I got into a huge argument at a comic shop in Austin about variant covers

This was about six months ago at Dragon's Lair. I said the whole chase for rare covers was killing the hobby for regular readers. A guy buying three copies of the same book just for different covers got mad and said I didn't get it. He said collecting the art was the real point now, not the stories. That moment made me stop buying new books from the shop and just stick to back issues online. Has anyone else just given up on trying to keep up with new releases?

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spencer_sanchez678d ago

That guy basically admitted comics are just trading cards now.

paige5148d ago

Ugh, @spencer_sanchez67, that's so true and it's honestly sad. The whole chase for a rare cover has totally taken over the actual stories. Feels like the art got lost somewhere.