val518•7mo ago

TIL most people think comic fans only care about the movies now

I was at a local shop in Cincinnati last week and overheard a guy telling his friend that 'nobody reads the books anymore, they just watch the films.' That's just not true. Our weekly pull list at that same shop is still over 200 books, same as it was five years back. The movies brought in new people, sure, but the core fans are still here for the monthly stories. We talk about Hickman's X-Men run or what's happening in 'Daredevil' way more than we debate the latest CGI fight scene. It matters because it writes off a whole, active part of the hobby. Makes me wonder, what's one thing you've seen people get totally wrong about comic fans lately?

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xenaf517mo ago

What do they think we buy at the shop, popcorn?

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kaih947mo ago

Tell me about it, xenaf51. My last trip was a whole thing. I went in for milk and walked out with a weird cheese, a single light bulb, and one of those fancy lemonades. The popcorn was right there by the register, looking all salty and cheap, but my brain said no, get the eight dollar artichoke spread instead. I am my own worst enemy in those aisles.

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gavinwells7mo ago

That eight dollar artichoke spread is the real story. What was the brand, and did you even have crackers at home for it? I've done the same with a tiny jar of truffle honey, just staring at my plain toast the next morning. The fancy lemonade always gets me too.

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