Free Comic Book Day in Lexington
First Saturday in May and the comic shops are out in force flogging off with the free comic books. Four shops in Lexington means four hits along the way to where the tarmac is long and not at all windy. Limiting two comics per person on the picks, a walk off with at least four on each visit. Four from four in four before four. But the maths does not count three and one when all is for death.
A+ Comics & Collectibles
Clean and orderly front section, the flowing traffic past Batman in the window is carnival strongman time as the front door takes the effort of the entire body weight behind the push/pull mechanism. Lots of armpit stink wafting from the Magic tables and the fill of the place is bustling. Moderate spread of offerings and trinkets or miniature models that look like Iron Man in plastic wrap sitting on the table.
The Comic Interlude
Claustrophobic trigger is walking into the mess that lies beyond the cash register. Floor to ceiling replete with Star Wars and Star Trek toys, action figures and play dolls. There is only enough real estate on the ceiling for light bulbs and holds to dangle inflatables. Shuffling is all the room to move when there are more than 3 people in any one section. With no space otherwise, it's an inverse to see the entire FCBD slather up for grabs. Two per customer and the mini Bongo Comics title is a half-pint of fun the size of an Archie digest.
Everyday is a day in the Interlude garage
Heroes Realm
Nothing beyond the other half of the store with CCG players again stinging the air of that imperceptible and trademark scent. Off the shelf is luck and finding issue 4 of Speak of the Devil from Gilbert Hernandez.
Collectibles, Etc
Rabid back issue menagerie below the waistline is all had for 50 cents or less. Continuing in the stream of busy and people circling the mound that contains the higher up bagged and boarded. Family friendly atmosphere from the get go and pinging chaos as the front window captures the look and feel of feeling up the look of spotting what range the haunt shows up on this day. No limitation on this slab outside of doubling up. No time to dust up the fingers rifling through the cheap comics when the freebies are only a few steps away and cleaner.
Glorious range of half dollar back issues, etc
Three out of four and more than four after the final door and the collection bulges a little more.
Friday, 9 May 2008
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