tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15624230.post6998744352395650579..comments2023-12-24T18:29:26.864-05:00Comments on BOOKSTEVE'S LIBRARY: Crestview Hills Waldenbooks AdBookstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15624230.post-40881496908316237202016-08-13T10:36:36.926-04:002016-08-13T10:36:36.926-04:00Waldenbooks was the first bookstore chain to carry...Waldenbooks was the first bookstore chain to carry any kind of graphic novel content. It started with the Donning/Starblaze graphic novels in the mid-80s--Elfquest, Myth-Adventures, etc. Then some of the independent graphic novels like PINK FLAMINGOS and things like Eisner's CONTRACT WITH GOD. They made an early but half-hearted commitment to manga, too, but later jumped back in when B&N had more success with it. <br /><br />At my particular store, during periods when Managers had leeway with ordering in product, I would always order in as much comics stuff as I could...if only so I could read it and/or buy it myself!<br /><br />Bookstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15624230.post-9545156983550386322016-08-13T05:18:43.548-04:002016-08-13T05:18:43.548-04:00I visted that Waldenbooks many times. I specifical...I visted that Waldenbooks many times. I specifically remember getting some of the earliest Essentials volumes there, for Spidey and the X-Men in particular. Finding any comics content in a store back then was relatively rare, hardly the situation these days with large sections dedicated to comics material. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.com