Took me 3 years to figure out why I hated the local comic shop meetups

I kept going to these Wednesday night gatherings at my LCS and just felt bored the whole time. Turns out the crowd was mostly people who only collect variant covers and never actually read the stories. I spent maybe 2 years trying to force myself to fit in before I found a different shop across town that has actual discussion groups about what happens in the panels. The first shop had good deals on back issues but the vibe was all about resale value. Has anyone else found a big difference in the type of fans one shop attracts versus another?

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foster.ruby13d ago

Ha. So it's like a vintage toy show with paper instead of action figures.

rivera.susan13d ago

Haha yeah exactly. It's funny how people get just as worked up over old paper as others do over mint-in-box toys. I actually sort of get it though, because some of those old comics and magazines really capture a moment in time that you just can't get back. Like holding a piece of history in your hands that still smells like the 80s or something. It's kind of special even if it seems silly to outsiders. There's a real community around it too, people who totally understand why you'd pay more for a beat-up copy than a pristine one.