A shop for the rest of us...
From where I live now and from where I attend university, Metropolis Comics is not the closest comic store. Despite the detour, I make the extra effort to come here every Wednesday because of one thing, customer service. Though it may not have the selection of the larger store near school, Metropolis far and away has the friendliest employees a customer would want. Whereas the large store is cold and silent cave, where the employees hardly look at you when you come to the check out, Metropolis' employees are always debating comic and film trivia and are always looking for another opinion. Instead of trying to get you out the door as fast as possible, the Metro employees will ask if you need any help (in my experience) three times before you approach the counter. Now, I understand that the experience at Metropolis also requires customers that are also willing to talk about which Joker is the best one, but that is a personal preference and shouldn't be a problem either way. As long winded as I am, the long and short of it is this. There isn't a better comic shopping experience this side of San Francisco and Metropolis Comics should win hands down.