
'When we first opened, we were mainly focusing on the independent comic book rather than the Marvel and DC,” she said, noting the industry's two juggernauts. She also dropped the store's CD and vinyl record sideline about 2001. Initially focusing on titles from smaller publishers, Tapken adjusted her inventory as the area's few other comic shops went out of business.

It feels like it's always new and fresh.”

It's always changing - new artists, new writers come onto the scene. 'Every week we get a new shipment, new stuff on the shelves. 'There's new stuff every week,” she said. They were smaller, independent books, some of the less-superhero, more-supernatural kind of stuff.”Ĭonstantly developing story lines like Alter Ego's are what hooked Tapken on the business. 'I had a pen pal, and that pen pal sent me comic books. 'I did not get into comics until I was out of high school,” she said. You will begin to receive our Daily Business News updates.
