Nathan is mad... ( very old thread )

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CTPARKER333

Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:14 AM

This post from Nathan Fillion was just posted over at the Browncoat forum:

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It is times like these that I feel like Malcolm Reynolds. This is something that would surely get you kicked into an engine. I just went to a comic store to purchase the Serenity comic for my mom. The sweetheart that she is, gave her issues (with her favorite character on the front) to relatives who were having trouble tracking one down. Please bear in mind that Canada is a wonderous place where the service industry is polite and helpful, and that this experience is not the norm. The store I chose, which shall remain nameless (Warp 1 Comics), at an undisclosed location (just off Whyte Ave), has the singlemost sanctimonious, condescending, dishonest a$$hole I've had the misfortune of meeting. My brother and I called ahead to find out they had one issue left, but upon arriving, found out they are gouging people $20 bucks for the damned thing! "That's what they're worth." he sneered at me. I asked him to show me a listing of some sort to back it up. "Well, I just know what I paid Dark Horse for it." He wouldn't show me that, either. I am aware that Dark Horse wasn't expecting these books to sell as well as they are, and that they are going into a second printing, but I just picked up three of them two days ago at cover price at another store. My brother piped up with a, "What an interesting attitude you have." Let me tell you folks, this fella had an attitude, and a smirk that you wanted to knock off his face with a baseball bat dipped in dog poop. Of course, my brother couldn't help letting this guy know who he was trying to hose by holding the issue next to my face. "This guy look familliar? This isn't some JoJo off the street! He knows what he's talking about!" Check this out- the reply of this one-eyed crap-catcher, who shall remain nameless (Darryl) was, (and imagine a dullards voice- how we make people we don't like sound in a story) "Well, then you can call Joss Whedon and ask him."
Wouldn't a smart business man ask me to sign an issue and sell me one at a fair price? Wouldn't that fetch a prettier penny than ripping me off for one issue? Congratulations, dude! You are now on the Browncoat $hitlist.
Never have I tried to wield power in this way, but if being Malcolm Reynolds has taught me anything, it's to follow my over-developed sense of vengeance. BOYCOTT WARP ONE COMICS! If you are in the neighborhood, drop by to tell "Patchy" that Browncoats don't take $hit from anyone. Tell your friends not to shop there, and lock 'em in the airlock if they do. Copy this post and e-mail it to fellow Edmontonians. Bump it to keep it alive.
Thank you. Thank you for letting me rant. If you feel I'm overboard, please feel free to, as Joss would say, contemplate silently.

The Captain

I don't live in Edmonton, but if I did I'd be a bit ashamed about this comic shop.

SERGEANTX

Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:37 AM

That's HIlarious. I wonder if 'Darryl' realized who Nathan was.

SergeantX

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FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:54 AM

Yep, ole Darryl's goin to the Special Hell!

NOSADSEVEN

Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:07 AM

Sad lit'le king of his sad lit'le hill...

(Darryl, that is)

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Ain't. We. Just.

JADEHAND

Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:13 AM

Lesson: Don't mess with the Captain. An army of Browncoats as enemies won't be pleasant. If that guy isn't the owner/manager I'm sure he'll be unemployed soon. It won't take long for this to get to the owner.

edit to add info: let them know what you think

Warp One, Edmonton, Canada 780-433-7119
Contact Details

Address: Warp One Comics and Entertainment
10320-81 Avenue
Edmonton
Alberta
T6E 1X2
Canada

Phone: (780) 433-7119
Fax: (780) 433-0784
E-Mail: warpcomics@hotmail.com

Again, don't mess with the Captain.

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SHINY

Thursday, July 28, 2005 5:15 AM

LOL, that guy is about to get so much crap...

Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.

JADEHAND

Thursday, July 28, 2005 6:10 AM

Yep,
Update: Captain's edited his post to state he did get a copy at another store, without getting ripped off. So yea!
Still a ton of e-mails have already gone out from the UB
also: www.warpcomics.com
Plus funny post over there:by PhoenixOne:

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Ring Ring:

"Hello, Warp 1 Comics, can I help you?"

Yeah, Do you have any Nathan Fillian autographed merchandise?

"Ummmm, no we don't"

WELL, I KNOW WHY!!!!!

Phoenix

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GREEKTOOMEY

Thursday, July 28, 2005 6:22 AM

BWAH! Oh, man, Darryl's about to discover a whole new world of hurt.

RELFEXIVE

Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:06 AM

{Palpatine}He shall pay the price for his lack of vision!{/Palpatine}

Seriously, comic shop guy sounds like an arse. That's cos he's full of... yeah, you known what I'm sayin'.

"My God - you're like a trained ape. Without the training."

FRAY101

Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:30 AM

Now, if this had happened to Sean Maher I could understand coz, (IMHO), the comic cover doesn't bear much resemblance to him. But in this instance - could the guy not tell who the hell was standing in front of him???!

And as for suggesting that Dark Horse would charge $20.00, well...

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