[Groop]Comics... in a Book Store?
Jason Roberts
cowmageddon@yahoo.com
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 16:35:17 -0800 (PST)
There are Borders book stores in Cleveland and in the
Akron area, but I haven't seen any comics in them yet.
--- Pengyfelix@aol.com wrote:
>
> > >> I don't know how far-reaching Borders is, but
> I'd be curious to know if
> >> your local outlet has suddenly sprouted comic
> books as well.
> >
>
>
> Out here in the wilds of Toledo, where there is nary
> a replacement yo-yo
> string in the entire metropolitan area, there are
> several bookstores that
> have a small nook of comics--mostly X-Men, your
> standard superheroes and
> Archie. One in particular that sprouts to mind is a
> Waldenbooks at the mall,
> though I am pretty sure there are others. I forget
> which city we were living
> in at the time where I seem to remember a comics
> rack at the supermarket.
>
> Here's a question that will show just how much of a
> comics neophyte I am: I
> remember when I was quite small (for those of you
> keeping score, I'm talking
> maybe 20 years ago) there were always these pocket
> size Archie books at the
> checkout line in the grocery store. They may still
> be there; I haven't
> checked recently. Do those count as comic books?
>
> >
> >
> > Hey! That gives me an idea. Maybe we should
> start up some formal lobbying
> > campaign to get said verb into Webster's. Whaddya
> all think?
>
> Why not? "jedi" "klingon" and "warp drive" made it
> into Oxford's this year.
> I try to use the word "Groo" at every opportunity.
>
> Janet
>
>
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