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bminor:
Hello All!

I rarely go to my local comic shop.

But I have gone a couple times in the last month or two.

I find it to be a very depressing experience!  There is hardly anyone in there the two times I have stopped in!

The only fellows I have seen are older folk like myself.l

Up here in Duluth, Minnesota, we have only one comic shop.

Talked to the worker there today about what was going on the the comic world.

"Not much:, he said.

How 'bout the Captain Marvel movie coming out, affecting sales? I said.

"Nope, In fact it one our worst selling books!", he said!

What I saw was just saw a bunch of comics that are hard to read and way, way to expensive!

I went over to this website: 
https://www.officialdata.org/40-dollars-in-2018?amount=0.10
Inflation calculator.

So, 10¢ in 1940 calculates out to $2.95 in 2018 dollars.
So a 64 page book should cost that! Not $5!!!!

I guess I am a curmudgeonly old comic guy. 

Where I do hang out is the Facebook page "Old Guys Who Like Old Comics" I heartily endorse it! I have met a lot of really nice people there over the past year or so!

All who love old comics!

Yours,

B.

Yoc:
To this I agree many modern books are a dark place to go these days.  But as I suggested already to B here, anyone who enjoys a GA or SA style book without the dark avenger and sex themes please give Kurt Busiek's ASTRO CITY series a look.  The monthly book just ended but they are switching to graphic novels in the future.  I bet most could find the trade collections in their library system.  Well worth a look!

bminor:
I am going to have to take a look at that book YOC!!!

Yoc:
Please do B.  I forgot to mention many stories are only one or two issues long though there is a set of characters that do return for more than one appearance.  Again, much like the silver-age comics did.  I bet you will enjoy them.

-Yoc

darkmark (RIP):
ASTRO CITY is definitely worthwhile.  one of the few books I can look forward to.

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