Polite Dissent

The Polite-Wife is back in Las Vegas this week visiting her family, while I’m stuck here in Illinois with a manic kitten, a pissed older cat, and the tornado warning sirens at midnight.

Since she was in Vegas, she agreed to stop by Alternate Reality, my favorite comic shop. Like H at The Comic Treadmill, I’ve been intrigued by all the buzz about Demo, and she was able to pick up issues #1-4, plus the new X-Men Academy: New Mutants #1, which I had failed to preorder. Ralph, the proprietor, recognized her as soon as she walked in, and helped her get what she (well, I) wanted.

I haven’t been able to find a good shop out here, so I’m currently using an online “subscription club”. It’s not bad, but I miss the ambiance of a well run comic store.

So thanks to Ralph at Alternate Reality for running such a great shop, and thanks to the Polite Wife for stopping by and picking up my goodies.