Policing comics thru the lens of the greater good.
Should we change our store hours?
How a 1981 episode of WKRP in Cincinnati resonates with today’s comics industry.
Why we don’t sell vintage books.
Hugh Hefner vs. Dr. Seuss
Measuring yesterday’s comics thru the lens of today.
Marvel Legacy is finally here!
Patrick went to the eye doctor.
Upcoming Marvel Avengers and Venom crossovers.
A letter from a fellow retailer.
Why did we recently buy a used toilet bowl for Challengers?
And a post-outro National Comic Book Day anecdote from Dal.
Octopus Prom Dress
Who would win in a fight, Captain America or Spider-Man?
We’ve read some more Legacy issues. Dal is upping our numbers.
Man do we hate those PDF watermarks.
Our inability to push new Image titles is disappointing.
Why did anyone ever think the Internet was a good idea?
Harley Quinn Day preview! Rick and Morty Art Show recap.
When permission becomes secondary to want. Or, Our Rick and Morty Art Show vs. Emporium’s Upside-Down bar.
Patrick gets lost in a BBC Radio 1 anecdote (but gets back to it at the very, very end).
"The only person responsible for the blackness smothering your soul-- is you."
We got another Secret Shopper report, and some new Google reviews.
A brief football interlude as we check in on the Bears and the Chargers (sorry).
Dal hosted our first Challengers Game Night! How did it go?
Patrick got a lovely Challengers coaster in the mail.
Looking ahead to the ‘new’ Marvel Legacy titles, as we’ve read a few of them so far.
Fox News has a problem with Superman saving people from an automatic weapon-wielding killer.
Dal liked Eugenic #1 (upcoming from BOOM!) a lot!! And Sean Gordon Murphy’s Batman: The White Knight.
Dal is behind on the current X-Romances.
Events! We always have events!
Today’s Comics Market is hard enough to manage without hurricanes.
No Dal this week, so Patrick goes it alone.
After 27 years in comic retailing, Patrick has made ALL his friends thru comics.
All Star Comics in Melbourne, Australia is a swell shop run by swell folks.
Walking Dead #171 has a variant variant cover.
Marvel Super Hero Adventures seems like a step backwards.
Hurricanes are not good for the sustainability of the comics retail community.
Comic Shops are not Sex Shops.
Thank You notes for new customers.
August 2017 sales may be up the tiniest bit, but, up is up.
It’s a Secret Empire post mortem, and then a look-ahead to Marvel Legacy.
Dal wants to start hosting gaming nights. First up, Marvel Munchkin!
Kirby Centennial and John Siuntres event recaps, and a brief look at all of September's events. There are a lot.
Patrick (and Jon Drawdoer, Tim Seeley and Ryan Browne) talked to the mentors of Chicago HOPES for Kids to help them understand how to use comics in their mentoring of underprivileged kids.
SPINNING is out now! Perfect for those just growing out of Raina’s books.
August 2017 sales are up the tiniest bit over August 2016.
Over 10 minutes of *bonus* Moviepass conversation.