Here's my positive post (see post below)

I love going to the comic book shop, especially the one that I go to in Long Beach. They have such an amazing selection of everything - not only comic books, but also statues, toys, t-shirts, posters, books, etc.

My schedule is so hectic and crazy, I don't get to go there that often. But when I do, I spend a good chunk of time just walking slowly through the main aisle, checking out books that aren't on my pull list. [pull list: a list of comics that you ask the shop to put aside for you so you don't have to worry about your favorite comic selling out - they'll have it on the side for you] There's so many comics out there, I don't want to miss anything that's good.

I usually don't talk much when I'm at the shop, mostly because I don't know the shop guys that well. But last week I needed to take some books off my pull list. (Bye bye Batman, Witchblade and Tomb Raider) So I talked to the counter guy for a bit.

We got into this pretty great conversation about comics and the X-Men, who, although they've killed off my favorite character, still have a place close to my heart. In the next month, Joss Whedon, who used to write Buffy the Vampire Slayer, will be writing one of the X-Books, which I'm really excited about. Its nice to talk comics with someone, because there aren't many people that I know who still collect them

So as I was leaving, comic book guy says, 'You know what's really cool? There are two girls that come in here regularly, you and this other girl. And you two get the most books out of anyone. Our two top pull lists are women! You'd think it'd be the guys, but it's not.' Thought that was pretty funny...

Posted by Yano at May 3, 2004 02:44 PM

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