They have done it all - hung out
at a
convenience store («Clerks»), hung out
at a mall («Mallrats») and even gave some pretty good advice to a lovelorn
comic book writer («Chasing Amy»).
«Digital has replaced the spin rack in the
convenience store,» said Thor Parker, social marketing director
at Midtown Comics, which has three Manhattan
stores and calls itself the nation's biggest
comic - book retailer.