There is no denying that forces in the comic book industry continue to attempt to dominate the market with digital comics, but the comic book stores still survive. After half a decade of trying to force digital comics on the collector’s market, collectors continue to make purchases at comic book stores. There continues to be a place for comic book stores and the importance of brick and mortar stores cannot be denied.
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Community Center
Comic book stores are where you can go to be with people like you who love the same type of entertainment media you do. You might be a DC Comics fan, a Marvelite, or someone who tries to go against the grain and read titles from smaller or independent companies – but you still are among people like yourself when you enter comic book stores. You are still among your own and you are in your community.
Human Interaction
Comic book fans love to interact with other comic book fans. Digital comics will never be able to replicate or duplicate the interaction a comic book collector can have with a knowledgeable comic book store employee or with another fan met inside any of the comic book stores in the country. Digital comics take away that human bond and always negate the basic human need of gaining justification from others of what we are doing. The human interaction you gain with other comic book fans in YOUR type of community center is at the core of the importance of comic book stores.
Not Going Away
Digital comics are not going away anytime soon. You can ensure that the community center found inside comic book stores never goes away. I have met countless comic book fans over the years and I celebrate the bond I have with them. You should to.
