I could go on and on about my wonderful shopping experience at Alternate Reality Comics, but I have a some new books that I'm desperate to read, so here goes the bullet-point version.
1) The owner, Ralph, is one of the kindest people I've ever had the chance to meet.
2) He also knows his merchandise backwards and forwards and is deeply passionate about what he stocks.
Together, this makes for an amazing retail experience. When I confessed to a very slight knowledge of comics, Ralph gave me a tour of his favorites in the shop and pointed out a number of things that I know I'll love. And when I mentioned that I was a children's librarian, hoping to ultimately improve my library's comic collection, he wrote out a very nice list of possible additions.
What a wonderful experience! This shopping excursion will long remain one of the highlights of my trip to Vegas.