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Comic Book Community – Retailers
The digital age of comics is upon us. Marvel has an Ipad comic book app and just announced the first release of a digital comic simultaneously with the printed edition. While many people are declaring the end of comic book shops, we have heard such claims before. The key to the survival of the local [...]
Comic Book Community – Publishers
Publishers have a huge impact on the Comic Book Community. They have an impact on the creative end on the industry and also how the characters are distributed. Most people know that comics are distributed through Diamond Comics Distributors, which has exclusive distribution agreements for comic distribution for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image and IDW [...]
Comic Book Community – Creators
After spending last Saturday in a comic book store for Free Comic Book Day, I started thinking about the Comic Book Community. What it means to be a member of the Comic Book Community whether it’s as a fan, creator, publisher or retailer. I thought it would make an interesting topic to talk about my [...]
A face made for retail
A few years ago, I noticed this strange phenomenon. Whenever I was walking around in around shopping, I would be approached by people for assistance. The first few times I thought it was a coincidence, but it started happening more often to point that my analytical mind had to find the root cause of this. [...]
FREE Comic Book Day
We are just over a week away from the SuperBowl of Comic Books. The big event that everyone waits for. And unfortunately, much like the SuperBowl, sometimes it’s the only time of year that it draws people in who don’t normally participate. I’m talking about Free Comic Book Day (FCBD). This year, like the last [...]
Kick Arse
So my weekly column got hijacked. I was ready to talk about self-publishing when a friend of mine said, “I saw the trailer to Kick Ass. I didn’t know that it was a comic book until I saw the report on the news.” The news report wasn’t about the excitement of the build up to [...]
Be Your Own Superhero
As a comic book retailer, it’s easy to become jaded. There are the particular customers looking for the perfect copy free of dings and nicks which is nearly impossible from a product that is warehoused and shipped multiple times before it reaches their hands (I was am still am one of those people). Before the [...]
The Wait is Almost Over
So the wait is almost over, but the debate and controversy has just begun. When I entered into the comic book retail business six years ago, digital comics were already a reality. Comic books had tried to make the leap to digital format a number of times on different platforms and formats. In the 1990s, [...]
An Apology
I owe an apology to Brian and Kristy, my fellow columnists at the Master Digital Color website and all of the faithful readers of my Quarter Bin column. I have been absent for the last 4 months and fairly sparse in my posts in the few months prior to that. When Brian offered me the [...]
Sign here please
With changes to independent comic book distribution through Diamond Comics Distribution, getting your independent comic into the hands of people and noticed has become increasingly difficult. While there are lots of different ways to market your comic electronically, one of the most effective ways is still face-to-face marketing through store and convention signings. One of [...]