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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Hub Comics in the news
Not much touted here is the fact that I own a comic book store. It’s a recent development, and with our renovations still ongoing (shelves, paint, lights, awning, website), it’s a little harder to blog and write. On the plus side, our customers always have IDW’s full line of G.I. Joe comics and graphic novels to choose from. Both myself and the store are in this week’s issue of DigBoston, a free arts and nightlife newspaper, and I manage to give some attention to Real American Hero.
A longer version should be online in a week. Thanks to interviewer Corey Estlund, photographer Jamie Meditz, and art director Scott Murray for the kind coverage.
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