comic book shops Archive

Spider News: Upcoming ASM Cover Promotes Local Comic Shops

May 7, 2011Spider News1 Comment

The variant cover “craze” that has seemingly swept the comic book industry the past few years is not typically my cup of tea, but yesterday’s announcement that Marvel was going to use the front of Amazing Spider-Man #666 to promote comic book shops across the country seems like a

Random Reflections: Seeing the Future, Longing for the Past

By Mark Ginocchio

March 15, 2011graphic novels, random reflections1 Comment

This past weekend, I decided to journey into a relatively new comic book shop in Brooklyn that had been featured in an episode of one of my favorite shows, HBO’s Bored to Death. When I walked inside, I was blown away by the store’s aesthetics: buffed hardwood floors, wall

Random Reflections: The Smell of Disappointment

By Mark Ginocchio

March 7, 2011random reflectionsNo comments

Apparently, one million comics is not quite as many as you think it would be – at least not if you’re in my shoes and you’re sifting through the million to try and find about 30 very specific issues. A few weeks back my wife received an e-mail about