“Making the transition back into collecting comics was a lot nicer having Andrew there for me to recommend the books that I’ve missed since I hadn’t been collecting," he continued. “So, I picked back up my hobby of collecting comic books. “I needed to find something to bide my time, so I didn't dwell on sadness,” Conteleone said. Martin said he continues to collect comics through Collector’s Corner because Iwamasa previously offered membership with exclusive deals.Īnd, Iwamasa helped reignite Mount Pleasant resident Joshua Conteleone's love of comic books after a 10-year hiatus when he was experiencing an “unfortunate family incident.”
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At the time, he said Star Wars comics were popular due to some of the movies in the series coming out. “Andrew realized I was an artist, and I'm a pretty shy person, and he was just like, ‘Hey, no pressure, but I have these jobs,’ and I don't know that I would have gone out and found those jobs on my own, but he knew I had these kinds of crossover interests.”įreeland resident Brian Martin has been a customer at Collector’s Corner since the early 2000s. “The first couple of times I went in, I was just expecting to buy my comics and it ended up being so much more than that,” said Kloie Leslie, a Mount Pleasant-based freelance artist. The business owner has been able to facilitate friendships, business partnerships and community. Iwamasa’s comics community spreads from mid-Michigan to the southern part of the country. Tables will be six feet apart and hand sanitizer will be available for attendees and other participants. Iwamasa said some other COVID-19 precautions will be implemented at the Aug. One of those efforts includes continuing no-contact delivery services. “So, it was something we're taking seriously and wanted to make sure that we're doing everything we can to help support our community, but at the same time keep everyone safe.” “A lot of our products are paper products, so it's kind of hard to keep everything disinfected and safe for everyone and we are an at-risk family,” he said. Despite briefly opening to the public when pandemic precautions allowed, Iwamasa said he decided to permanently close to the public but remain open as an online business. “Everything that we've had to deal with - not only in retail, but with the flooding last year, the dams and everything - we just want to have something that gives people a good reason to celebrate,” Iwamasa said.Ĭollectors Corner Comics closed its physical location at 4011 North Jefferson Avenue due to the initial cases of COVID-19 in March last year.
The Midland event is planned to take place from noon until 5 p.m. at the former Midland Area Farmers Market near the Tridge.
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