Atomic comics closing its doors.

[TheGoatLantern Beta-Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close TheGoatLantern]

Fuck, this place was my LCS.....

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/0...closes-stores/

[d3v1lb0y Red Lantern Black Ops Find all posts View Profile Close d3v1lb0y]

there should be more stores around town!

[TheGoatLantern Beta-Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close TheGoatLantern]

There are but this place was the basis for the atomic comics in kickass. They gave out premier movie tix and always had some notable talent in town for signings. Malve was a good guy and I had been going to that shop for 20 years. Sad sad state of affairs for sure.

[Tazer That Evil, Yellow Bastiche Find all posts View Profile Close Tazer]

Yo.

I felt the same way when Mikes Comic Hut closed down; my condolences comrade.........




Tazer

[Sylent_Asassin Black Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close Sylent_Asassin]

That sucks.

One of my LCS is closing its doors forever on September 30th. He's in a bad location and business wasn't too good so he's tapping out. He currently has everything (except TCG's) 40-60% off which includes figures, Graphic Novels and statues. It was the perfect hangout for lazy Sundays and a good place for TCG tourneys.

[TheGoatLantern Beta-Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close TheGoatLantern]

Fuck I hate this economy. If I win the lottery I'm reopening atomic. Another thing is that noone knew they were shutting down, open Sunday closed yesterday.

[Darth_Primus Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Darth_Primus]

Sorry to hear about Atomic Comic.

In my younger days, I dreamnt about owning my own Comic book store. Now, I think the odds of a comic book store staying afloat/profitable is slim to none, with most print media suffering a slow death. I mean Borders book stores closing is a sign of the times.

[Lex Luthor Corps Honor Guard Find all posts View Profile Close Lex Luthor]

Not having a local comic shop really bites, but I've been having to deal with that unfortunate hand ever since the very tail end of 2003 where my LCS closed it's doors and locally there hasn't been another one since. If I want comics, I can either go to Books-A-Million bookstore, Hastings, or buy them online. That's it.

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My local Atomic Comics closed a few years back, and I felt bad about it then, just as I do for you now. Good luck funding a new shop. Luckily, I had another shop nearby that I already occasionally went to for special orders. They took me in quite nicely.

[TheGoatLantern Beta-Lantern Find all posts View Profile Close TheGoatLantern]

I know the owners of a few shops around, it's just that Atomic was more than an LCS it was a giant chain that represented the comic collecting community well.

[projectile Sidekick Find all posts View Profile Close projectile]

That sucks man. I hate when businesses thats been going on for years go under.

[Lantern A-train Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern A-train]

Sad honestly. This place is the inspiration for the geek cafe I wanna open up.

[Darth_Primus Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Darth_Primus]

I'm fearful more comic stores will be closing down.

[Lantern A-train Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern A-train]

Its possible. Sadly with digital and all that comic book shops are gonna go the way of te Arcade