Given the closings (temporarily, we hope) amid the coronavirus pandemic, it was fitting that a new film documentary by Anthony Desiato looking at comic shops across the U.S. made its debut on iTunes and Amazon.com.

We spoke with Desiato about the film, comics, shops and the overall industry, and the unique role they play in weekly comics.

Learn more about the film by visiting http://firstrunfeatures.com/mycomicshopcountry.html