That's Edmonton. Awful place.
I'm with on realism. Once you get stuck with a style that requires the artist to work from a live model that is posing for them, you get a much more limited range of poses than a loose comic style. There is a reason that most common pose in an Alex Ross painting is the character standing still and looking dramatic.
What's really sad is as the owner I'd have to order it through the distributor which was Alliance. They sucked so bad routinely missing items and adding others . One time they shipped me a pallet full of Dr who figures. I didn't order them and when I called they had no clue what I was talking about. Ah the wonders of having a monopoly on comic distribution.
I still have nightmares about doing business with Alliance.
If by dramatic you mean "like a wax dummy from Madame Tussaud's."
that's where I bought my first Venom comics and Heavy Metal Magazines.
Well, on the bright side he will drive himself out of business soon enough if playing games at the office is more important than moving product. I've been in stores like that. A couple of times I intended to buy something but getting anyone to take my money was too difficult so I left and bought online or not at all. Funny thing is, I'm still here but those stores arent. Imagine that.
Record shops, too, especially with hipster employees who want to look down on your choices because a band is only cool if nobody likes it or has heard of it.
This is so true. I used to be a local at a restaurant that was heavily frequented by regulars. When you read reviews of the place it was totally bifurcated. Most loved the place and talked about how friendly the staff was. The rest complained how distance and unfriendly the staff was. And both reviews were accurate. The staff totally ignored the non regular folks compared to how much attention they payed to us regulars. But fuck the outsiders.
