Contest of Challengers
682 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsFrom 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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LACK OF MOMENTUM
March 20, 2023 02:04 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBLACK 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 MBYOU’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...
2 BUGS MAKE A RIGHT
March 06, 2023 05:22 - 1 hour - 29.7 MB2 BUGS MAKE A RIGHT •Removing an item from the Shopify register during the payment phase. •Extra-large transactions cause large bugs. •Guns! •The X-23 Deadly Regenesis solicitation is a large paragraph of nothing. •2 Kickstarter campaigns of note (yes, we can be bought)! •Fast food apps. •Funko woes. •Upcoming books of note: Neighbors #1 (BOOM!), Indigo Children #1 (Image), Rock Gods of Memphis, Tennessee (Dark Horse). •Patrons! •Lonesome Hunters signed bookplates! Contest of Chal...
IN YOUR MIND CALENDAR
February 27, 2023 22:51 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBIN YOUR MIND CALENDAR No time for notes—we’re already late! Contest of Challengers #626
SOMEWHERE BTW SKEPTICAL & AMBIVALENT
February 20, 2023 02:12 - 1 hour - 31 MBSOMEWHERE BTW SKEPTICAL & AMBIVALENT •”You look like you work in a comic shop!” •3 Shopify support tickets at one time. •What Shopify considers a “discount”. •”The trick was… sort of pedantic.” •UPS BS •Our website is now a webstore. •Sale aftermath. •Marvel releases for May 2023. •Challengers’ social media audit. Contest of Challengers #625
SCREAMING INTO THE DARK with TIM SEELEY
February 13, 2023 05:24 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBSCREAMING INTO THE DARK with TIM SEELEY • It's a full-on comic industry takedown with Tim Seeley! Join 2 grizzled comic industry veterans as they talk about the state of things today while remembering all the wonderful nonsense they’ve been a part of these past 21 years. •Why are we doing this if it benefits no one? •The death of experience. •Screaming into the dark. •Too early or too dumb. Colt Noble TV commercial: https://vimeo.com/8249958 LOCAL MAN #1 is out Febryary 22nd!! Contes...
WE’RE NOT GETTING IN YOUR WAY
February 06, 2023 02:05 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBWE’RE NOT GETTING IN YOUR WAY •A Mystery Project is coming together… •Working with Creators on store projects. •It’s SALE time!!!!!! •Manage Comics, ever improving. •Thanks, Patrons! •The WINGER Analogy. •Placing Final Orders during the Holidays causes problems in February. •Weekly comic book release schedules are horribly unbalanced. •Net Pricing is NOT Retail Pricing! •Lunar vs Diamond when it comes to Overages. Contest of Challengers #623
HUMMUS YOUR TIME
January 30, 2023 01:53 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBHUMMUS YOUR TIME •When T-Shirts went mainstream. •Our self-made day-to-day accountant. •”All Ego” Ethan Page vs Karate Man. •The confusion behind the collected release of Wonder Woman Historia The Amazons. •Pre-Ordering thru our vendors. •We do not ship internationally. •Last-minute event changes. •PR companies wanting events at the shop that we don’t think will work for them. •Finding new artists (@jettilalewis) is always exciting! •TITANS by Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott is going t...
ABDICATION OF VALUES
January 23, 2023 03:45 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBABDICATION OF VALUES •Would you want text messages from Challengers? How much contact is too much? •Finding a good Filtering/Sorting tool for our new website. •Building ‘Collections’ for the new site. •comiXology no more! It’s so weird to have been a store for the entirety of their digital comics platform. •Ordering DC Comics during the Dawn of DC. •The Great British Bump Off! •Prices for Bags and Boards are rising again. •There are still too many covers per issue per week. •Problem...
PIG 8008
January 16, 2023 00:32 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBPIG 8008 •Comics and Comics Retail is like a broken exercise bike. •Patrick was on Off Panel with David Harper! It was… dark…? •UPS deliveries, all day, every day! •Are you caught up with all your comics? •A ¢hange for $aga. •Why customers can’t pre-order ratio variants from Challengers. •Helping creators help retailers. Contest of Challengers #620
ISBN13+5
January 09, 2023 02:35 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBISBN13+5 •New Challengers Website—Coming Soon! Like, after the Sale, soon. •Commerce-focused •Advanced filtering/searching! •How many Holiday cards did not get picked up in December? •Searching “Marvel TP” in inventory is like just searching for “a”. •Dal’s dream version of Manage Comics. •Aside from this one, Patrick recorded 2 other podcasts this week! That guy LOVES hearing himself talk!! Contest of Challengers #619
5/90/2/2/2
January 02, 2023 00:34 - 1 hour - 31.1 MB5/90/2/2/2 •Instagram videos vs Instagram reels. •2022, a full year without ComicSuite. •Entering 2023 WITH Manage Comics. •Thanks, Patrons! •Answering questions for a Sorbonne Nouvelle University student. •Mission Statement (which should have been at the start of this episode)! •What we’re looking forward to in the 1st quarter of 2023! •So many events already planned! Contest of Challengers #618
WEIRDO HEADWINDS
December 26, 2022 04:17 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBWEIRDO HEADWINDS •March solicitations from DC and Marvel. But mainly DC. •What the cold has done to the store and Patrick’s car. •Next week is HUGE, but not as huge as we originally thought… •Will Final Order Cutoffs ever get easier/quicker to do? •Fun with the shop printer. •Santa came to Challengers! •The aftershocks of Aftershock. •Rumiko Takahashi. •When promotions don’t land. Contest of Challengers #617
THE HAMMOCK GETS DEEPER
December 19, 2022 03:30 - 1 hour - 35.4 MBTHE HAMMOCK GETS DEEPER •Holiday sales have yet to really be a thing. Thanks, crappy weather!! •IT TOOK LUKE is on a bunch of 2022 “Best Of” lists! •There’s no news at the end of the year. •Boxing up out Variant Covers. •Too much off-the-sales-floor overstock!! •Manga volume sales are hot or cold, rarely warm. •Taking the wheels off the Drama shelves. •”Christmas x3” by The Divorce Gun!! (You've been warned...) Contest of Challengers #616
IT’S NOT SLAPDASH
December 12, 2022 00:09 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBIT’S NOT SLAPDASH •Address-ing the situation. •DC 1st Issue Special vs Marvel Premiere. •Dal has read Batman/Spawn for you! But not TO you. •Kyle Starks is on a roll! • AI art in place of human artist art. •Doctor Strange returns. •Starting over at #1. •Stella Challenger probably has more books on her Pull List than you do. Contest of Challengers #615
CARDED
December 05, 2022 06:10 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBCARDED •A podcast by any other name… •The 2022 Challengers Holiday cards are in! •Clearing out lapsed subscription dividers. •The publishing imbalance of a 5-Wednesday month. •When Stocky reporting goes wrong. •Haphazard discounts with Shopify and the Manage Comics Order Helper Tile. •Dal’s 2 biggest retail holiday pet peeves. No, Patrick is not 1 of them. •Marvel’s Voices Family SNIKT! Contest of Challengers #614
OUT BY WEEK 1
November 28, 2022 04:39 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBOUT BY WEEK 1 •Recorded on Black Friday! •Decorating for Christmas. •Just what are Variant Covers (by Chip Zdarsky via his Substack). •Laying out the New Releases each week. •Eminem’s exclusive Spider-Man cover. •WHERE MONSTERS LIE by Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski is highly recommended! •Wait, did someone say KYLE STARKS?!? •Gift ideas from Challengers! Contest of Challengers #613
BEFORE THE DAWN
November 20, 2022 23:54 - 1 hour - 30 MBBEFORE THE DAWN •Too many Spawn variant covers. •The “DAWN of DC.” •Refunding website orders. •The Manage Comics Order Helper Tile is LIVE! •Initial order fun. •AMC (the channel) Comics. •Bad Egg Comics. •Ultimate Fallout #4 cover scam? Contest of Challengers #612
OH YES, COMICS
November 14, 2022 03:25 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBOH YES, COMICS •Our visit to the EXCELSIOR! Art Show opening! •Why it’s harder to recognize new subscribers. •James Acaster! What? This is a comic podcast and he’s a comic! •We just saw Black Panther Wakanda Forever and really liked it! •Why Shopify keeps pushing back the approval of the Manage Comics Order Helper Tile. •Dealing win non-subscriber special order requests. •Which graphic novels look to be this year’s best Holiday gifts? •Happy 10 ½ Anniversary to Aw Yeah Comics in beau...
WE HUNGER
November 07, 2022 02:51 - 1 hour - 28 MBWE HUNGER •Will Morris starts us off! Thanks, Will!! •Image has several upcoming books we are REALLY looking forward to. •Batman/Spawn is coming! It’s after Final Order Cutoff, but its Final Order Cutoff period was only 3 days. •Final Order Cutoff windows are getting longer AND shorter! •DC has just announced 10 DC/Spawn covers and half of them FOC this weekend! •Galactus hungers… Contest of Challengers #610
“WHAT A $#!THOLE”
October 31, 2022 02:47 - 1 hour - 30.3 MB•Welcome to the brand new Challengers Podcastitorium! •Diamond Replenishment shipments. •Reminiscing over ChallengeJR’s (ChallengeJuniors). •ALL AGAINST ALL #1 is really good! •Diamond Best Practice Awards. •January solicitations. •”What a shithole!” Contest of Challengers #609
THE CONVERSATIONALIST
October 24, 2022 03:44 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBTHE CONVERSATIONALIST •It's an all Pizza-and-Beer episode! So, of course that means no Dal. •Hailey is back! https://instagram.com/chicomic_girl/ •Fancy, wooden comic book storage boxes! •Tattoos! •The ideal comic book shop! •Actual social media experts working with comic shops. https://romanyhouseboxes.com/ 10% Off Promo Code: CHICOMICGIRL Kaye Publicity Retailer Rx: https://kayepublicity.com/retailers/ Contest of Challengers #608
BOOBIE-ROCKETS, AWAY!
October 17, 2022 01:37 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBBOOBIE-ROCKETS, AWAY! It’s a 3-man announce team this week as Patrick and Dal visit one of their all-time favorite comic creators (and human beings)! WHO is it? WHAT do they talk about? WHY are they there? 1. You’ll find out a few minutes in. 2. Lots of stuff! Mazinger Z (or, as it was called in the US, Tranzor Z), baseball, NYCC, and a whole lot about their current, mega-successful, one of the year’s best, comic series! 3. Football, actually. 4. There was no fourth question. Con...
MAIN COVER B
October 10, 2022 00:35 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBMAIN COVER B •Plugged ears make recording an audio project so fun! •Just announced Batman Spawn covers. •Shopify missteps: Active vs Draft •Being ghosted by new Subscribers. •Curating in reverse. •An update about GIANT DAYS on Kickstarter. •Dan and Jason were the best! •Marketing to the Sidekicks crowd. Contest of Challengers #606
VIRTUE & VICE
October 03, 2022 01:15 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBVIRTUE & VICE •Surprise! Now we’re BOTH sick! •Sep 2022 sales are down from both Aug 2022 and Sep 2021. Sigh. •HEART EYES #2 is excellent! •Why do 2nd issue sales fall so far from #1’s? Like, 80% far. •Getting our Holiday plans underway (we started weeks ago). •GIANT DAYS on Kickstarter. •The legend that is Carlos Pacheco. •Marvel Legends news from Hasbro Pulse. •Thanks, Patrons! Contest of Challengers #605
NOTHING SPECIAL
September 26, 2022 03:58 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBNOTHING SPECIAL •Dal returns! Sorry? •Challengers is/has “nothing special.” •Dal visited Fantom Comics in DC! •Dark Horse is leaving Diamond! •DUCKS by Kate Beaton! •Batman Day 2022 is history. •Library wreaths. •MJ loves Batman/Spawn?? •More covers now than ever before! Contest of Challengers #604
A LITERARY COMPONENT
September 18, 2022 22:56 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBPatrick is joined by @chicomic_girl, Hailey Dezort! Hailey is a wonderfully excited comic fan who has an unparalleled enthusiasm and a penchant for sharing her comic book love via Instagram/YouTube/Livestreams/Podcasts. Her fandom is infectious, and this conversation only scratches the surface of her knowledge and dedication to this amazing artform we all love. After listening to Hailey talk about comics, you’ll love them even more. Plus, you know, Patrick is there, too. Follow Hailey: ...
WIL MOSS
September 11, 2022 23:53 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBWIL MOSS Patrick is joined by Marvel Editor WIL MOSS! They talk about Wil becoming a comics fan, going to college in Chicago and his journey to comic book editing super-stardom! It’s a fun conversation with 2 people on different sides of the comic book industry united by the love of comics!! Comics are the best and Wil is/was Editor for some of THE BEST comics (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, anyone?)!! Contest of Challengers #602
FULL CIRCLE
September 05, 2022 05:47 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBFULL CIRCLE •It’s AEW All Out weekend in Chicago, so we start with some rasslin’ talk. Sorry. Not a lot, though. •DC Comics are now available from a second distributor! •In this post-covid retail landscape, prices keep going up! Including: Magic Cards, Backer Boards and POP Vinyls. •Ordering from Southern Hobby. •Fantastic Four Full Circle. •Thanks, Patrons! Contest of Challengers #601
ADDITIVE TO THE PROCESS #600!!
August 29, 2022 02:12 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBADDITIVE TO THE PROCESS •The 4th Invincible Compendium! •Why DON’T we buy dirty coins and sports photos? •”I had to ask!” No, you did not. •New Marvel Legends packaging. •We do not ship storage boxes. •Recommending new series. •ALZ5K 2022. •Politics in-store. •How great is Rachel Bard?? •32 Years!! Contest of Challengers #600!!
TERRIBLE LONG-TERM STRATEGY
August 22, 2022 02:25 - 1 hour - 29.8 MBTERRIBLE LONG-TERM STRATEGY •Tom Palmer R.I.P. •Visiting the Bill Sienkiewicz art exhibit in Libertyville. •New difficulties getting into our own store! •The November 2022 solicits are… plentiful… •Visiting 2 other comic shops. •The tragic end to our safety pin banner. •X-Terminators #1 = Fun! •Trying to keep up with new subscribers/subscriptions. Contest of Challengers #599
MANUFACTUTRED COLLECTIBLES
August 15, 2022 01:45 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBMANUFACTUTRED COLLECTIBLES •The audio quality of last episode. •This week’s Manage Comics Thoughtstream. •Hachette credit hold. •Tom Brevoort’s Substack is pretty fun. •99¢ BACK ISSUE SALE! •Freebies vs Collectibles. Contest of Challengers #598
ACTIVATION!
August 08, 2022 02:12 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBACTIVATION! •Patrick, Dal and MJ talk about C2E2 in a car with shitty audio. It was a 20-minute conversation in which 10 minutes were completely unlistenable. We have GOT to turn off the phone Bluetooth before we record in the car. Sorry. Bad parts are edited out of the official release, but left in for the Patreon Raw Audio release. •The Art Institute lions have a dark history with Patrick’s feet. •Lunar Landing! •A “C” mask at Disney (thanks, Suzie!!). •The first in a series of IG vid...
YA(wn)
August 01, 2022 02:06 - 58 minutes - 27 MBYA(wn) •SILVERLINE is out now! •We are years late in making a Young Adult section. •Manga is a Medium, not a Genre. Except, it is a Genre. •The eventual return of a Discount Graphic Novel section. •We wish we were better at promoting the comics we enjoy reading. All of them. •Manage Comics 2.0 functionality we’re looking forward to. •Next week is our Wes Craig singing, a Lunar Distribution seminar and C2E2! Contest of Challengers #596
ALL THE COOKIES
July 26, 2022 02:42 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBALL THE COOKIES •Late deliveries. •Fun toys. •Special guests (in the store, not on this episode). •SDCC comic announcements (so far). •BOOM! Studios Kickstarters. •Other stuff, we promise. Contest of Challengers #595
SITUATIONS ARE FLUID
July 18, 2022 18:57 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBSITUATIONS ARE FLUID •Friday’s (not at all heavy) rain causes more grief. •Another SQUARE outage. •We hope this podcast (as a whole, not just this episode) is informative yet also entertaining. •The recovery of Patrick’s comics… •More comics industry theft (but not at Challengers) •We’ll work with anyone if it’s good promotion for us. Contest of Challengers #594
YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE ENDING!
July 11, 2022 00:45 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBYOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE ENDING! •Another AT&T story! Who could have seen this coming? •Where has Dal been?!? •A shattered window and alarms going off in the middle of the night! •A JENNY FRISON signing with a violent outburst! •A Dal HUEL interlude. •An ending we never saw coming!! Contest of Challengers #593
AN ORGANIC VALUE
July 04, 2022 05:04 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBAN ORGANIC VALUE All these topics are discussed in this episode, BUT in a different order than they are listed here! Why? Because I wrote my notes BEFORE we recorded, because I am a G-D professional!! •Thief? •Great news for the creators of EIGHT BILLION GENIES! •June sales (-30 on Wednesday). •It’s two weeks after Patrick’s comics were stolen, and he has an update from the detective on the case. •Answering questions for David Harper. •Patrons! •(Many) New bookmarks! Contest of Cha...
OH YEAH, THAT’S A THING
June 27, 2022 06:22 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBOH YEAH, THAT’S A THING •Burritooooo! •The new DC and Marvel catalogs are (kind of) out, for product shipping in September. •License shifting between publishers. •It’s one week after Patrick’s comics being stolen. •IDW Originals: Dark Spaces Wildfire #1. •Shifting special order item codes between ‘New to Order’ and Shipping make it almost impossible to get people their orders. •We’re so excited for you to finally get to read Chip Zdarsky’s PUBLIC DOMAIN. •Dal has very good things to...
THEY STOLE A LIFETIME
June 20, 2022 01:08 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBThe meat of this episode is a harrowing tale of the worst thing that can happen to a lifetime comic book collector. And then, Patrick visited a trio of comic shops in Asheville, NC over the past weekend. Sadly, there were no T-Rex’s. Contest of Challengers #590
SOMEWHERE WITH A T-REX
June 13, 2022 04:58 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBSOMEWHERE WITH A T-REX This one’s a mystery! Who’s on it? What do they talk about? WHO KNOWS?!? Okay, we know that it’s Dal and MJ, and they’re probably talking about store stuff and distributors and comics and what not. But actual specifics? Well, neither of them write these previews, and I haven’t listened to their episode, so let’s all be surprised together! Contest of Challengers #589
CR-APP-TACULAR
June 06, 2022 19:32 - 1 hour - 33.9 MBCR-APP-TACULAR •Not Free Shipping!! •The recipient files the claim. •Shopify app update chaos. •We’re not wearing masks anymore (for now). •Donating to Little Libraries. http://littlefreelibrary.org •Tim Seeley’s just-announced new Dark Horse comic THE ROADIE looks fun! •Adding to a ‘complete’ summer crossover checklist after-the-fact. •Working with Image for our exclusive cover wasn’t as straightforward as we’d have liked. Contest of Challengers #588
“I DON’T READ MY EMAILS!”
May 29, 2022 22:13 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB“I DON’T READ MY EMAILS!” •Trying to make our store as tech-forward as we can. •Don’t get mad at us for trying to help you. •Negative interactions can ruin your whole week. •Getting handmade thank you comics from kids can save your week. •Chicago Podcast Day. •Aftershock’s A CALCULATED MAN is a good read! Contest of Challengers #587 Header image photo by Ana Everling
“NAH; I DON’T WANT TO”
May 23, 2022 01:40 - 1 hour - 30.8 MB“NAH; I DON’T WANT TO” •Our FINAL AT&T story (we hope), in 2 parts. •When prices rise with no added value. •Marvel Comics August solicitations. •Black Adam #1 is surprisingly good. •Patrick no longer wants to stock one-shots (he’s looking at YOU, Last Shadow Hawk). •Perry White! $5 for 7 new pages. •Updating security camera apps. •Way more PRH shipping damages. Contest of Challengers #586
“BIG-HEADED”
May 16, 2022 03:08 - 1 hour - 32.1 MB“BIG-HEADED” •Chicago Podcast Day is next week! •No more sponsorship. •We’re big-headed now, we guess. •Free Comic Book Day wrap-up (with special guests)! •It’s May, so of course the shop is in the 80’s (degrees, not decade). •Metal bookmarks, anyone? •Buy our Exclusive covers (please)! Contest of Challengers #585
“AND” CONVERSATION, NOT “OR”
May 09, 2022 02:24 - 1 hour - 28 MB“AND” CONVERSATION, NOT “OR” •More problems with AT&T. This time with a 2nd account! •No, sorry, we’re still noy doing consignment. •What is this “Free Comics Book Day” all about? •Sometimes it’s hard to get people to pick up their free t-shirt. •Begging for reviews is a bad look. •Manage Comics updates—they’re all good! Contest of Challengers #584
I WILL THROW YOUR COMICS IN THE TRASH
May 01, 2022 22:54 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBI WILL THROW YOUR COMICS IN THE TRASH •A broken Bat Grappling gun •Thor Love and Thunder Marvel Legends are out now! •Fixed costs (I told you I’d keep it in). •Comics for out-of-touch old men. •Cyclical sales (or was this what I was keeping in? I can’t remember) •Simon & Schuster billing fun. Seriously delinquent fun. •Dal really enjoys using Stocky to maintain Challenger’s graphic novel inventory. Contest of Challengers #583
WHO ARE THESE BOOKS FOR?
April 25, 2022 01:42 - 1 hour - 29 MBWHO ARE THESE BOOKS FOR? •All Gwenpool, all the time! •Handling collected editions. •Why we collect what we collect. •Why are these comics being made and who are they for? •Why we find it difficult to stock variant covers. •We can’t order everything… •Oh, backorders. When will you fill? •Marvel Legends pricing is going up (again). OUR SPONSOR: MANSCAPED The Best in Men's Grooming https://www.manscaped.com/ Use the code CHALLENGERS at check-out for 20% off! National Art & Trade...
A LOT OF MATERIAL IN THE MARKET
April 18, 2022 01:03 - 1 hour - 29.4 MB•Chipotle SHOULD sponsor us. •Manage Comics functionality we’re still hoping for. •Marvel in April. Not so many comics… •Remembering disbursement (that’s what my notes say). •Missing solicitation/press release information. •IDW’s 9 new originals. •A weird PRH delivery from this week. OUR SPONSOR: MANSCAPED The Best in Men's Grooming https://www.manscaped.com/ Use the code CHALLENGERS at check-out for 20% off! National Art & Trade Tuition Opportunity (NATTO) Scholarship http://nat...
DRAWN FROM COMICS
April 11, 2022 01:33 - 1 hour - 30.6 MBDRAWN FROM COMICS •Stealth Marvel cancellations. •Thanks, Patrons! •Google sure seems to have their sites set on us! •Minor store changes. •The strange allure of POP Vinyl’s. •Jon Bogdnaove sold some major art! •Bookscan numbers for 2021. •Raise your hand if your school held Scholastic Book Fairs! •We’ve got some great signings headed your way! We’ve also had some other great signings that did not go so well… •Dal suggests you check out BOOM!’s Grim #1 and Image’s Bone Orchard Myt...