Living in the Back of a Comic Book Store - The Origin Issue

[@GemMintCollectibles]

Tom you’re like the Bane of comic book. We adopted comics, you were born into it lol.

[@ComicDJ]

I love hearing your fathers side of things. Very genuine and interesting

[@paulinthe6194]

Best episode so far. Just hearing you guys talk about living in a building with a comic book store. To me, is more interesting than the comics themselves. Living, working and eventually buying the store is a fascinating story. You also talked about playing Dungeons & Dragons. Besides comics, another geeky past time that I am passionate about. Thank you for sharing.

[@DanTheMan908]

Hey Tom, congrats on another great video. Your dad is awesome man. Keep the videos coming. Definitely looking forward to hear more of your comic stories.

[@ComicTom101]

.daniel_ thanks for the kind words! We had fun and have a lot more stories to tell 👀

[@nerdtopiapodcast5278]

Thanks, man. There is more coming. Stay tuned.

[@nardo2007]

I just started following you recently, because I’m getting back into comics and was thinking about starting a business. Your fathers story really connected with me. I’m 40 years old now and also Puerto Rican. I actually went through a similar discovery into comics while bouncing back and forth from the island. I really appreciate you guys sharing your story. Today I subscribed and look forward to going through more of your content. Boriqua!

[@jhd1531]

Awesome you started out living in a comic store! I spent my formidable early years in the basement apt of a mortuary where my dad worked! Lol! God bless unconventional childhoods! Great video tom!

[@johnwozniak1218]

So cool you and your dad working together back in the day! No wonder you know more than we all forgot!

[@jarodz2846]

Great video!! Thanks for sharing Tom!! Good to see your dad and hear how it all began!

[@Shawnredfield98]

A fellow Boricua Wepa! New sub here going through a bunch of videos. I'm loving the channel.

[@ion-shivs]

I'm liking the videos!. It's always interesting to hear people's stories about how they got in to comics.

[@very_awake]

Wow, this is awesome. You should be doing these authentic conversations with good people more often.

[@gorillatoddcomics]

I like your 1990s Justice League mug, I have the same one in my classroom.

[@richardrizza116]

Been watching your stuff for the last year and only now have I learned this man is your dad.

[@TP-ti6qm]

Awesome show! Thank you!

[@Akstergrind]

What a brilliant video! Excellent to hear from your Dad, who IS the coolest Dad ever, by the way!!!

[@57ar]

Wow that's so cool to jus step into a comic shop from ur kitchen! Love this whole story

[@ianschroeder8453]

I did not know you originally lived in Buffalo. As a fellow Buffalonian that is super awesome. I didn't collect back then but I am sure I remember the shop.

[@geezy_m7999]

Great story thanks for sharing this great experience

[@ComicTom101]

mob 7gz thank you for your support! We had fun making it

[@mrjuanillo273]

So cool, I live in Puerto Rico! Really great to see a "Boricua" make these awesome videos!!! Keep up the good work!!! 👍

[@nerdtopiapodcast5278]

Mayaguez!

[@nickolauscarter]

More stories with your dad. I’m riveted.

[@steelbat54]

Very enjoyable video. You’re starting to feel like family, Tom.. 👍

[@ianupinheim797]

Great video!

[@ComicTom101]

🙏 thank you for your support friend!

[@richieannarelli5714]

Awesome video thanks for sharing

[@allisknu11]

Love this session with your dad, Tom. Moral of the story: Do not read "Sandman." And your dad let you play Resident Evil 2? Awesome dad. Loves comic books, too.

[@JorgeOrtizYourRealtor]

Love this channel

[@ComicTom101]

Jorge Ortiz 🙏 doing it for you bro!

[@eddieriordan3351]

Holy crap!! Got the same cup as your dad..awesome

[@DetroitDriveArenaBaller]

Tom you Lived the dream, living in a comic book store! So the Billy Bateson in me is super jelly, an apprapo comparison. Since my Dads fav. Was Captain Marvel SHAZAM.

[@tomburkert4718]

This explains so much!!

[@JCtheComicGeek]

Are you into video gaming too, or just comics only? I know the retro gaming scene is huge. Wish comic community was as big!

[@defaultgenCQ]

Great episode

[@NateM]

cool coffee mugs!

[@codyevans6726]

Lol i can imagine a bunch of guys playing magic, D&D, and eating chili all night. My FNM spot smells horrible enough already.

[@vampeilo]

Dude, great story, but props to your dads wife, she is the unsung hero lol 👍

[@nerdtopiapodcast5278]

Indeed. Without her none of this would have happened.

[@ochoaE3]

Was there really anything in those cups?

[@nerdtopiapodcast5278]

Vodka.

[@ObiJuanKenob]

So this is the origin of PR Fam. I was debating on where the Garcia came from, not really a popular last name currently. Unless the second last name is Rivera or Pagan.

[@Sublime_37]

Brings your father back on the show, he’s the real deal.

[@marcuslopez2190]

This was a cool story man I wish my dad was cool like that lol

[@m1herrmann160]

This is so damn cool man! Ya look so much like your pops! (Like youl ever read this lol) :)

[@josuemuniz3115]

Instant like all the way from 🇵🇷

[@nerdtopiapodcast5278]

Josué Muñiz Puertorro!! De que parte?! We’re from Mayaguez. Someday we’ll tell you the story of how we hung out with Frankie Ruiz. : )

[@josuemuniz3115]

The GTFO Podcast opposite side of the island San Juan! I was born in Moca, Puerto Rico. I’ll certainly be willing to listen to that Frankie Ruiz story!

[@nerdtopiapodcast5278]

Josué Muñiz i lived in Moca for a year. 87ish.

[@josuemuniz3115]

About a year before I was born, lol.

[@freddierodriguez2608]

So your Dad is Puertorican? Wow that's very cool; I am Puertorican lol

[@alexnavarro9285]

Was the second camera a laptop?

[@danielbracken2792]

I still can't for the life of me remember if I actually have tmnt #1. You would think as a collector that I would know this. LOL

[@ComicTom101]

Daniel Bracken I don’t blame you friend, we’ve had ton of books pass through our hands we can’t remember either lol

[@sadmachineinc]

Comic Fam!!

[@Skoomaaddict616]

You lived in Buffalo?! What was the shop?

[@nerdtopiapodcast5278]

Flight into Fantasy. There were two of them, one in Elmwood and one in Clinton. We lived behind the on Clinton.

[@speeknoevil1803]

Is this an episode of the Big Bang Theory from alternate reality?

[@57ar]

And at 200$ a mnth wth 😱 I'm dead lol

[@Deathcroak]

OMG if that existed today! So much I want to say but my son, daughter and I would just love it!

[@scotthunter8321]

yo

[@MrMcMillan912]

Look just like his dad 😂👍