Some store sell toys and collector items. I do wish there had been more time spent on how different each comic book shop is. They give you just enough here to understand that there is nuance to each of these things. This doc goes into the business behind running comic shops, from breaking down New Release Wednesday, Pre-Orders, Subscriptions and pull lists, as well as the different models of each comic shop (the layout, stock, aesthetic, and brand of each store) to the community that comic book shops bring and unfortunately also the closing of comic book shops. They shouldnвЂ™t have to but they also need to at a certain point to realize what it takes to keep the train going. ItвЂ™s so, so great to have this documentary and show people what it takes because people really do not think about these things! They do not think about the labor at all. You donвЂ™t get to sit around and read comics all day, itвЂ™s actually work. My Comic Shop Country gives us glimpses into comic book shops from all around the United States as we hear from the long time pros about the early days of comic book shops and both the old timers and newcomers about what it takes to run a comic book shop. This documentary does a fabulous job of showing that. And every comic book shop is very different so thatвЂ™s saying a lot haha. I admit, IвЂ™m still not as deep into actually reading comics as IвЂ™d like to be but growing up in comic book culture since before I was born (thereвЂ™s a picture somewhere of my mom pregnant with me at yet another comic con haha), it always feels like home being in a comic book shop.

IвЂ™ve been to most comic book shops in Northern and Central New Jersey at least once in the 90s and many whenever we went into the city. Watching My Comic Book Shop Country was an interesting experience as someone who grew up going to comic book shops because of their comic book artist dad. 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. 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.

InВ My Comic Shop Country, filmmaker Anthony Desiato sets out on a quest to explore the culture, business, and fandom of comic shops across America. Comic book characters are box office gold, but why do comic book stores struggle to survive?

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