Battle of the Comic Book Stores

 

The Nerd Alert comic book store recently got an update. 

Not that long ago in 2023 I made a comic book store out of a cardboard box. I liked how it turned out, but things were constantly falling off the walls. Plus I didn't have a spot in the dollhouse for it. 

Here's how it looked then:

I liked everything about it except the clear plastic shelves I tried to use did not work out. They were too flimsy to hold any weight and Funko Bitty Pops are not light.

Plus I wasn't sure where or how I was going to store it.

So, I ended up trashing it.

But I did like certain parts of it, so I saved the "shelves" for the new comic book store.

Some of the key differences here is that the wall color is really different. I liked the half red/ half blue from the first one, but I had just used those colors on my new Bob's Burgers restaurant and I had a brand new thing of this bright green. I painted the side walls white to try to bounce light around this room.

I've been learning a lot about making stop motion videos and I've made plans for a few this year so I want my room-boxes to be built with filming them in mind.

But why did I trash my first one just to start over and completely remake a new one?

Good question. I found a space for it in the dollhouse. I've added a little platform with wheels that will hold my American Girl hotels (I have 2) and I plan on putting the comic book store on top of those. We'll see how it works out, but I love how it turned out. Plus it's a super cute way of displaying my Funko Bitty Pops! This does prove that I'm not able to get any more of them though. 

So this is Shedville's newest business, Nerd Alert!

Head in today to see our collectables, comic books, and rollplaying items.