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An Ode to the LCS...

Mar 03, 2009 13:30

One of my favorite Internet columns right now is ReTales by Jud Meyer over at Comics101.com. It's also featured as a regular column over at Comic Book Resources. It's a great look at the behind-the-counter operations of a comic book store. But more than that, Jud writes several heart-warming stories about his regular customers, comic book fans ( Read more... )

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foxhack March 3 2009, 06:57:52 UTC

There's two main comic book shops in my hometown.

The first one, LibroLandia, was a bookstore and a magazine store. I bought everything there. They even put stuff on hold for me and I paid for it afterwards. Except for the last batch. I never went to pick it up so I probably owe them around 500 pesos, which back in 2002 was still a lot of money for comics. (I'm not proud of that. I'm afraid to even go near that place these days... I wish I had a job so I could go and pay her, but I never manage to get enough money to do so...)

You know, I'm probably going to get blacklisted for saying this but I don't really care. The second one, Mundo Vid, is run by a complete fucking toolish douchebag. That's the only other place in town that sells comics by the boatload, and the owner takes full advantage of it. He prices comics at TWICE the cover price and is everything a total fanboy can be, and then some. He has a monopoly ovre any sort of con that happens in town. I've only met the guy once, but that was enough for me to dislike him forever. He's why I NEVER go to any cons that are even associated with him.

Ugh. Sorry for going so off-topic...

schmevil March 3 2009, 16:06:57 UTC

Maybe you should your comics online in large batches?

foxhack March 3 2009, 16:27:55 UTC

I haven't bought a new comic in several years. The only ones I've bought were the ones that I posted a few days ago, and they're all back issues. ;)

Seriously, comic books are like two years behind the US here. Not to mention the translation, most of the time, is just plain horrible. If only they bothered to hire real translators *cough*pleasegivemeajob*coughs*

schmevil March 3 2009, 16:34:17 UTC

I'd been buying trades exclusively for a few years, until recently. I found a great store that's just way too enabling for the good of my wallet.

Have you done translation professionally before?

Good luck with the job search!

foxhack March 3 2009, 16:41:09 UTC

Actually, yes! I translated a couple of issues of an indie comic (which I later stopped working on... for stupid reasons and I never really apologized to the guy. I feel like crap for it) and I also translated a video game for the Wii (but it seems I wasn't credited, goddamnit).

Nobody cares about that, though. :(

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