What I wouldn’t give to have that element back in comic book stores. Sadly, that “dollar and ten pennies” might get you a can of cola from their machine – we used to keep a Coke machine in the back of the store for the gamers – but it won’t get you a new comic book.
*sigh* I miss the “less than a dollar” comic book.
To be fair to the kids, at least their chaos isn’t malicious and angry, it’s just chaos. Not easy to deal with, true…… infinitely better than angry adults.
Comics were 12¢ when I grew up in the 60s. The last 10¢ comic came out in the very early 60s, after having been the norm for 40 years. The last <$1 comic came out in the mid-80s, when we owned our store.
The bright side is that the quality of the comics – material, art, writing, ink – greatly improved at that point. The down side is that they stopped making comics for kids. Not only had they gotten more expensive, they became more "realistic", which is a polite way to say, "mature".
Pete, Yat, Mark : I don’t hang out in comic book stores. I haven’t found the right one, I guess. I like the independents and I prefer the graphic novels to the floppies. This wasn’t always the case. I LOVED Batman as a kid and the amazing art etc is what really drew me in. My first comic was a Batman… 1976? I’m sure it was 25 cents.
Mark… I just subscribed to Mad Magazine… 6 Issues is now $20 bucks, if you subscribe … $5.99 an issue if you don’t.
RN, Trev, Mr. Gulls: I have a tolerance level. The needle has moved in the past few years since I got me some nieces and nephews. But I am still appalled by how many kids are un-supervised and left to do whatever in store situations. It’s a pet-peeve of mine, having worked in retail all those years.
Brig: Especially when working for the Mouse, right? Some parents will let their kids run free, knowing the park is safe. And it is safe; but the parents are still being irresponsible.
Because of what I did when working for the Mouse, kids were not a problem. Except on Senior Nights, with the high school seniors had the Park from 10pm to 5am. And even then they were well-behaved… for the most part.
Pete… My Disneyland experience was really different than my Disney Store experience. I think that there was more “kids behaving badly” at the latter than the former. Somehow “mall kids” take the cake for behavior issues.
Brig: Totally agree. Unsupervised kids are a worrisome thing at best. I mean, where are the parents? Who do you take them to if they wreck something or start crying? It’s a bad scenario for the poor workers stuck with them. Which all too often included me, and by the sounds of it you too.
What I wouldn’t give to have that element back in comic book stores. Sadly, that “dollar and ten pennies” might get you a can of cola from their machine – we used to keep a Coke machine in the back of the store for the gamers – but it won’t get you a new comic book.
*sigh* I miss the “less than a dollar” comic book.
I’ve walked into many a comic shop when it’s a mad house like this. I quickly do a 180 and come back later.
Even in the distracted state that kid is in, he still said, “Hey, lady!” I might’a had trouble with that.
To be fair to the kids, at least their chaos isn’t malicious and angry, it’s just chaos. Not easy to deal with, true…… infinitely better than angry adults.
@Pete: You got that right. I remember the day when my mom hit the ceiling when I came home with a comic book that cost 25¢.
I vaguely remember 12c comics. I bought a lot at 15c, then 20….
MAD was 25c, then 35…
Hmmm…….
Might be getting old…
Comics were 12¢ when I grew up in the 60s. The last 10¢ comic came out in the very early 60s, after having been the norm for 40 years. The last <$1 comic came out in the mid-80s, when we owned our store.
The bright side is that the quality of the comics – material, art, writing, ink – greatly improved at that point. The down side is that they stopped making comics for kids. Not only had they gotten more expensive, they became more "realistic", which is a polite way to say, "mature".
Pete, Yat, Mark : I don’t hang out in comic book stores. I haven’t found the right one, I guess. I like the independents and I prefer the graphic novels to the floppies. This wasn’t always the case. I LOVED Batman as a kid and the amazing art etc is what really drew me in. My first comic was a Batman… 1976? I’m sure it was 25 cents.
Mark… I just subscribed to Mad Magazine… 6 Issues is now $20 bucks, if you subscribe … $5.99 an issue if you don’t.
RN, Trev, Mr. Gulls: I have a tolerance level. The needle has moved in the past few years since I got me some nieces and nephews. But I am still appalled by how many kids are un-supervised and left to do whatever in store situations. It’s a pet-peeve of mine, having worked in retail all those years.
Brig: Especially when working for the Mouse, right? Some parents will let their kids run free, knowing the park is safe. And it is safe; but the parents are still being irresponsible.
Because of what I did when working for the Mouse, kids were not a problem. Except on Senior Nights, with the high school seniors had the Park from 10pm to 5am. And even then they were well-behaved… for the most part.
Pete… My Disneyland experience was really different than my Disney Store experience. I think that there was more “kids behaving badly” at the latter than the former. Somehow “mall kids” take the cake for behavior issues.
Brig: Totally agree. Unsupervised kids are a worrisome thing at best. I mean, where are the parents? Who do you take them to if they wreck something or start crying? It’s a bad scenario for the poor workers stuck with them. Which all too often included me, and by the sounds of it you too.