The Forge of Ren

  • November 12, 2023

    Setting the Place

    Setting the Place
    Gotham City, Metropolis, Latveria, Wakanda, and Atlantis. These are a few of the most common places you might find in your favorite superhero comic books. Each has a rich history and are practically their own character after decades of stories. Most fans understand the landscape of popular comic book settings like Oa and Asgard. Readers are familiar with the all-American streets of Smallville and the dangerous alleyways that weave through Blüdhaven. You might even recognize a famous landmark that you visited in New York City while flipping through the pages of Spider-man.
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  • November 05, 2023

    Learning to Value Your Local Comic Shop

    Learning to Value Your Local Comic Shop
    “THE COMIC STORE IS DYING! THE COMIC STORE IS DYING!”

    Scan the internet and this is the nonsense you will hear every day.  Thousands of hours of YouTube content is designed to spread this news. Countless articles tell you that if your comic store doesn’t embrace X, Y, or Z then it will die. They know this because their bookstore has more manga than graphic novels or they saw more POP! figures than comics. My personal favorite, however, is the one that says we need to go back to spinner racks at grocery stores.
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