With the rise of digital comics and online sellers as well as shutdowns stemming from the pandemic, the manager started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to get the struggling store flying again.
The comic book store has survived many recessions and most recently, a pandemic,reported. Though, now Fat Jack’s, located at 2006 Samson St. is fighting to keep the doors open.
With the rise of digital comics and online sellers as well as shutdowns stemming from the pandemic, the manager started a“Well, friends, there’s no other way to say this. We’re in a terrible situation and we desperately need your help,” Eric S. Partridge, the store’s manager, opened on the“We are working as hard as we can, to overcome the non-existent and slow sales while we were closed, we just can’t ‘get there,” Partridge continued on the page.
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