Independent comic shops rule

[edible_hat]

or at least my local one does.

I walk in and the owner says "Mr. Hat! I know you usually like this kind of thing, so I set one aside for you" and hands me the book I came in to ask about. So I bought two other books as well.

[fireheart]

which one is that? Do they have anime? Tell me

[edible_hat]

It's Pulp Fiction comics with is downstairs under a now-closed travel agent on King William Street. Near Rundle Mall, just look for the orange sign. They're also big supporters of things like AVCon and local artist gatherings and publications.

[fireheart]

ME WANNNNTT!!!

[fireheart]

I went there today and had a look around. Very small, but they had a fairly extensive range of manga, albeit a little bit more expensive than Shin Tokyo. Lol, now I'm gonna go there every Wednesday and wait for you (I'm kidding, apologies to anyone who's been stalked)

[NateTheChops]

Comic book shop owners are some of the most interesting people I know. They're one of the few people on Earth that you can have a real down-to-earth discussion about the comic book industry and such.

We have a few shops on Church Street and you can find some cool stuff there.

[fireheart]

Well given that I was meant to be at uni, I didn't stay around for too long. The guy greeted me and left me to my own devices. I wound up picking up a Claymore manga and got it a little bit discounted too (it was about 15.90, I got it for 14.50). I kept hemming and hawing between Claymore and Negima too

[edible_hat]

now I'm gonna go there every Wednesday and wait for you (I'm kidding, apologies to anyone who's been stalked)

That's OK, I'm going on Thursdays. :P

Did you see the sign saying if you buy 3 you get 10% off? Sometimes when he's feeling generous the owner applies that to things from the clearance table too.

[Nyoibo]

I was in there once with a friend, I keep meaning to go back but never find myself in town.

[HorrorFrogPrincess]

I usually end up chatting with whomever is running the register when I go to my comic shop (every other week usually). My typical complaint is that I spend my alcohol budget on comic. XD I never leave without buying something.

I really prefer independent comic shops to bookstores for comics. Except manga. Bookstores usually have a wider selection of manga.

But for independent publishers, webcomic prints, and DC, it's Oasis all the way.

I really miss the other store I went to when I was at college. It was practically across the street.

[ralerin]

I miss mine, it was only a short walk from my house. It went online only in March. Not that I'm an anime/manga fan, but boyfriend is so it was nice to be able to walk in and find something he liked. And now it's shut.