Just realized that reading a new comic in a quiet coffee shop is way better than trying to read it at a crowded convention.

I finished and understood the entire first issue of 'The Department of Truth' in 45 minutes at a cafe, but at Emerald City Comic Con last year, I barely got through 10 pages with all the noise and people bumping into me, so what's your best spot for actually focusing on a new book?

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margaretk892mo ago

I got through all of Saga Volume 11 in one sitting at my local library last week, zero interruptions. Trying to read anything at a con is impossible for me too, lmao.

ray_king1mo ago

Park by the window at a local board game cafe that's dead during weekday afternoons. Read all of "Do A Powerbomb" issue 1 in about 30 minutes there with no distractions. @river_gonzalez66 you got a point about con energy being part of the experience, but sometimes my brain just needs a quiet zone to actually absorb the story. Different moods hit different.

river_gonzalez662mo ago

Actually, the chaos of a convention is the whole point. That energy is part of the experience. Reading in a quiet cafe is just boring. You're supposed to feel the crowd and see the costumes while you check out your new book. It makes it more real. If you need total silence to focus, you're missing the fun of being around other fans.