[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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