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The 'no gatekeeping' rule is making comic shops worse, not better
Everyone says being super welcoming to new fans is always good, but my local shop in Dayton changed its whole vibe to only sell Marvel movie trades and Funko Pops. They stopped ordering the weird indie books that made the place special. How do we keep the doors open without losing what makes comics fun?
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daniel_gonzalez22d ago
Started a monthly book club for the weird stuff.
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stone.river22d ago
That's a real fear... watching a shop lose its soul to stay afloat. Saw it happen here too, where the back-issue bins got replaced by a whole wall of those Pop figures. The owner said he had to move what sells, but man, it just feels like a movie merch store now. Daniel's book club idea sounds like the only lifeline for the oddball stuff. Gotta make a space for it, or it just gets crowded out.
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