The Four Color Media Monitor

The BBC tells about a resident of Ipswich who first began a job as forensics scientist, but then switched professions to being a comics specialty store proprietor:

A man who quit his career as a forensic scientist to run a comic book and trading card shop said he had not "looked back" since opening.

Harry Smy opened the store in Ipswich town centre which he said had been a lifelong dream.

Despite leaving the world of forensics, Mr Smy said he could still use his professional skills to judge the authenticity of cards and spot any fakes.

He stressed comics could offer "real value" to society with the messages they portrayed and recalled how these magazines helped him learn to read growing up.

It depends what those messages are, and if they're positive. And reading skills certainly are.

Mr Smy felt comics and trading cards could be something for anyone to enjoy, no matter their age.

He said they brought joy, while comic book storylines often tackled real-world issues.

Real world issues? Not all of them, or if they do, it's not always honestly or convincingly, as Marvel and DC in recent times have proven. Things have changed considerably since the time Stan Lee tackled the issue of drug trafficking in Spider-Man back in 1971. And it doesn't do any good to just superficially make it sound like all comicdom takes on real world issues honestly or objectively.

Good luck to the guy in running his new specialty store. But the medium can't be viewed through a rose-colored lens, though it's hardly a surprise a news source like the BBC would do so.

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