My Comic Shop Country - Trailer

Comic book characters are box office gold, but why do comic book stores struggle to survive? In "My Comic Shop Country," filmmaker Anthony Desiato sets out on a quest to explore the culture, business, and fandom of comic shops across America. Venturing behind the scenes in stores from coast to coast, he reveals an industry in transition as shops strive to remain relevant to the growing hordes of fans of movies, online gaming and mega-conventions. The film is a heartfelt exploration of the power of comic shops to build a community that honors the original form of the superhero: the comic book.

[@rrobinson001]

Been reading comic books when they were 25 cents. When comic shops came around it was like a candy store for me. I'd save up every cent I had or collect bottles and turn them in for money and go to the shop when new comics came out. It sad that the comic shops are closing now these days due to the politics of comics and covid and I'm so said the days that of my childhood are dying. But I'll always remember those good old days.

[@bigbabysld]

I am watching this movie right now as I type...(and if you are reading this) I want to shoot out a BIG THANK YOU to all the retail comic book shops that keep the doors open for us. These guys work ridiculously hard to keep us entertained, to make sure that we have the books we want, (all the ones I have encountered) are friendly as hell.
While watching, these owners are not living rich lifestyles...a few of them have second jobs, they don't have to do this. I'm sitting here listening, they have to predict what's gonna sell...and if that book doesn't sell they are stuck with tons of product they can't get rid of (or I guess, shove them into some dollar box and lose half the profits)
*I was speaking to the owner in my LCS and he told me the movies do NOTHING for the books, I watch a lot of videos on you-tube and just because a movie comes out...DOES NOT MEAN THE BOOK WILL SHOOT UP!!! especially when movies and TV shows are springing up all over the place now. I hear a lot of guys say it in the videos they create and more power to them...but don't be suckered peeps, that book will not skyrocket because a movie is coming out or a movie was a monster hit. 65% of the people who paid to see ENDGAME do not collect comics...and they do not get the same excitement as we do when we are flipping thru those pages*
and people if you see this...when you pre-order you books from your LCS, please pick them up. I watched one poor owner (in a scene) leaning on 14 hundred dollars of pre ordered books that was not picked up. One owner went out of business because of this...SMH
Even though a lot of us buy on line (I do), I still have a BIG appreciation for going to my LCS, nothing like going into the wild and seeing all those back issues in long boxes or seeing those KEY comic books over the cashiers head with the prices on them soon as you walk in the store...no feeling in the world.
My wife asked me years ago that when I retire I should look into owning a comic book store and I said "No...it wouldn't be fun for me anymore, it'll be work"
*big shout out to my LCS in Harrison NY, next time I see him I gotta get his autograph...LOL*

[@alexphillips4644]

In a town I grew up in Northern California (Novato), Blue Moon Comics was the ONLY comic book store in the county that still continues to thrive to this day, even when it moved to a new location (San Rafael). I love how this documentary looks at comic book shops.

[@thebatwholaughs3168]

Like Mark Waid gives a shit about the local comic shops or the people who buy the comics. He only gives a shit about his ego and forcing his political opinions on people. That’s a lot of the comic community today and that’s a big reason comics are suffering. A bunch of holier than though weirdos who call everybody nazis