
I try to be at my shop for part of each weekend, but travel for family or work can preclude that. Representing my store I do exhibit at two small comic book conventions each year, which means not being at my shop, but I’m certainly doing shop work. And they are notably near the shop — no long drive to unload at a hotel in the suburbs. As the convention season in and around Boston feels pretty stable, it was a surprise when Comicazi Bob, co-owner of Comicazi, the other comic book shop in Somerville, Massachusetts, invited me to table at a brand new con. But it wasn’t a comic book show, this was a toy show! My shop doesn’t sell toys! Well, sort of.
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