tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31918306.post1737879052237297393..comments2011-10-14T09:33:50.305-07:00Comments on The 4th Media: Online ordering, the death of small town stores, and what happened to kids?The 4th Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05978478777471172475noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31918306.post-13792204539013234002010-02-05T09:51:44.128-08:002010-02-05T09:51:44.128-08:00Nice obserservations Jordan. To quote Dylan, "...Nice obserservations Jordan. To quote Dylan, "the times they are a changin'".Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371430350903913821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31918306.post-20094078762560369812010-02-04T17:14:08.891-08:002010-02-04T17:14:08.891-08:00I completely agree with you. One of the best parts...I completely agree with you. One of the best parts about a small comic book shop, one that isn't a chain or a gigantic retailer, is the social interaction. The conversations and relationships one can form from such a niche hobby. That said, it would seem to be as though most comic retailers have to cater to more than the comic crowd to succeed. (I.E. The Gaming Community, Magic: The Gathering, D&D, so on and so forth.) Even with those alternatives lumped in with comics, many stores fail.<br /><br />As far as why we see so few kids these days, part of that might have to do with just what comics have to compete with now a days. In the age where kids are growing up being able to access Facebook and YouTube form their phones, have DS' and PSPs tucked away in their pockets, comics may not hold the same appeal.<br /><br />Of course, this last part is just speculation on my part.<br /><br />A large reason why I don't read them anymore outside the trade paperbacks and graphic novels is because of a lack of venue. (In Louisiana, you have to live in No, Baton Rouge, or Lafayette for this sort of thing, and it's all chains. The smaller ones are in the middle of nowhere kind of places such as Mobile and Kenner.) <br /><br />It does seem like comic collecting as a subculture is dying, or at least changing. Instead of flesh and blood communication, like everything else, online communities are formed.Rude39https://www.blogger.com/profile/06671962196108117446noreply@blogger.com