Everyone knows about Powell's, but the weekend of Free Comic Book day, I visited a cool little bookstore called Quimby's. It's only an eeny meeny bookstore, and I don't like their website much, but the store itself is cool.
If anyone else has any cool bookstores they like—in any city, not just Chicago—send them along. I'm going to be adding a sidebar feature of links to bookstores on this blog.
Now, if you have any pics of attractive men with beards, like this one, please send them. My beard fetish is in full swing.
Showing posts with label free comic book day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label free comic book day. Show all posts
Monday, May 12, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Free Comic Book Day - Belated Post
How many people participated in free comic book day? Raise your hands.
I spent so much time participating, I didn't have time to blog about this. My roomie and I managed to pick up nearly every title available. Although I must say there was one "shop" we stopped at that wasn't a shop at all, although all signs prior to walking in pointed to This Is A Comic Book Shop. There was even an inflated Incredible Hulk on a real motorcycle outside the door. We walked in and there were about twelve guys—comic book guys, if you get my drift—sitting at rectangular tables playing some sort of twelve-man card game. There were no comic books to be seen, except for a few dusty, limp back issues in the window. After a few seconds of looking around uncomfortably, we left.
What was the use of that? Well, now I have a new story idea.
Yes, I'm a recent comic book convert. Bona fide geek now, and proud of it. Damn proud.
I spent so much time participating, I didn't have time to blog about this. My roomie and I managed to pick up nearly every title available. Although I must say there was one "shop" we stopped at that wasn't a shop at all, although all signs prior to walking in pointed to This Is A Comic Book Shop. There was even an inflated Incredible Hulk on a real motorcycle outside the door. We walked in and there were about twelve guys—comic book guys, if you get my drift—sitting at rectangular tables playing some sort of twelve-man card game. There were no comic books to be seen, except for a few dusty, limp back issues in the window. After a few seconds of looking around uncomfortably, we left.
What was the use of that? Well, now I have a new story idea.
Yes, I'm a recent comic book convert. Bona fide geek now, and proud of it. Damn proud.
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