The Business End
Amazing Fantasy: Store Gears Up for Free Comic Book Day
A Frankfort staple for 20 years, the local comic book store will welcome new and old fans during the ninth annual free event Saturday.
In the early 1930s, a true American artform burst onto the scene: the comic book. Now, in 2011, Amazing Fantasy Books and Comics is helping young and old alike appreciate this diverse medium. Lori Gentile and her staff at Amazing Fantasy have run their comic book specialty shop in Frankfort for nearly 20 years (the Frankfort store is one four locations--along with Calumet City, Tinley Park and Lockport--in the Amazing Fantasy chain, which has been around since 1978). While the store is known for its vast selection of comic books and graphic novels, Amazing Fantasy also stocks unique board games, role-playing games, toys, alternative hobby items and other related products. "We are fortunate that the industry is always coming out with …
