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Contest of Challengers

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From Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago, this is Contest of Challengers, a podcast about the business of running a comics shop. From publishers to distributors to the sales floor itself, each episode deals with the issues of the week and how they affect the way Challengers conducts business, and that includes the actual comic book issues themselves. Hosted by Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush. Thanks for listening. Keep Reading Comics!

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XVI

March 25, 2024 02:59 - 1 hour - 33.6 MB

XVI •Sixteen years in the same building but with many different building owners/managers. •Hmmm, can Patrick get Kip Winger to come out for our 17th Anniversary next year…? •Looking back at the comic shops of Chicago over the past 16 years. •Dal likes to refresh our website captions regularly. •The end of our reward program. •Uncanny X-Men #130 cover posters! •IG video responses.  Contest of Challengers #677

X-CHANGES

March 18, 2024 04:45 - 1 hour - 30.1 MB

X-CHANGES •Sorry, we don't price-match with Amazon, because we don't have a market cap of $1,820,000,000,000. •Single issue sales attrition as evidenced on the sales floor. •The future of the X-Men comic universe has been revealed! •A massive Diamond shipping rebate. •”Minor shelf wear” •New Publisher returnability options. •Comics talked about in this episode:      TRANSFORMERS #7      UNCANNY VALLEY #1      SILICON BANDITS #1  Contest of Challengers #676

CALL AN AMBULANCE

March 11, 2024 05:06 - 1 hour - 33.3 MB

CALL AN AMBULANCE •The many, many ways comic shops can sort comics for their subscribers. •How we think distributors ship their books, geographically. •”You called?” •Patrick broke his 3rd exercise bike. •”Can you call me an ambulance?” •Comics talked about in this episode:      SPECTREGRAPH #1      DUDLEY DATSON AND THE FOREVER MACHINE #1      MONSTERS ARE MY BUSINESS #1  Contest of Challengers #675

INCENTIVE TO BUY

March 04, 2024 05:21 - 1 hour - 31.9 MB

INCENTIVE TO BUY •The fresh scent of Challengers. •February sales are a Challengers record (not a good record). •Refreshing our Reward program. •Thanks, Patrons! •Cancelling wrestling action figures from Diamond. •Pre-order amounts. •DC’s Absolute Power event grows. •Comic talked about in this episode:      FERAL #1 Contest of Challengers #674

FLAT-RATE

February 26, 2024 03:01 - 1 hour - 29.2 MB

FLAT-RATE •Diamond announces new Flat-Rate shipping pricing. •The ComicsPRO Annual Meeting is happening right now! And we are not there. •DC announcements:      Wednesday is officially New Comic Day starting in July.      A new line of Themed trade paperback collections.      Absolute Power is the big summer crossover, by Mark Waid and Dan Mora. •Marvel officially announces a new Ultimates team comic by Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri. •Batman/Dylan Dog is a very good comic and you shoul...

MUCHA LUCHA

February 19, 2024 01:35 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MB

MUCHA LUCHA •Sidekicks is fun! •Sale shirts, redux. •Comic sales in Vegas. •Pop-Ups. •Madame Web. •Shopify tax forms. •The cost of window prints. •DC/Marvel Crossover omnibus editions! •Salt Shed’s Fret12 with Ready For Death! Watch It Here!! Contest of Challengers #672

FIT TO PRINT

February 12, 2024 07:54 - 1 hour - 29.2 MB

FIT TO PRINT •Thank you for sharing any of our posts and for liking what we do! •How is our 25% Off Sale doing…? •It’s a Brand-New Dal!! •Lack of Channel 4 advertising revenue. •What is Tik-Tok for, really? •You can’t subscribe to books like it’s the 90’s anymore. •Not prioritizing money. •Sale shirt controversy! •”Dal Reads You to Sleep” Coming Soon!! •Comic talked about in this episode:      THE DISPLACED #1 (again)      IF YOU FIND THIS I’M ALREADY DEAD #1      THE CABIN...

IN-SALE STORES

February 05, 2024 03:42 - 1 hour - 32.3 MB

IN-SALE STORES •Final Order Cutoff emails. •A Man with a Hat. •SALE!!! •No Wednesday holds. •January’s final sales numbers. •Thanks, Patrons! •Credit card processing fees. •Comic talked about in this episode:      MAN’S BEST ASHCAN  Contest of Challengers #670

FEELING THE IMPACT

January 29, 2024 02:32 - 1 hour - 31.8 MB

FEELING THE IMPACT •Low January sales. •The future of vaulting subscriber credit cards. •Ghost Machine      -Publisher support      -Issue readability •No retailer support for Returnability. •Shopify/Google email compliance. •Spotify/Patreon RSS feed confusion. •Two new events      -Spawn #350 RE: Spawn Podcast Day      -Dick Tracy #1 Release Day Double Signing •Comic talked about in this episode:      THE DISPLACED #1      LITTLE BLACK BOOK #1      TMNT (New Series)  Contest...

DEAD POWER

January 22, 2024 02:49 - 1 hour - 31 MB

DEAD POWER •Dead Strange •Chainsaw Man’s Power •Neca product returns. •No bags (this is in my notes but as I’m typing this, I have no memory of what it means, yet we only recorded 2 hours ago). •An almost Scott Kurtz signing. •And the t-shirt artist is… Gustavo Duarte! •Our Top Selling Graphic Novels of 2023 (and Publishers)  Contest of Challengers #668

YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED

January 15, 2024 06:42 - 1 hour - 32.1 MB

YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED •Patrick’s experience as a retail customer. •2023 number fun!! Now in percentages! •Positive consumer financial positivity (via AP and Axios). •Turning lemonade into lemons, featuring Ultimate Spider-Man #1! •A new home for our Incentive/Ratio Variants! •A very specific rule for earning the 2024 “I Love You But I’ve Chosen Comics” Sale t-shirt.  Contest of Challengers #667

ECONOMIC-CABAL

January 08, 2024 14:33 - 1 hour - 31.9 MB

ECONOMIC-CABAL •Oooohhhhh! Episode 666! Sooo spooookyyyyy!! •Stacked deliveries really suck! •More complaining about how Diamond ships out product. •Product Costs vs. Operational Costs •Kamen Rider toys vs AEW action figures. •60,000 copies of Heartstopper Vol.5. •Marvel Hallmark ornaments. •Help us help you (read the emails we send!).  Contest of Challengers #666

A BURDEN TO SURVIVORS

January 01, 2024 09:20 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

A BURDEN TO SURVIVORS •Arielle Free is in Chicago and Patrick had no idea (non-comics). •Remembering the contributions of George Brower III (Patrick's Dad) to the early days of Challengers. •We got our WTBW bookplates!! •DC as a company = Villains. DC as a publisher = Heros. •Other shops Instagram pages. •FRAN’s KITCHEN! •Lunar shipping costs vs Diamond shipping costs. •Paring down the $#!t you own (and why Dal will be a posthumous burden).  Contest of Challengers #665

20 = 1

December 25, 2023 07:39 - 1 hour - 29.2 MB

20 = 1 •Happy Christmas! •Nick Piterra’s AX-WIELDER JON is here! •December’s messed-up New Release lists.  •WHERE THE BODY WAS bookplate update. •Diamond’s retailer calendar for 2024. •DC’s Batman “Returnability.” •Are you excited for Image’s GHOST MACHINE? •Opening some presents!  Contest of Challengers #664

THE PIPELINE

December 18, 2023 03:03 - 1 hour - 36.5 MB

THE PIPELINE •New Marvel Legends for early 2024. •Hasbro is feeling the same issues as the comics industry. •Advent calendars. •LUCY KNISLEY is coming back to Challengers and we’re working with BFF Bikes for that event! •WHERE THE BODY WAS week 1 sales. •Subscribers not managing their Manage Comics accounts. •How the comics industry is like a spider plant AND like an action figure of Marvel's Evertt Ross.  Contest of Challengers #663

FALLING OVER ON THE SLOPES

December 11, 2023 06:17 - 1 hour - 30.1 MB

FALLING OVER ON THE SLOPES •So many semi cab horns! •Less of a Palace than you’d hope. •Share the GOOD, not just the bad. •PINE AND MERRIMAC #1 is SO GOOD!! •A disturbing lacy of Body bookplates. •If only new comic shipments came on the same day each week. •An electronic Gift Card is just as good as a physical Gift Card. •Data Nerd Dal loves the CovrPrice ‘Reflective’ feature.  Contest of Challengers #662

I GUESS YOU COULD ALSO JUST KILL ME

December 04, 2023 03:10 - 1 hour - 22.5 MB

I GUESS YOU COULD ALSO JUST KILL ME •Comic shops undergoing changes. •The reality of store events. •Event Spaces •No more Back Issues? •Thanks, Patrons! •Mile High’s Chuck Rozanski responds to Phil Boyle. Dal responds to them both. •Comics discussed in this episode:      If You Find This I’m Already Dead #1      Action Comics #1061      Avengers Twilight #1      Duke #1      The One Hand #1/The Six Fingers #1 Contest of Challengers #661 https://icv2.com/articles/talk-back/vie...

HOW MUCH MORE ROPE?

November 27, 2023 02:48 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB

HOW MUCH MORE ROPE? •Post-Thanksgiving retail sales. •Retailers talking about the Biz. •A new 1-star review.  •All we’re really asking is for you to pay for the books you asked us to buy for you. Contest of Challengers #660

TOON IN WITH US

November 20, 2023 03:29 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MB

TOON IN WITH US •What we sell vs what we buy as consumers. •Vintage shops vs not. •Wouldn’t it be fun to sell comic book trading cards again?  •Our adventure on Toon In With Me. •Broken web links. •The free comic books for 2024’s Free Comic Book Day. Contest of Challengers #659

COME BACK! GET EXCITED!

November 13, 2023 03:32 - 1 hour - 29.9 MB

COME BACK! GET EXCITED! •The Marvels was pretty fun! •Some comics are just bad. •LOTS of retailer chatter this week about the state of comics. •What big names can revitalize the Big 2 publishers? •Imagine trying to run a shop today with only cycle sheets and no subscription management system. •What does the future of the shop’s interior look like? Contest of Challengers #658

A LITTLE LESS HAPPY

November 06, 2023 03:30 - 1 hour - 34 MB

A LITTLE LESS HAPPY •Reading publisher previews on Box.com. •Most comic retailers have been at this a long time. •Thanks, Patrons! •The What and Whys of Draft Orders (as promised!!). •Comics talked about in this episode:      Crave      Titans: Beast World      Batman Santa Claus Silent Knight •We’re having a Back Issue Sale in late November! Contest of Challengers #657

STOP GIGGLING LIKE A CHILD

October 30, 2023 16:50 - 1 hour - 32.6 MB

STOP GIGGLING LIKE A CHILD •Wimpy Kid thief. •Health insurance premiums. •What’s up with Blue’s old location? •Marvel barcode placement. •SO MANY PRH emails. •How we would format cover descriptions for invoices. •Comics talked about in this episode:       Masterpiece #1       Somna #1       Batman Off World #1       Lotus Land #1       Animal Pound #1       Captain Marvel #1 Contest of Challengers #656 Smash-and-grab burglars plow vehicles into River North boutiques https...

NO MORE SACRED COWS

October 23, 2023 03:09 - 1 hour - 33.3 MB

NO MORE SACRED COWS •It’s true; we’ll eat ALL the cows. •This episode is kind of a stark look at the industry from a sales perspective, but also from other sides. •It’s a lot of, ‘how things have changed.’ •It’s not dark, but it sure ain’t bright. •It’s just what you expect from CoC, we guess? •We sadly can’t be your everything. •Especially if your ‘everything’ includes many single issue comics. •Comics talked about in this episode:      White Widow #1      The Deviant #1      ...

UNDERSERVED

October 09, 2023 03:43 - 1 hour - 33.3 MB

UNDERSERVED •We’re back! For this week, anyway. •Wizards of the Coast product will no longer be available from Penguin Random House. •The dwindling sales footprint of Magic the Gathering. •Dark Tower buys G-Mart’s stores! •Thanks, Patrons! •How our subscriptions work (for any new subscribers). •Brian Posehn came to Challengers! •Daniel Warren Johnson and the appeal of Transformers. •Comics talked about in this episode:      Nights #1 (and #2 and #3) Contest of Challengers #654

THE ONE LINE PITCH with HOLLY AITCHISON

September 04, 2023 05:19 - 1 hour - 52.3 MB

THE ONE LINE PITCH with HOLLY AITCHISON Patrick is joined by longtime Challengers supporter, Patron and friend, HUMANOIDS Director of Sales HOLLY AITCHISON! It’s a conversation that could have lasted forever about all things comics, publishing and retail (but it’s mainly about Morgan and Esther)! Holly illustration by Katie Longua https://www.klongua.com/ Contest of Challengers #653

SHELVADOR

August 28, 2023 05:32 - 1 hour - 34 MB

SHELVADOR •The Plight of the 1950s Crosley Shelvador Automatic Refrigerator. •Calling Peoples Gas, AGAIN. •Breaking up longer episodes. •Receiving graphic novels packed standing on their spines. •Breaking down our first Lunar invoice containing Image books. •Listen to all these amazing events coming up!! •The Ultimate Guide to Comic Books!  •Comics talked about in this episode:      Wonder Woman #1 & #2      The Flash #1      Urban Legendz Contest of Challengers #652

NO MORE EASY ANSWERS

August 21, 2023 02:39 - 1 hour - 35.1 MB

NO MORE EASY ANSWERS •Unboxing original Becca Hillburn art! •The 3 ways orders are placed for the product we sell:      1. Initial Orders (including New To Order and Order Increases)      2. Final Order Cutoffs      3. Reorders •We’re changing how we order! •We’re also making a change in how we source our comic supplies. •Check out the Evie and the Helsings Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stevebryant/evie-and-the-helsings-12/ Contest of Challengers #651

COMING SOON

August 14, 2023 02:30 - 1 hour - 29 MB

COMING SOON •The current run of Amazing Spider-Man •The JOY Reward Program experience •Draft orders •Sending invoices •We do not want to check your bag •Small Press submissions •Covers Contest of Challengers #650

14 YEARS LATER

August 07, 2023 03:16 - 1 hour - 31.9 MB

14 YEARS LATER •The current (meteorological) climate of business. •14 years of Contest of Challengers! What is wrong with us?? •All of the paying jobs we’ve held in life. •Thanks, Patrons! •2 Manage Comics topics discussed      Mail-order subscribers not being able to pay invoices      Previously purchased subscriber books reappearing in their cart •Atom Eve •Dear Comic Creators, always include a PDF of your book in emails to retailers. Thank you. •Comics talked about in this episo...

NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE

July 31, 2023 03:20 - 1 hour - 32.3 MB

NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE •Our UPS driver’s thoughts on how the comics are boxed, guest-starring Jeanna Challenger. •The saga of our light fixtures. •Pitching upcoming comics on this podcast before FOC’s. •The continual quest for returnability. •Our differing philosophies regarding our weekly New Comics Instagram pitch videos. Contest of Challengers #648

THAT’S THE EXCLUSIVE PART

July 24, 2023 05:46 - 1 hour - 28.2 MB

THAT’S THE EXCLUSIVE PART •RDJ AI •It’s SDCC week! We know the official name is Comic Con International San Diego, but SDCC gets to the point quicker. •Ryan Browne is signing at Challengers in 2 days!! •The amount of solicitation emails and phone calls is completely out of hand. Go Huskies! •Omnibussing •DC’s offerings for October 2023. •New Marvel books, also for October 2023. Contest of Challengers #647

“OH, THE CHEAP STUFF”

July 17, 2023 01:48 - 1 hour - 27.6 MB

“OH, THE CHEAP STUFF” •No, we don’t sell Mylar; we only sell “the cheap stuff.” •"Shops Discuss the Often Difficult Year So Far in Comics Retail" (READ IT HERE) •Yes, Black Lives Still Matter. •The Department of Truth team takes on Universal Monsters’ DRACULA. •Will THE MIDNITE SHOW be our new The Sixth Gun?? •Pre-Paid Pre-Orders. •Comics talked about in this episode:      Children of the Vault #1      Harley Quinn Black White Redder #1      Hawkgirl #1 Contest of Challengers #646

LEGS OF ANY KIND

July 10, 2023 06:44 - 1 hour - 30.3 MB

LEGS OF ANY KIND •Office jobs. •The Toys That Made Us. •The mid-year check-in with David Harper for SKTCHD.com. •Inconsistent publisher invoicing. •OF THUNDER & LIGHTNING from Silver Sprocket looks great! •The first week of KNIGHT TERRORS (pronounced ‘KUH-nite tuh-TER-errs”) sales. •Comic talked about in this episode:      Of Thunder & Lightning      Ribbon Queen #2 Contest of Challengers #645

A TWO-HANDER

July 03, 2023 02:16 - 1 hour - 30.7 MB

A TWO-HANDER •Hasbro invoicing. •Our Jeff & Tillie signing. •An AEW Fight Forever interlude. •The Devil’s Cut email. •Insignia covers. •The latest Tilting at Windmills column by Brian Hibbs. •Comic talked about in this episode:      The Devil’s Cut      Swan Songs #1, #3      Plot Holes #1      Knight Terrors #1, KT First Blood      Superman Last Days of Lex Luthor #1      Sacrificers #1, #2, #3 Contest of Challengers #644

BECAUSE, COMICS

June 26, 2023 05:53 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MB

BECAUSE, COMICS It’s a special off-site episode, recorded at Club Lago in Chicago’s River North neighborhood!* Thrill to the sounds of an active Italian eatery as we have a scintillating conversation with the man who came all the way from Canada to taste some Chicken Marsala, Manage Comics’ BRIAN GARSIDE!! You’ve heard us talk about Manage Comics a whole lot the past year and a half, now hear about it from the man who built it!! *not the first episode to be recorded here, nor the last, I...

FIREJET AND JUMPCLIFFER

June 20, 2023 00:16 - 1 hour - 29.5 MB

FIREJET AND JUMPCLIFFER •Why publishers decide to do second printings (possibly). •Robert Kirkman’s fun publishing ideas. •John Romita Sr and the definitive Spider-Man artists. •Kelly Thompson!! •Avengers Inc. •What is a Green Tea Shot? •Comic talked about in this episode:      Void Rivals #1 Contest of Challengers #642

WE CAN KEEP YOUR SECRETS

June 12, 2023 02:36 - 1 hour - 29 MB

WE CAN KEEP YOUR SECRETS •A change in Reward tiers. •Void Rivals #1 •What’s the #1 thing retailers want? •Kelly Thompson!! •Transformer questions. •Diamond shipping fees… •Comics talked about in this episode:      Sins of the Salton Sea #2, #3      Ribbon Queen #1 Contest of Challengers #641

HISTORICALLY, NOT CURRENTLY

June 05, 2023 02:15 - 1 hour - 31.6 MB

HISTORICALLY, NOT CURRENTLY •Business Is. •Dal on collecting. •So many super-hero popcorn tins… •The end of Moon Knight and a new start for Captain America. •Saga sales numbers. •Eisner award drama. •Comics talked about in this episode:      Barnstormers #1      Fishflies #1 (again)      The Cull #1 (again)      In Hell We Fight #1 (again)      Wonder Woman #800      Creed #1 Contest of Challengers #640

TO THE MOON

May 29, 2023 05:17 - 1 hour - 29.1 MB

TO THE MOON •When Dal gets angry… •Is Marvel raising cover prices? •Image Comics leaves Diamond Comic Distributors. •Comics talked about in this episode:      The Hunger and The Dusk #1 & #2      The Schlub #1      Fishflies #1      The Cull #1      Klik Klik Boom #1 Contest of Challengers #639

FOILED!

May 22, 2023 01:59 - 1 hour - 34 MB

FOILED! •Marvel Legends Puffadder build-a-figure. •Interacting with our customer-facing tablet. •The Great British Bump Off #2 misprint resolution, thanks to Dark Horse’s Amy Huey. •Recent ways Diamond has actually helped us. •A disastrous trucking accident delays Marvel and PRH books for Diamond customers. •Restocking reorders! Pins! Posters! Supplies! Andy Bell! Rachel Bard? •SOME of the many things Patrick hates from the July Marvel Previews catalog!  Contest of Challengers #638

MAKING IT FUN FOR EVERYONE

May 15, 2023 01:55 - 1 hour - 30.1 MB

MAKING IT FUN FOR EVERYONE •A Kyle Starts kidnapping, including a phone call to Melbourne. •Free Comic Book Day 2023 recap, including the live AAW Wrestling show we took Kyle, Steph and Gabo to. •No Green Lantern rings for GL #1! •CTA Bus ticketing nonsense. •We never add un-asked-for books to subscriber pulls lists without sending an email first. •Our new Rewards Program offers MORE than what the pre-order discount did. •Comics discussed in this episode:      Flash #800      The Na...

ARTSPOSITION

May 08, 2023 01:49 - 1 hour - 35.2 MB

ARTSPOSITION •Patrick is joined by the next generation of comic book fan, Jess and Allie! Two people new to Challengers and recent to comics, but enthusiastic and ready to read! Their journey has only begun... Contest of Challengers #636

THE CHOICE TO DISENGAGE

May 01, 2023 03:20 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB

THE CHOICE TO DISENGAGE •Breaking IDW corporate news!  •The layout of Previews magazine. •Thanks, Patrons! •Sub services (I don’t actually know what that means, but it was in my notes…) •Challengers Prime. •Customer View and our new register tablet. •Comics talked about in this episode:      Titans #1      Cyborg #1      Dark Spaces Good Deeds #1      Antarctica #1-#3 Contest of Challengers #635

IT’S EASIER THAN IT FEELS

April 24, 2023 02:18 - 1 hour - 34.9 MB

IT’S EASIER THAN IT FEELS •We’re sad and tired. •Our plans for this year’s Free Comic Book Day! •It’s easier than it feels. •W0RLDTR33 #1. •The Pre-Order discount is going away as of May 1st. In its place is a NEW Loyalty/Rewards program! Contest of Challengers #634

NOT PERFECT = A LOT OF GARBAGE

April 17, 2023 02:42 - 1 hour - 32.8 MB

NOT PERFECT = A LOT OF GARBAGE •SO many Point Of Sale choice available for comic shops! •Expanded hours! •Our subscriber discount is becoming something else… •Our Friday Morning Emails. •Free Comic Book Day with KYLE STARKS and STEPHANIE MIDED! •Patrick does not like when comics arrive shrink-wrapped in bundles. •UPS was so late today!! •Dal is not excited for DC’s 2-month NIGHT TERRORS event. •Pre-order TITANS #1!! •Comics discussed in this episode: GREEN LANTERN #1 BATMAN THE B...

PUBLISHER SUPPORT

April 10, 2023 02:39 - 1 hour - 32.2 MB

PUBLISHER SUPPORT •Is “graphic novel” the right word for what we sell? •Night Farters. •Patrick is okay again. •Dungeons and Dragons. •Our 15th Anniversary Party was a swell time! •Our (separate) C2E2 adventures. •2023 sales-to-date (spoiler: not good). •Oversaturation! •DANGER! And Other Unknown Risks. •Thanks, Patrons! Contest of Challengers #632

SWEET CONSTANCY

April 03, 2023 06:03 - 1 hour - 33.3 MB

SWEET CONSTANCY •Challengers is 15!! •The Post-Covid Correction Period. •A deliberate lack of Back Issues. •The X-Men Timeline. •We DON’T Like Ike! •2 new Bios for Patrick! Contest of Challengers #631

CT-HEY! DON’T PARK THERE!

March 27, 2023 01:16 - 1 hour - 34.4 MB

CT-HEY! DON’T PARK THERE! •Cars engulfed by flame. •Positive Shopify changes. •New Sign Holders (that no one will notice, but that’s the point). •Shelf rearranging and a much larger 25% OFF section! •When the CTA parked on the sidewalk, blocking our front door. •Smart Filer and Search. •Shopify item importing slow down. •Here are the comics we are excited about from this episode:  W0RLDTR33 GREAT BRITISH BUMP-OFF (again!!) TITANS WONDER WOMAN UNSTOPPABLE DOOM PATROL THE NASTY  ...

LACK OF MOMENTUM

March 20, 2023 02:04 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MB

LACK OF MOMENTUM •A Challengers business fact: If a comic sells very well for us, it is usually ignored by the mainstream. •John Allison is very smart. •The missing “A” cover of Invincible Iron Man #4. •Checking-in PRH replacement books. •Patrick is on Episode 825 of Car Con Carne (https://carconcarne.com/2023/03/14/challengers-comics-celebrates-15th-anniversary-at-club-lago-episode-825/) plus other interviews. •Manage Comics has 2 really great changes this week that make life easier! ...

YOU’RE THE WORST PART OF COMIC COLLECTING

March 13, 2023 04:56 - 1 hour - 30.7 MB

YOU’RE THE WORST PART OF COMIC COLLECTING •Really good comics: INDIGO CHILDREN; NO/ONE and (hopefully) PARASOCIAL. •All the Variant Covers for March 15th. Also, the last time we complain about variant covers on this podcast. •Chargeback BS from a Pumpkin-Headed D!p$#!t with no shame. •The Fables Wellness Chart. •The sewer pipe in our trash room is possessed. •Patrick in Publishers Weekly (and on Car Con Carne)! •RJ City has some new names for Dal (RJ City does not appear on this podca...

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