Leaving an interview which ended with talk about dorky haircuts and the excision of sideburns rampant, the task at hand was to venture into the much noted Books Kinokuniya. Their graphic novel and trade paperback section were often cited as being a great wall. People would say its location was at the Galeries Victoria, but walking around on the lower levels doesn't reach up to the second without direction. Riding all the escalators on offer finally presented a new book store in the City.
Borders has nothing on Kino's selection. Comic Kingdom and Kings Comics have nothing on their price. But damn it, freeloaders thumbing heavily through are always there. Staring at them and their actions shifted them a few steps to either side. They didn't get the hint, but at least they were out of the way.
Hard as it was to find a copy of anything that wasn't marred by oily thumbs or dented by haphazard shoving, faint glimmers were found. Wading through the chipped one of three copies, Invincible Volume 1: Family Matters and The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone By. Both written by Robert Kirkman, a man only 25 years old and already known as a writing powerhouse in comicbooks. Minutes later, they were riding in a plastic bag rescued from the warping nature of in store readers with no intention of buying.
Wednesday, 7 July 2004
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