Why shouldn't they be allowed to just sell the things their customers actually buy?
If somebody has a vision for a better comic shop, why not create one, instead of calling for rules and regulations?
I suppose you could even apply to YC with the idea of launching a better comic book chain.
Edit: since HN prevents me from commenting atm - sure, write more articles about it. But writing articles about there being a market for x doesn't make it true. Buying better comics would make it true. What if some poor soul reads the articles, pours their savings into a fancy comic shop and then goes bankrupt because nobody is buying? Also, I suspect a lot of comic creators scratch their own itch - they make comics they want, not comics that other people want.
2) they can, and I'm also free to make commentary about it
3) they can, and nowhere did I mention rules or regulations
4) You're right, I could.
The only suggestion I made was that people should write more articles pointing out that there's a lot of potential for more types of comics. The medium is underused. I get the feeling you're replying to what others have said more than what I said.
> there's a lot of potential for more types of comics.
He said the same thing. Open your own shops and publishers. Problem is, no girls want to read your politicized feminist comics. Girls have their own thoughts and that causes a certain demand. That demand probably isn't large and historically girls mature earlier and are into reading novels (think YA and chick-lit) and comics don't provide something they aren't getting elsewhere.
I really hate how a lot of the people in this thread keep saying "oh fix it" and "display more comics." That is fucking regulation there. Right now comic stores sell what sells. This skirting of what you actually want to be done to get your outcome is weasel language. Apparently, starting yoru own store and publishers is too much work, but SJW'ing on HN is just fine. Nothing like low-effort whining eh?
Retail space is limited so the lowest common denominator items will be sold to maximize profit. Its not a conspiracy against your values. Its just business.
Why shouldn't they be allowed to just sell the things their customers actually buy?
If somebody has a vision for a better comic shop, why not create one, instead of calling for rules and regulations?
I suppose you could even apply to YC with the idea of launching a better comic book chain.
Edit: since HN prevents me from commenting atm - sure, write more articles about it. But writing articles about there being a market for x doesn't make it true. Buying better comics would make it true. What if some poor soul reads the articles, pours their savings into a fancy comic shop and then goes bankrupt because nobody is buying? Also, I suspect a lot of comic creators scratch their own itch - they make comics they want, not comics that other people want.