

I've got no real loyalty to any store. My local one shut, so I'll pretty much buy comics whenever I get the chance. It's been almost a month now; my next run will be expensive, and probably spread over 2 stores. Crikey.

[diana_fan]

Heh. My LCS is 4 blocks from my house, and in the summer I walk often. The guy who runs it doesn't know a damned thing about comics, but his brother, who owns the sister store, does.

They are good folk. They give me a good discount, and let me trade stuff back if I bought the wrong thing (which happens more than it should!). They gave me a good deal on buying a bunch of the Grell run on GA too.

Anyway, I am pretty loyal to my place.

As to your situation, it all has to do with how you feel about it.

[Cam63]

I'm happy to help pay for Dee's kids' college fees.

[Sarah Beach]

For me, it's about the people. When I was getting back into comics, one shop I was going to didn't really get everything in (and I'm talking about DC titles!), and the staff didn't really care. It doubled as a CD store, and the operators were more into the music I think.

So I went searching for a place that actually knew what the heck they were doing regarding comics, and found my current one. I like their staff, I like the owners, I like that they make the store open and friendly, they know the stuff, and they often have creators in for signings. And I get a discount. They're great.

So, yeah, I'm loyal to them.

[mgs]

I have to admit, although I like the people at my lcs, all I need to go to a place is a very wide variety of current comics with easy transactions. The easier to get to, the better.

[Lester C.]

With comic book shops going out of business all the time and very few opening it's admirable that you are loyal. That said you should restrict you business to the good shops and let the others go out of business Failure to do so will put the good shop out of business while the sucky one sticks around just because it's been in the neighborhood since the eighties. I've seen it happen.

[JoeK32880]

I'm very loyal to my shop, which is actually one of the largest comic chains in America, Graham Crackers Comics. I have a pull list at the one closest to me, but I go to three others on a fairly regular basis.

I do buy my trades online though, for the savings, but I wouldn't go anywhere else for my monthlies.

[Gene M.]

After I moved out of Pittsburgh, I decided to drive make the 2 hour drive once a month just so I could keep supporting my LCS. They've been that good to me.

[Infra-Man]

Wow, saintsaucey, it's kinda odd that the new place wants you to pledge your devotion to that store or no deal on Ultimate Spider-Man. Sounds kinda lame to me. It's your call on that, so make the switch if you wouldn't be bothered by it.


When I was in San Diego, I bought all my comic books from one store for four years. It was a 15 minute drive from my place, but it was on my way to work so that was a plus. The guys at the store were always friendly and had lots of diverse titles in stock. You want the big two? Tons of the big two in stock. You want Zot! trades? They had Zot! trades. You want a random coffee table art book about people creating fake postage stamps? They got that too.

Since moving, there are a lot more comic store options and I don't feel as much store allegiance. I do get a lot of my stuff from Midtown for their discount, though I have no problem checking out and buying stuff at Jim Hanley's or St. Mark's or Rocketship.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I'm a pretty loyal to my LCS . I was debating at buying to this close shop that had opened up 10 minutes away in the next town. I did buy some back issues and comics that weren't pulled for me accidently. But I held off from changing completely over.

If I did make the switch to this new shop I wanted to give my LCS at least 2 months notice. And get my pull box empty. Money issues kept creepin up and it put a hold on that. One weekend I went by to inform the guy that I was gonna switch my service over to him by the end of this summer and well.....that store was outta business !

I was shocked. 2 Weeks earlier I was in there buyin some cheap back issues and he nevere said a word the store was going down. Now I'm happy I held off and stayed at my LCS I usually stay at.

[Althalus]

I'm pretty loyal, too, although that decision is helped along in part by the fact that I have no viable alternatives.

My LCS isn't the only importer of US-comics in a manageable radius and he's also not the cheapest one. But he shows an acceptable mix of pricing (mid-level), accessability (good), reliablility (acceptable) and friendliness (good).

Also it would be a very time-consuming (not to mention potentially awkward) process of changing to another LCS, since the transition phase would be 3-6 months due to Diamond's pre-ordering system (from the first pre-order at the new store until the last items come in at the old one: I have to pre-order everything, almost nothing I want is bought for the racks by any store).


~Althalus

[Alex Dragon]

Okay I'm pretty loyal. I buy all my books from one indenpendant shop. but i occasionally pick up books at other shops. Books I for got to pre order or stuff i didn't think i was gonna want then get told i should.

I bought some bags and boards at a store close to my new apartment and started talking to the owner. Nice guy, really funny. Not afraid to use the off color humor in front of the custimers. And he helped me find some stuff i was looking for.

He's got the first 24 issues of Ultimate Spider-man which i am looking for and offered me a deal on them but he wants me to switch to his store.

now i would totally pay the price he quoted me today but the thing is I'm way away from current store and this one is the really close Plus this store stocks everything and has a lot of back stock and has offered me a discount and my current store may have taken off my discount since it changed owners.

tell me what you think.

If it's a new store he's doing what he can to try and build a customer base. Take care of your pull box at the other store and go ahead and make the switch. It sounds like you're going to end up doing it eventually anyway. It's not that big a deal. People do it all the time. Part of the biz.

I guess I'm loyal to the shop I go to. I'm pretty much friends with the owner and it's the best store in town. If for some strange reason he should close his store I'll just stop buying comics. There are two other shops actually closer to me than his but I rarely shop at them. One I just absolutely hate and plan to never set foot in again and the other is okay but I just don't particularly like. A few times a year I stop in to see what they're up to. The funny thing is that the guy that works at that shop actually shops at the I store I shop at. I think it's strange since he should be able to get anything he wants at the shop he works at but maybe for whatever reason he can't.

[Cayman]

Not very. There are two shops near me and though I favor one above the other, I don't feel especially dedicated to it. The staff is nice enough, the selection is good, and Ed Brubaker can occasionally be seen there, but it is also claustrophobic and not an especially warm environment. It's simply a place to pick up my comics. I've been to shops that were a lot more inviting and fun to browse.

[Asa]

I am very loyal. If they want my business. I have one owner that has seen that I am loyal and is willing to get me more as long as he can get it.

[saintsaucey]

thanks for all the advice guys, I most likely won't switch unless the clerk at the old store leaves it. the guy has just been to good to me. I'll either have to pay a rediculously high price for ultimate spider-man 1-24 or wait to get them some where else. i may buy some small stuff other there as well but I think it would be wrong of me to switch over completely.

[NickThompson]

I am fairly loyal. I have an LCS, then I noticed that prices in another shop were cheaper. The problem is though that the LCS probably needs my sales more than the other, and I wouldn't save THAT much. So what I do is have a pull list at the LCS, then buy my non-pulls at the other shop :)

[Night Swordsman]

Wow, saintsaucey, it's kinda odd that the new place wants you to pledge your devotion to that store or no deal on Ultimate Spider-Man. Sounds kinda lame to me. It's your call on that, so make the switch if you wouldn't be bothered by it.


When I was in San Diego, I bought all my comic books from one store for four years. It was a 15 minute drive from my place, but it was on my way to work so that was a plus. The guys at the store were always friendly and had lots of diverse titles in stock. You want the big two? Tons of the big two in stock. You want Zot! trades? They had Zot! trades. You want a random coffee table art book about people creating fake postage stamps? They got that too.

Since moving, there are a lot more comic store options and I don't feel as much store allegiance. I do get a lot of my stuff from Midtown for their discount, though I have no problem checking out and buying stuff at Jim Hanley's or St. Mark's or Rocketship.

Hate to get off topic,but the last time i was in San Diego i couldn't find a Comic Book store to save my life.

Where are they down there? And yes,i have plenty of maps and know my way around a bit.

[Night Swordsman]

thanks for all the advice guys, I most likely won't switch unless the clerk at the old store leaves it. the guy has just been to good to me. I'll either have to pay a rediculously high price for ultimate spider-man 1-24 or wait to get them some where else. i may buy some small stuff other there as well but I think it would be wrong of me to switch over completely.

I think you made a great choice,and probably the one i would of made as well.

You will get those issues someday. It's worth the wait. :)

[The Xenos]

Well, while considering how good they've been too you, also think how much they need your support. Many shops rely on regular customers for large or even small regular purchases. So it's good you're staying with a shop that was good to you.

I do sometimes visit other stores if I see a deal or they have something my LCS just didn't order or sold out of. Conversely, I feel bad that I'm not regularly supporting the other shop, but I am still giving them at least some buisiness. Usuallly I pick up manga at the other stores, especially since my shop owner isn't on top of the whole manga thing. Also more obscure indie books that my LCS missed or older books they have a sale on. Plus it didn't help that the store was walking distance from my dorm at college and there are a ton more stores in the Boston area.

So, go check out the other store for various purchases and try to keep friendly, but these stores must know that the other store relies on customers like you. Hopefully there isn't a real rivalry between them.

It also helps at my LCS that even my family sometimes hangs out at the shop and talks with the owner. It's a small hole in the wall shop and I love it for that. It's just one guy trying to make ends meet in a crazy market that keeps changing. I really enjoy supporting that.

[Novaya Havoc]

I am VERY loyal to my LCS. They are absolutely fabulous.

1. They totally remember my name, even without a pull list, probably because...
2. They totally get my Dazzler love. Well, they may not GET it, but they accept it, so...
3. Dazzler issues have been "Back Issue of the Week/Month" TWICE, and they always keep a hefty stock of Dazzler shit. And they bring her up to me regularly.
4. They are so NICE. One guy (who was a tenant of mine) even brought me an Ultimate Dazz heroclix!
5. They are so understanding. They don't laugh their asses off when I'll walk away with just a crappy issue of a crappy "New Excalibur" comic written by a crappy you-know-who.

The store is great. Huge back issue selection, super friendly, and they communique with their other stores on any issue I need. It's usually there within the week.

I love my LCS! Those guys absolutely kick booty.

[Infra-Man]

Hate to get off topic,but the last time i was in San Diego i couldn't find a Comic Book store to save my life.

Where are they down there? And yes,i have plenty of maps and know my way around a bit.

The shop I was referring to in my post was Comikaze (5517 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92117). It's a ways away from downtown San Diego, so if you were thinking of visiting it during the Comic Con, you'd need to have a car rental.

There's also a place called Artifex in Mira Mesa, which was actually closer to my old job than Comikaze (though both stores are still a pretty long drive from downtown San Diego). Only been in that store once or twice. Pretty good selection, but it just didn't have as diverse a selection as Comikaze.

As for comic book shops in the downtown area... hmmm... I think there's still a Comics n Stuff store located in Horton Plaza. May or may not be there anymore. Haven't been in there in years, but if I remember right, it had good selection for DC and Marvel, but little if any small press stuff. There used to be a couple other Comics n Stuff stores throughout San Diego, and I'd been to the one in Mission Valley Mall and another in the Ocean Beach/Point Loma area. The one in Ocean Beach/Point Loma had the best selection.

There's a place called Galactic Comics (or something similar) in Ocean Beach, which I only went to a few times after band practice or picking up some cheeseburgers at Hodad's. Limited selection there, mostly big titles in the big two, if I recall correctly.

Incidentally, I'm convinced that Horton Plaza was designed by MC Escher at a spinart machine. Whenever I go there, I feel like I'll see David Bowie holding a crystal ball and adjusting his tight pants.

EDIT:
Three areas in San Diego that should have a cool comic book shop but don't as far as I know:
-Hillcrest
-North Park
-University Heights

[Lester C.]

thanks for all the advice guys, I most likely won't switch unless the clerk at the old store leaves it. the guy has just been to good to me. I'll either have to pay a rediculously high price for ultimate spider-man 1-24 or wait to get them some where else. i may buy some small stuff other there as well but I think it would be wrong of me to switch over completely.

Couldn't you just buy a a trade or two? Failing that just go in there buy the issues and never show up again. It's not like you're signing a contract or anything.

[Citizen V]

Im very loyal to my dealers,i often get discounts because of prices.

[Alan Lynch]

The store is great. Huge back issue selection, super friendly, and they communique with their other stores on any issue I need. It's usually there within the week.

I love my LCS! Those guys absolutely kick booty.
Actually, none of my frequented stores have a back issue section. I need to go to a whole other store for that, which is a pain in the arse. My old, genuinely local, store had half the floorspace devoted to back issues, which kicked ass.

[The Xenos]

If I want back issues or anthing beyond like ten years ago, I generally have to go to my LCS's somewhat friendly competition in the next town over. I almost went there today for backs and boards, but I figured I'd check with my shop first. He usually sells me them for a flat price and the other stores have them marked up.

[Kyuubi]

The shop I was referring to in my post was Comikaze (5517 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92117). It's a ways away from downtown San Diego, so if you were thinking of visiting it during the Comic Con, you'd need to have a car rental.

There's also a place called Artifex in Mira Mesa, which was actually closer to my old job than Comikaze (though both stores are still a pretty long drive from downtown San Diego). Only been in that store once or twice. Pretty good selection, but it just didn't have as diverse a selection as Comikaze.

As for comic book shops in the downtown area... hmmm... I think there's still a Comics n Stuff store located in Horton Plaza. May or may not be there anymore. Haven't been in there in years, but if I remember right, it had good selection for DC and Marvel, but little if any small press stuff. There used to be a couple other Comics n Stuff stores throughout San Diego, and I'd been to the one in Mission Valley Mall and another in the Ocean Beach/Point Loma area. The one in Ocean Beach/Point Loma had the best selection.

There's a place called Galactic Comics (or something similar) in Ocean Beach, which I only went to a few times after band practice or picking up some cheeseburgers at Hodad's. Limited selection there, mostly big titles in the big two, if I recall correctly.

Incidentally, I'm convinced that Horton Plaza was designed by MC Escher at a spinart machine. Whenever I go there, I feel like I'll see David Bowie holding a crystal ball and adjusting his tight pants.

EDIT:
Three areas in San Diego that should have a cool comic book shop but don't as far as I know:
-Hillcrest
-North Park
-University Heights

I think the only Comics n Stuff left in San Diego is in El Cajon. The ones in the malls keep closing and moving and closing and moving. I found a small one in La Mesa that has become my regular lcs since my old one closed.

[Night Swordsman]

I think the only Comics n Stuff left in San Diego is in El Cajon. The ones in the malls keep closing and moving and closing and moving. I found a small one in La Mesa that has become my regular lcs since my old one closed.

Any near capitol city?

[Kyuubi]

None that I'm aware of.

[Night Swordsman]

None that I'm aware of.

Sigh. Thanks lil blue duck.
Really sucks not to have a comic shop to visit. My current online shop is great,and i would never change,but i miss the feeling of going into a comic book store to look at things and go "ooh" and "ahh".

Sigh.

[Infra-Man]

I think the only Comics n Stuff left in San Diego is in El Cajon. The ones in the malls keep closing and moving and closing and moving. I found a small one in La Mesa that has become my regular lcs since my old one closed.

Ahh... Alas. Do you know if there are any in downtown SD anymore? Could have sworn there was one in Horton Plaza, but maybe that was one of the migratory Comics n Stuff stores.

[Kyuubi]

Ahh... Alas. Do you know if there are any in downtown SD anymore? Could have sworn there was one in Horton Plaza, but maybe that was one of the migratory Comics n Stuff stores.



I remember there being one in Horton Plaza once, but I think it was replaced by a Suncoast.

[Night Swordsman]

Another issue for me: Comic boxes. I am now out of long boxes,and have enough books to fill two or three up. And i have no store nearby to buy them from,and the idea of the shipping involved(and the Post Office's "Care" of my comic books at time scares me to have long boxes shipped to my home).

Really aggrivating. And i doubt i will be able to purchase some in San Diego and bring home in my luggage. Grrr. :rolleyes: :mad:

[FallOfFingolfin]

I've only been into comics for about six months or so.

In November a shop called Comic Connections opened in my downtown area, about five minutes' drive away, in the same spot as an old candy shop I'd known since I was little that had just closed, and just down the street from my already frequented library.

I started stopping in and I've bought some single issues there, and I currently have a small pull list (under five titles). The guy is nice enough, he's there to help but he's not the most charismatic guy. They don't have many back issues, but I've bought a few.

About 15 minutes' drive away is the largest shop in the state: Graham Crackers Comics in Naperville. I've never actually stopped in there, but I'm probably going to start using that for back issues. The LCS will order back issues for you, but the ones that I'm looking for typically aren't readily available. So I'm going to start using Graham Crackers for older titles if I want back issues. For trades, I'll probably moreso use a Borders or Barnes and Noble.

The LCS isn't doing so good. Not too many people are around, and I wouldn't be surprised if it closes within the year. If it does, I imagine I'll be switching over to Graham Crackers, despite the slightly longer hike.

[Citizen V]

Its damn shocking..mycomicshop.com does not really accept money orders anymore.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Another issue for me: Comic boxes. I am now out of long boxes,and have enough books to fill two or three up. And i have no store nearby to buy them from,and the idea of the shipping involved(and the Post Office's "Care" of my comic books at time scares me to have long boxes shipped to my home).

Really aggrivating. And i doubt i will be able to purchase some in San Diego and bring home in my luggage. Grrr. :rolleyes: :mad:

Do you live near a Wal-Mart or K-Mart. Heres a suggestion...I have mine in trunks. You can hold 500 to 600 books inside them and you can sit clothes and all on them. Just a suggestion man.

[DavidAllred]

Okay I'm pretty loyal. I buy all my books from one indenpendant shop. but i occasionally pick up books at other shops. Books I for got to pre order or stuff i didn't think i was gonna want then get told i should.

I bought some bags and boards at a store close to my new apartment and started talking to the owner. Nice guy, really funny. Not afraid to use the off color humor in front of the custimers. And he helped me find some stuff i was looking for.

He's got the first 24 issues of Ultimate Spider-man which i am looking for and offered me a deal on them but he wants me to switch to his store.

now i would totally pay the price he quoted me today but the thing is I'm way away from current store and this one is the really close Plus this store stocks everything and has a lot of back stock and has offered me a discount and my current store may have taken off my discount since it changed owners.

tell me what you think.


I am pretty loyal. I refuse to buy off the internet if he can get it, even if it costs me more. Usually, I only buy full runs of the web anyway.

My LCS does all new comics bagged and boarded for the cover price. He also gives out one ticket for every ten dollars spent toward one of three prizes: $10, $25, or $75 in store credit. I won the $75 credit last year and was really happy to pick up missed issues of The Outsiders and Teen Titans.

[Night Swordsman]

Do you live near a Wal-Mart or K-Mart. Heres a suggestion...I have mine in trunks. You can hold 500 to 600 books inside them and you can sit clothes and all on them. Just a suggestion man.

I currently own over two hundred THOUSAND books. We are talking a very aggressive and active comic habit from the 70s to the present,with no breaks. I on average buy at least 20-25 books a week,and some weeks i go beyond that.

I do have Wal-Marts,but i try not to shop there(sorry SK!).

Trunks are ok,and i do actually have one for some books,but i rather have long boxes.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I currently own over two hundred THOUSAND books. We are talking a very aggressive and active comic habit from the 70s to the present,with no breaks. I on average buy at least 20-25 books a week,and some weeks i go beyond that.

I do have Wal-Marts,but i try not to shop there(sorry SK!).

Trunks are ok,and i do actually have one for some books,but i rather have long boxes.

Just trying to think of a way to help. How about a bookshelf you can put togethor. I saw them at a K-Mart and they have a lotta shelves where you can line the books up and all.

[Sabrinaset]

The comic shop where I live is the ONLY ONE we have serving my area. Used to be three comic stores, but one went out of business because the owner was convicted under the Three Strikes law, and the other one, no one knows why it closed. Luckily, the guys who own it are pretty cool.

I'l occasionally go to Dark Horse Comics at the Universal Studios City Walk about twice a year and get some action figures or TBS's I missed, but beyond that...

[Gilda Dent]

I'm not loyal at all. I'll stop in on Wednesdays with my brother and sister so they can pick up their books and look around a bit, and I sometimes pick something up as an impulse.

Most of my books, however, I get from an online comic shop, one that offers subscriptions to trades, which I find very convenient, given that I've recently gone almost exclusively to trades as my primary source for new comics.

Loyalty to a business or product makes sense to me only to the degree that doing so benefits me. Selfish, sure, but I'm not going to continue going to a store that is no longer serving my needs adequately.