Do you still buy comics locally? + New Comic Haul

Wednesday is traditionally new comic book day at many local establishments. I'm unsure why but it is! It was a bright Wednesday in the UK and I was due to catch up with an old colleague so I went down to my local comic book store. I've been frequenting them for close to 21 years now and they've dutifully been reserving every variant, comic, and series they can obtain from previews world.

This year I've started collecting Power Girl since her runs are generally quite limited so I won't be sinking a whole lot of money into the series. X-Men '97 also has a series that serves as a prequel to the recently concluded animated series.

Do people still have a local comic book shop? Is it an independent or is it a larger chain like Forbidden Planet or Travelling Man? Lastly do you collect individual issues or trades (Trade Paper Back - TPB). I think now I'm adult I prefer individual issues for the collectable component and I love the guest artists that do the variants though as a child I know I'd prefer trades since its easier to swap with friends

Created at 4:44am, 30th May, 2024. Page last updated at 2:35pm, 1st June, 2024.

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TheGreatestBanana12 5/30/2024, 2:39:57 PM

I usually get the majority of my comics from comic conventions

MURRRAAAAY 5/30/2024, 7:18:09 PM

Ususally forbidden planet for me fam

Paul 5/30/2024, 8:12:29 PM

WE either get ours from Forbidden Planet or online. There used to be retro gaming and comic book store at the top of a shopping center in Southampton but I think thats closed down now unfortunately.

Paul 6/1/2024, 2:34:11 PM

Just got home from an afternoon out and picked up these from Forbidden Planet. Its Batman in 1939, I got them mainly for the art as it looks brilliant 😅