Fund Raising to Help David Pirkola, Comics Retailer

I've been a customer of Apparitions Comics & Books for about 12 years now. In the more than 20 years that I've collected comics and been a patron of numerous shops, its owner Dave is the only one who dutifully fulfilled my pull list without trying to pad it with tie-ins he "thought I would like" and then pressuring me to buy them, or giving me a sour opinion on one of the books I collected. He has a clean, well-organized store with a healthy stock of back issues, out of print books, interesting collectibles, and rare RPG products.

It's been several months since I stopped in, as my teaching job took me to closer to home and I couldn't justify the cost of time and gas to make the pilgrimage to he opposite side of town. So, when my father-in-law shared with me the news that Dave had been robbed, shot, and critically injured, it was a heavy blow.

Here's a way that you can give a little to make a big difference for Dave:

Fund Raising to Help David Pirkola, Comics Retailer

Of course, another way to help out would be to shop at his store. If you've got some books on pre-order, or are going to buy minis or other RPG swag, consider shrugging off the bit of cost savings from online stores and spending it at Apparitions instead. I'll be picking up some graphic novels there soon. Location info for Apparitions can be found in the link above. (Please don't take this as me discouraging you from being a patron of GrandLAN or White Cap Comics/The Outer Limits, both of which have been very gracious in providing meeting space for this group.)

Thanks for your time.