What makes a good LCS? I'll start: >large selection,

At this point
>existing
would put most LCS towards the top.

The problem is that nowadays you can almost assuredly get what you want online.

>>84181737
>you can almost assuredly get what you want online.

*for a lot cheaper and more easily

>>84181765
Eh, if you wanna keep up with semi-recent individual issues without pirating a local store's probably your best bet. Unless your LCS is selling used trades then Amazon definitely wins. There's a good chance you can get a better deal on old floppies than you could with ebay lots too.

But Marvel Unlimited and to a lesser extent Comixology Unlimited are pretty tough contenders.

>>84181826
You can create a pull list and have single issues delivered to you when they release

http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/subs.asp?pl=36

Staff. Thankfully, the one at my LCS is pretty cool, but I've read horror stories about how impersonal and/or dickish some employees can be to their customers.

For me, friendly staff and a good selection of TPBs.

>>84182147
The problem is that a good portion of comic readers are hyper autists, and sometimes they decide to run a LCS.

The Comic Book Nerd from Simpsons exists for a reason.

>>84182184
And that was fine for a time. People had no other choice, but now the internet exists and it's never been easier to buy the shit you want to support and cut out the middle man. I like going to my LCS to shoot the shit with the owner, but I could just as easily get anything off of Comixology.