For my four years of college, I went to a fun, little comic shop in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass. I knew the manager and kept a subscription with a nice discount for all my regular purchases. I then moved closer to my comic store, but discovered another comic store only a short walk from my new apartment. My current comic store held comics for me, talked comics with me, and suffered with me through the hard times (Superman’s “For Tomorrow” for instance).

But what of this new, tempting comic store. I have always enjoyed exploring new back issue collections but should I switch my entire comic store when I could still have access to my current one. Do I have to be loyal to my comic book store?

The stores offered about the same discounts, so money wasn’t so much the issue. It’s basically a matter of convenience. I seriously questioned staying with my out-of-the-way comic book store. I didn’t have a problem traveling before because there wasn’t a closer option before. Now, a comic book store rested a short walk from my apartment. So I decided to change my comic store.

In many cases comic book stores are a safe haven for us geeks - a place to talk comics, TV, and play a serious game of Magic: The Gathering. There are few places you take a weekly trip to with such regularity and anticipation.

Maybe I’m over analyzing this. It’s not like I would travel across the entire city of Boston just to go to my old Chinese restaurant. There’s a new one down the street. Or what about my old local market? Why should I give my comic book store special treatment? Which is why I made the change.

And now I’m moving again, far from both comic stores. So which should I go to now?

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