My Comic Book Land!

 

So, as you all probably know, I have recently moved to Kingston. I have finished unpacking, blogged a bit and have been working a ton. Now I believe it is time to talk about my get away.

Every Wednesday new comic books come in but does that keep me from going multiple times a week, no. I believe this previous week I made 3 separate purchases from this comic book store.

My Comic Book Guy, who may not love his title in this blog,  always has a comic book or trade set aside for me and is great at ordering my comic books as soon as possible.

The atmosphere at this comic book store is amazing. When I first started to enjoy comic books and tried to go in and purchase a few I felt very out of place. It was nerve-wracking being the only female in a store where everyone seemed to know each other the regulars didn’t even give her a second glance.

I almost didn’t want to return to that comic book store, or any that were located in my hometown. I feared that I had started my comic book adventure a little too late. When I was young I only lived with my mom and was never truly exposed to comic books. In mid high-school Buffy was released, as a comic book and I wanted to read it. I went, with my friend, to the local comic book shop and bought nothing. She was a little less nervous and eventually ordered some comic books and we went home. I was very afraid to look in the wrong spot, ask the wrong question or purchase the wrong issue. Instead I went to my local Chapters, and read a few pages of Buffy while I waiting for my roommate to acquire enough of the series for me to start borrowing the Buffy comics.

After a few years of only reading borrowed comics I knew I needed some of my own. My roommate and I went to CNA FanExpo with a few of our friends and I picked up a few Harley Quinn comic books from her short run on her own. After reading a few and realizing how much of the series I was missing I knew I had to overcome my fear and go to a comic book shop.

At this point I was dating my boyfriend and went with him. I still felt very out of place and he normally asked for my comic books and I just looked through the back issues until we left and I wasn’t a very happy comic book fan. I enjoyed what I had and was still too nervous to try new titles until I moved to Kingston. Now I go to Action Packed Comics with my wonderful Comic Book Guy who has comics for me behind the counter and is always willing to strike up a conversation with me.

The layout of the store is very simple for new comers to understand and everyone there is extremely friendly and always willing to help you find a trade or back issue. They have Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic Card tournaments there and always have something in stock that I really want to buy. I purchase ALL of my Zenescope’s Grimm Fairy Tales from Action Packed Comics and have started a few series through them. They are also trying to expand my horizon with X23 in the Marvel Universe. I will not abandon my DC love but I am willing to try something new. 

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