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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FOURTEEN-TO-LIFE
April 03, 2022 22:29 - 1 hour - 33.9 MBFOURTEEN-TO-LIFE •We tuned 14 on the day this episode was recorded! •A week’s worth of AT&T problems (and no phone). •Follow-up to our FCBD layout. •Sometimes calling someone out on the podcast is a GOOD thing. •Toy Hunting in Kokomo, Indiana! •Comic Shop hunting, in the same city. •Sorry in advance, but it’s a Recorded-in-the-Car episode. •Shout out to MJ and Stella for handling all the in-store problems today (they’re not on this episode, but we just wanted to thank them, again). ...
FILTER THE SEARCH
March 28, 2022 00:11 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBFILTER THE SEARCH •Running a modern comic shop without internet. •Receiving product using only your phone. •Zestworld, the new Substack. •Checking In with a Challenger! •We have a sponsor! •Who would we want to advertise on Contest of Challengers? OUR SPONSOR: MANSCAPED The Best in Men's Grooming https://www.manscaped.com/ Use the code CHALLENGERS at check-out for 20% off! Contest of Challengers #578
DO A EXCLUSIVE COVER
March 21, 2022 02:12 - 1 hour - 28.1 MBDO A EXCLUSIVE COVER •DO A POWERBOMB! That’s one of the things we were hinting at last episode. •We have a Challengers Exclusive cover or 2 on the horizon. •Diving back into Store Events BY THE HORNS signing March 30 WEST OF SUNDOWN signing April 6 •How to layout the shop for FCBD this year… •Checking in with Stella! •Erroneous Google reviews. •The power went out! Yet business was not interrupted. •Another PRH call. •Most of our Substacks are coming to Image Comics thi...
ANYTHING BUT INNOVATIVE
March 14, 2022 02:20 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBANYTHING BUT INNOVATIVE •Too much vague talk about thigs we just can’t tell you yet. •Patrick talked to/at 5 wrestlers today, for… reasons… •We’re really excited by one of favorite creator’s new comic project, to be announced next week. •Our Hero Initiative JLA/Avengers raffle is underway! •Patrick’s video call with PRH •Potential new shipping boxes (we like them). •Calling us “innovators” makes us uncomfortable. •Checking in with Andrew. DONATIONS: • https://www.heroinitiative.o...
BUYING A SOLUTION
March 07, 2022 07:04 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBBUYING A SOLUTION •Rowing Home with Jordan North. Congratulations, Jordan!! •Where we’ve been donating this week (links below). •UPS (too) Early-morning delivery. •Why the crazy (online, not instore) demand for AVENGERS FOREVER #3? •New Releases are always a limit of 2 (unless you preorder). •Why a Hold Box can’t work with an online inventory (not subscriptions; a take-it-off-the-shelf hold). •A phone that never rings (if only!). •You say you want a(n) (AEW) Revolution… •Advance rea...
THE WORD “NONE”
February 28, 2022 00:44 - 1 hour - 29 MBTHE WORD “NONE” •ChallengersComics.com has changed! •Why you should read EIGHT BILLION GENIES, I HATE THIS PLACE and BATMAN (starting at #125). •Our JLA/Avengers plans IF we get any copies. •Paint drinker. •Goddammit, please stop stealing our action figures!!! •Checking in with Jeanna, the ‘while driving’ edition. •Our modified Tuesday night email. •Just how well did our “NEW PRINTING” signs work? Contest of Challengers #574
F*CK THIS EPISODE
February 20, 2022 23:11 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBF*CK THIS EPISODE •Patrick has been saving up his Shopify questions for Dal until this recording. •Subscribers ordering duplicate covers and we get stuck with their mistakes. •Shopify’s new Customer page layout is not good. •Our website will be changing this week! Maybe even by the time you read this! •We love our new Challengers portraits by Georgeo Brooks! •Too many shelf signs: 1st Issue/New Print/New Last Week/Recommended By •The new, very limited printing of JLA/Avengers from the ...
TEACH A MAN TO FISH
February 14, 2022 05:49 - 1 hour - 33 MB•Friday customer interactions. •How’s the Sale going? •INVOICING! And why we hate it. •A Manage Comics feature Dal would literally give a tooth for. •In interesting Sales Tax find. •Advance previews! Radiant Red (again), World’s Finest and West of Sundown. •DC’s upcoming crossovers and why we cringe at the very idea of them. Contest of Challengers #572
SNOW PROTOCOL
February 07, 2022 02:26 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBSNOW PROTOCOL •Fun with Facsimile Editions. •Questionable Creators vs the Characters they create. •Snow Protocol!! •Santa Clauses •Creating new items in Shopify vs ComicSuite. •Some minor Manage Comics quirks for the week. •Thanks, Patrons! •Patrick has no idea what Star Wars Crimson Reign is about. •Issue #1 of the upcoming Batman Killing Time mini-series is real good! •Looking at all the Substack comics that dropped this week. Contest of Challengers #571
FRUGAL + VICIOUS = FRICIOUS
January 31, 2022 00:52 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBContest of Challengers #570 FRUGAL + VICIOUS = FRICIOUS •Compendiums vs Trades, as more publishers are going for the larger collections. •The comic shop mainstay that is MAUS. •A brief interlude about Joe Lycett. •What non-superhero trades will we always keep in-stock? •Publishers, it’s okay to let properties die. •Dal’s amazing Shopify hack! •The ease of using Manage Comics as a consumer. •Hand-adding existing subscribers to a new/companion title is not a quick task.
TREADING WATER
January 24, 2022 01:21 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBTREADING WATER •The story of an Avengers Endgame Iron Man Pop Vinyl online order. •Local Pick-Up is NOT Free Shipping. •The attempted installation of fiberoptic internet. •Shopify is changing how we pay them. •The Herculean task of January Initial Orders. •SAGA is back!!!! •A look back to our retailing philosophy of 2012. •Dal has read PDF’s of the up coming Image titles: LITTLE MONSTERS, GHOST CAGE, STEP BY BLOODY STEP, and RADIANT RED.
LADDER UP!
January 17, 2022 02:41 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBLADDER UP! •We have a new ladder and Patrick is very excited for it. •Why one fan does not like the current Buffy comics. •Getting next week’s Marvel Comics on Friday rather than Monday. •How to ring up subscriber purchases when Manage Comics goes down. •Another Amazing Spider-Man #1 is coming. •DC disappoints with their limiting availability of fun covers. •At this point I kind of stopped taking notes, but there’s plenty more stuff. •We totally forgot we were going to talk about the...
NOT MORE DIFFICULT; WORSE
January 09, 2022 23:37 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBNOT MORE DIFFICULT; WORSE (this episode's title is not in reference to Manage Comics) •We’re in our new Studiotorium (TM & © 2022 Challengers Inc) •Checking in with Andrew •How to do an exchange in Shopify •Thor #20. Ha ha. •Thank you, Bad Idea, and no thank you. •Manage Comics from the User side. •How many subscribers didn’t come in at all in December? Next Week: The Best-Sellers of 2021!
WE DID NOT STEAL YOUR PHONE
January 03, 2022 02:40 - 1 hour - 36 MBWE DID NOT STEAL YOUR PHONE •I promise you; we did not steal your phone. •Which of next week’s books have we read? “We” being Dal, as Patrick is so far behind. •This was the week we switched to Manage Comics, so there’s LOTS of Manage Comics talk! •Immortal Hulk vol. 10 collection misprint. •This is a timeline, not ‘greater than’ symbols: ComicSuite/RMS>RMH/Pullbox>Shopify/Octopus>Manage Comics/Stocky/Shopify •We’re really on board with Manage Comics and it’s better for all of us...
A “Good Problem” is Still a Problem
December 27, 2021 03:02 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBA “Good Problem” is Still a Problem •Early solicits for April that we can’t do anything with yet. •Comic news websites. •Too much talk about Doctor Who. •We still don’t “get” social media. •Looking ahead to 2022. •Holiday decorations after Christmas. •Manage Comics Is. •Movie talk! Sorry. But there are no spoilers. Thanks to Markisan Naso (“By The Horns”, “Voracious”) for this episode’s segment breaks.
A Christmas Episode
December 20, 2021 01:01 - 1 hour - 32.5 MB•Retail at Christmas. •Somewhere in the episode will be the yearly playing of Stan Lee’s “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” and a new Holiday song from The Divorce Gun! •Random shipments all throughout the week make it hard to plan your day. •SO MANY boxes (inside of boxes), as well as bubble wrap. •Reporting damages via Hachette’s new online portal. •Christmas traditions. •Are you ready? It’s just about Manage Comics time!! •New and exciting issues with Diamond’s POS system. Visitor...
The Time Dilation of C2E2
December 13, 2021 01:44 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBThe Time Dilation of C2E2 •Checking in with Jeanna! •C2E2 2021 •C2E2 Pandemic protocol •Consignment woes •What we bought at C2E2 •Checking in with Molly Jane
Finalizing Code
December 06, 2021 02:08 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBFinalizing Code •It’s a Blind Bag, uh, unbagging! And there’s an advent calendar! •The Manage Comics functionality we’re hoping for. •A NEW (recurring??) segment! •Letter carrier blues. •The good and bad and egregious packing of comic book shipments. •Product condition salability in the bookstore market. •Making sense of alternate vendor billing statements. •The surprise roadblock of PRH’s ‘first of the month’ invoicing. Treat yourself: https://youtu.be/gIxi9ZqOzAw Thank you so mu...
Space is Flexible
November 29, 2021 04:27 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBSpace is Flexible •It’s “Old Wound” Friday! •Rule #1 of Challengers was in FULL EFFECT lately. •It’s a MASSIVE week for both Marvel and DC and both of those deliveries arrived today. •Decorating for Christmas. •Reporting the full number of packing/shipping damages from PRH just isn’t worth it. •How we can keep the same amount of graphic novel shelf space with so many new graphic novels coming out every year. •The story of the 1-foot grid wall shelf. •CRIMSON CAGE is so good!!
The Vocal 5%
November 22, 2021 03:36 - 1 hour - 28.4 MB•The evolution of Pullbox (a precursor to its impending death). •Creating items in Manage Comics. •It’s been a rough week for the comics industry but a VERY rough week for justice. •Putting in the FINAL order numbers for X Lives of Wolverine #1 BEFORE initial orders have been placed. Wait, what?? •Nightwing #87 is going to be amazing!! •The vocal 5%. •The Wolf Maria stopped by and signed some of her covers. •Holiday Hours are coming next week.
Ransomware
November 15, 2021 01:36 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBRansomware No wrestling toys were bought during the recording of this episode. (That is a lie) •Invoicing inconstancies between the various comic publishers. •A ransomware attack on Diamond Comic Distributors and how it affected EVERYONE in comics retail. •The complete lack of 1st pressings of the What’s the Furthest Place From Here 7” vinyl editions. •Adding invoicing to our Hold policy. •Most new in-store signs are up! •Almost having a commercial shot in Challengers and having to c...
“Gentrifiers!!”
November 08, 2021 00:43 - 1 hour - 32.9 MB“Gentrifiers!!” Not subscribing people to Soul Plumber. We do not want to hang your flyer. Prepare for new in-store signage! Giving our gaming section a facelift. The different types of comic book buyers. Upcoming Image releases. So very many annuals on DC’s Final Order Cutoff list this week. Thanks again to Markisan Naso (“By The Horns”, “Voracious”) for this episode’s segment breaks.
A Basic Level of Competence
October 31, 2021 21:52 - 1 hour - 33 MB"A Basic Level of Competence" •Ordering comics for Local Comic Shop Day. •Marvel Legends restock. •Data conversion for Shopify from ComicSuite. •Tuesday’s massive delivery. •Patrick got to unpack a Penguin Random House Marvel shipment. •New books we’ve read: Radio Apocalypse #1 and Robins #1. •Generating excitement for what has yet to come out. Huge thanks to Markisan Naso (“By The Horns”, “Voracious”) for this episode’s segment breaks.
Carny Pieces of $#!T
October 25, 2021 01:35 - 1 hour - 34.6 MB"Carny Pieces of $#!T" Adventures at FedEx Office. Some people who want to buy Pokemon cards are really great people. Others, however… Week 2 of not being allowed to sell certain Image titles. Some retailers give us all a bad rep. No 2nd Prints for Image Comics moving forward. 3 days between initial orders and final order cutoffs seems to defeat the purpose. Upcoming comics we like and/or really like or have read: Dark Knights of Steel, DC Vs Vampires, Newburn, Regarding the Mat...
Thirsty For Them Robins
October 18, 2021 01:39 - 1 hour - 29.3 MB"Thirsty For Them Robins" •Pokemon Celebrations allocations were so steep we didn’t even have a chance to order. •Ch-ch-ch-change… as in coins. •Social content and platforms that just aren’t for us. •New DC books for January. •An impromptu skip week for Image Comics. •ComicSuite seems to break more each week, and ordering DC books for December is currently a nightmare. •Manage Comics can’t come soon enough, and is, hopefully, getting better every week. •Week 2 of getting Marvel Comic...
Don’t Make Us Choose Between Your Money and Satan
October 11, 2021 01:41 - 1 hour - 34.7 MB"Don’t Make Us Choose Between Your Money and Satan" Wait… ARE we devil worshipers?? A full week of Molly Jane Challenger! And she did…? This store is for the young at heart. The first experience receiving Marvel Comics from Penguin Random House. It was…? Marvel has changed their Final Order Cutoff lead time. Getting Challengers to be what we hoped it could be. Working with artists for store projects is an amazing thing to get to do.
Generally Managing
October 03, 2021 22:33 - 1 hour - 40.2 MB"Generally Managing" A brief, yet thorough, history of all past Challengers co-workers. After months of hints and clues, probably the 4th biggest announcement we could make… The futures of Challengers starts NOW! Thanks, Patrons! The performance aspect of selling comics to families.
Multiples of the Normal Cost
September 27, 2021 01:16 - 1 hour - 29.6 MB"Multiples of the Normal Cost" Please wear your mask over your mouth AND nose. Patreon Free Comic Book Day questions (answered 1 month late). DC, Lunar AND FedEx all have the potential to upset our weekly DC receiving schedule. KickStarter survey woes. Diamond’s Retailer Best Practice Awards are back for 2021. Dal really like CRIMSON CAGE #1! Dal also read some other yet-to-be-released comics. IDW + PRH = acronym abundance!
It’s Soul-Crushing
September 20, 2021 20:43 - 1 hour - 30.4 MB"It’s Soul-Crushing" Playing with our new 1D, Bluetooth, cordless barcode scanner. The overallocation of both subscriptions and special orders in ComicSuite. Last episode we talked about having to do Final Order Cutoffs via Penguin Random House for the first time. This week we talk about actually having done them. Current Initial Order hurdles. Supply prices (bags) are going up AGAIN, as are Marvel Legends prices. Full days of work, at the store and not at the store. Trying to lessen ...
Weirder and More Stable
September 12, 2021 23:59 - 1 hour - 27.6 MB"Weirder and More Stable" It’s the first week for Marvel Comics single issue Final Order Cutoffs thru Penguin Random House. Manage Comics’ most recent thought stream makes our excitement build, even if the release date is pushed back. Experimenting with Shopify’s point of sale system. Supplies and Funko Pops trade places in the shop.
Please Choose Returnability
September 06, 2021 07:07 - 1 hour - 32.1 MB"Please Choose Returnability" Still no DC data in ComicSuite means no one can subscribe to November’s DC books (UPDATE: DC books have been added to the system after we recorded). We’re kind of bad a promoting new comics and merchandise via social media. Cover I.D. I don't remember what this refers to, but it was in my notes so it's here. Have you heard about publishers printing multiple covers for the same comic?? Weird, right? Customer Service isn’t for everybody... Our new shirt Kick...
Broken Links in the Supply Chain
August 30, 2021 01:28 - 1 hour - 28.4 MB"Broken Links in the Supply Chain" The regular occurrence of graphic novels damaged in shipping. Patrick has been doing this for 31 years. Huge week for DC! So many stores did not get their new comics in time for Wednesday, AND DC is having to delay a lot of books for supply reasons. Ingram is on top of it all! 2 of our upcoming store signings have been cancelled (Dave Scheidt “Mayor Good Boy” and Allyson Lassiter “Star Beasts”). Trying to order Marvel graphic novels. Retailers indust...
Pin-Tastic
August 23, 2021 00:45 - 1 hour - 33.6 MBMore Questions answered about Manage Comics. Store improvements this week: door leak guards, 2 new door thresholds, new carpet runners and 17 new window banners! Also new – Challengers Birthday card, I Love You But I’ve Chosen Comics enamel pin and the Patrick + Dal heads 2-pin set! Our Free Comic Book Day aftermath. Bad Idea’s latest disagreeable marketing decision. Substack! What is it? Which creators are using it? How will it impact comic shops? We've got a new shirt on Kickstarter ...
Carpet Diem
August 16, 2021 02:09 - 1 hour - 33 MBCarpet Diem Patrick is SO high strung right now. He can feel the cable starting to fray… Free Comic Book Day is NOW! Although it’ll be over by the time you hear this. Our last 7 days, in order. SO much stuff happened! The process of getting the carpet installed. Special thanks to: Kent Challenger Samantha Challenger, Vex and Steve Drew and Ashleigh Keith and Margie Tad And also… Felix Challenger Andrew Challenger Benhur Jackie Erik
The Value Aspect
August 09, 2021 03:42 - 1 hour - 36.3 MB"The Value Aspect" Introducing ‘new’ publisher MarvelPRH! A good idea from Diamond! Further adventures with Pullbox. What our subscription service is supposed to be vs what it’s turned into. “Curbside” vs “In-Store”. The pitfalls of celebrity signings. Our recommended offer to exchange. You should really add Ed Brubaker’s Friday HC to you want list. Our current stance on comic Kickstarters. There is no Challengers TikTok. People really want the “hot” Free Comic Book Day titles, but...
Changing the Calculus
August 02, 2021 02:09 - 43 minutes - 20 MB"Changing the Calculus" Masks are once again required in-store. Will these rising Covid numbers change Free Comic Book Day (Aug 14)? DC = Doesn’t Care Constantly having to apologize to subscribers for computer errors we can’t control is exhausting. Talking about it every week, even more so. Thanks, Patrons! The ever-changing due dates for Final Order Cutoff numbers. We’ve finalized our new mid-windows banner design.
Minimizing Chances of Failure
July 26, 2021 02:38 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBMinimizing Chances of Failure Wearing a coat in July. Seven Sagas vol 1’s. Patrick is working on the last Marvel Comics order from Diamond. Our (probable) switchover to Manage Comics looms ever closer. I’m sorry, but we’re out of Pokémon cards. Again. Still. The face of your disappointment. New Challengers Greeting Card, singular. Our new carpet installation has been pushed back by 1 week. Who makes money in Comics?
Spatial Considerations
July 18, 2021 23:31 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBSpatial Considerations So many plans for updating the look of Challengers, but no time to implement them. Challengers needs a deep cleaning! As we get closer to the potential switch-over to Manage Comics, we’re finding more hardware we’ll need to upgrade. Still hoping to change our Penguin Random House payment terms before we start ordering Marvel single issues. As pop culture fans we sure buy a lot of pop culture stuff.
Parse That Data
July 11, 2021 23:12 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBParse That Data Comics as commodities. Manage Comics 2.0 is looking good for us. The last word on Challengers Blue. Finally… new carpet! And we can use your help moving all the shelves. Say 10 things nice to 1 thing negative.
So Many Shipments
July 05, 2021 03:07 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBEternal racking questions. How many covers is too many (hint: more than 2). So many shipments from so many distributors. June sales totals (an overview). Water damage. Primordial #1 (by the Gideon Falls team). Don’t miss out on The Nice House on the Lake!
Is It Good or is it Spawn?
June 27, 2021 22:57 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBYotsuba&! is returning! Calling back after we call you. The weirdness of no masks. Is it good or is it Spawn? Patrick really digs Vinyl from Image. Addressing the Warren Ellis in the room. Hoarding the new Hawkguy collection. The new Amazing Spider-Man writing team. A controversial new figure from DoomCo Designs and Crocodile Jackson. Introducing Felix Challenger.
This is a Dull Podcast
June 21, 2021 02:28 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBThis is a Dull Podcast Upcoming DC books—more hits than not! Prose writers writing comics. Updating our Gift Cards on the website(s). Marvel Legends prices are rising and may rise more. Have you heard about Phonation? 10 Chicago podcasts on vinyl! LOKI is a fun show. Nick Spencer is leaving Amazing Spider-Man. New work from Fiona Staples, but not new Saga work. Signings! Upcoming, new, and unannounced! Where to eat after visiting Challengers?
Space Ghettos
June 14, 2021 01:28 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBSpace Ghettos Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow. How’d our Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton signing go? Hint: Awesome. Our new in-store mask policy. Asking for a Spider-Man collection is really asking for _______________? New week, same ComicSuite running errors. Still learning how to order thru Penguin Random House. The non-death of Bad Idea. W.E.B. of Spider-Man #1 was this week’s most annoying comic. A Yelp review from a year and a half ago resurfaces. Bonus! See if you can count the t...
So. Many. Damages.
June 07, 2021 00:54 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBGreen Lantern after Geoff Johns volume 4. So many damages from our distribution partners. Problems with single issue comic backorders. EVERYTHING is in short supply right now (not just comics) and it’s making people go insane. The different mindset of the suburban comic shop. More advance PDF’s please! Dal really liked Made in Korea and Patrick is totally on board for Vinyl (from the team behind Plastic). How long will we keep wearing masks in-store?
Black Lives Matter
May 30, 2021 22:44 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBBlack Lives Matter What’s in Patrick’s pocket? Delaying the Batman/Fortinite reprints is annoying. New DC solicits (Batman the World). Signings are back at Challengers! Kyle Starks & Chris Schweizer, Michael Moreci, Tim Seeley, and Dave Scheidt, for starters. Maybe we’ll have plans for FCBD after all… Black Lives Matter. Thank you for all thinking so highly of us.
It’s a Linear Path
May 25, 2021 04:29 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBIt’s a Linear Path Friday afternoon dranks. Bad artists can really make you stop reading a book. Losing John Paul Leon and David Anthony Kraft. We have current comic bags available again! Working with other comic shops. Or not. What became of our unsold Hank Howard copies? Low Marvel print runs on Disney+ properties. New Marvel sales terms from Diamond. Also from Diamond, new shipping fee structure. DisCovery.
A Frictionless Process
May 17, 2021 00:53 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBA Frictionless Process Tech support working on ComicSuite all day Friday. Upcoming potential ComicSuite patch to make importing ALL publishers easier. Hachette’s (one of our new regular distributors) refund issue. DC Comics Final Order Cutoff is still 4 weeks out. Street date for new D&D hardcover! Comic bags from Chenxin. We seem to have mis-ordered some recent new DC titles in a big way. *UPDATE ON THE BETA RAY BILL INTERNATIONAL SALES BATTLE!!* More love for the upcoming 6 Sideki...
Okay to Work With, But Mouthy
May 09, 2021 23:48 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBOkay to Work With, But Mouthy It’s a pseudo anniversary episode: 1 year since Patrick’s TMNT injury and 2 weeks since Patrick and Dal received their 2nd vaccinations. How Bad Idea’s Whalesville button when terribly wrong this week. All the effort it will take to sell $1 copies of Bad Idea’s Hank Howard for 8 hours. Danhausen is very nice, very evil, and on an Image cover. If only it were easier to answer Pullbox questions. Dal envisions a world where there are NO standing orders for su...
Saying “No”
May 03, 2021 05:08 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat’s the worst weather for the shop to be open during? Free Comic Book Day is not this Saturday. The pandemic is still a thing… especially if you’re trying to order Comic Supplies or Manga. Why are DC Final Orders now 4 weeks out instead of 3? “Worthless books” and why we’re not a mail-order store. There are no Sacred Cows in Comics Retail. Where oh where can all this backstock go? Bookshelves too full to make fun. Net terms.
Cry Wolf
April 26, 2021 05:16 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBContest of Challengers #530 Cry Wolf Putting the Biz in Ness. Man-Bat’s Nite Fort .0 The Beta Ray Bill #1 International Sales Battle is mired in controversy. Future ordering. New DC and Marvel series for July. Fun with balloons… and the police. Wolf.