Days of Wednesdays Past
One of my favorite things about the middle of the week used to be the new comics released on Wednesday. I would finish work and head over to Comics For Collectors and drop $30-40 every week on new comics. It seems so long ago now. I used to love heading out to get my comics. It wasn't just getting new books; it was a chance to be social with people with similar interests. I could spend hours at my local comic shops. The staff at CFC, Moose over at Main Vein Comics in Western Massachusetts - I considered these folks my friends and I always looked forward to seeing them. When I shopped at these stores, there was always such a friendly atmosphere, I would never consider doing what I've done the last two weeks. I downloaded my comics digitally. Not illegally - I paid for them to read on the new iPad. No storage problems, they look fantastic and I didn't have to wait til after work or the weekend to pick stuff up, since I downloaded them over lunch. I have nothing agai...