News and Events

So this mail order customer of ours calls from Florida and inquires about selling some of his comics on consignment. I’m always interested in key stock filtering into the store, and I get especially geeked out when the consignor informs me that the comics are 10 cent DC’s from the late Golden and early Silver Age era! He asks if we’re interested in selling these items, and in the words or our immortal ex-president, I say, “Bring ’em on!” And for your perusal, all the books are now priced and on display in the store. The majority of the books … Continue reading →

Alright, so I made a commitment that every week I need to correspond with my loyal AABC customer base, so if you see me slacking, I encourage you to let me know! My intention is to keep all of you better informed of new additions, new stock, and just general changes within the store. I’ll be brief and to the point, so check back with me (a.k.a, Alan) every Tuesday for a bit of comic book info and general tomfoolery. In case you haven’t noticed yet, our long-time outside sign artist has resurfaced, and has outdone himself with a beautiful … Continue reading →

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why books in a library are important and why should we use them? The Professor doesn’t quite know how to respond to this question, since (a) it isn’t about comics, and (b) it sounds like a school assignment for, say, a paragraph in an eight grade English class at the beginning of the semester.  Oh, there’s something there about how libraries are for, you know, books and stuff, and how many of the free public libraries in the US were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s by robber barons like Andrew Carnegie trying to improve their pr, and … Continue reading →

Art Spiegelman is coming to Flagstaff to speak on the evening of January 27. What is the best way to promote this event?  Is it likely that Phoenix people would be interested in making the 2 hour drive up to see him? Thanks. Well… not very many, the Professor guesses, because driving to snowy Flagstaff late on a Tuesday afternoon in January, and then facing the 140-mile drive back to Phoenix in the dark — and then getting up to go to work the next day — would be daunting to anyone but the most obsessive Spiegelman fan. Staying overnight … Continue reading →