So it seems that fledgling publisher Bad Idea’s notion to only release their comics to 20 retailers to start was a…bad idea. So they quickly expanded to 50 stores. But now they have had the good idea to launch in 100 stores!
https://twitter.com/hgorinson/status/1237071802947579904
The company, founded by Dinesh Shamdasani, formerly of Valiant, has grabbed many headlines with its oh so easy-to-mock name and coloring-way-outside-the-lines marketing plan – as well as some good looking comics, including ENIAC by Matt Kindt and Doug Braithwaite. Valiant alums Hunter Gorinson, Atom Freeman and Warren Simons are all involved and these are names retailers trust, it seems.
Comicbook.com has the exlcusive on the first 50 stores, but @badieahello is also rolling them out on twitter and here are familair faces!
Variant Edition in Edmonton, Alberta is ALL IN on #BADIDEA! pic.twitter.com/0I9AOXI6Of
— BAD IDEA: THE BUTTON RETURNS?! (@badideahello) March 9, 2020
Yep it’s the Beat’s own Brandon Schatz and Danica LeBlanc. They’ve promised to someday run a “Bad Idea Diary” of how this all rolls out.
According to the piece, the Bad Idea crew was taken by surprise by the enthusiasm of the response – although to be honest, if you want to get a comics retailer excited about something, tell them they can’t order it!
Speaking to ComicBook.com, the Bad Idea team says they were caught off guard by how strong the response was to its ComicsPro presentation. “We were not prepared,” says Co-CEO & Co-Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani. “This has become the story of Bad Idea. We were not prepared for the interest and the demand. I would say we had, in my experience at least, take the last 10 years of ComicsPro and you take all the best moments that we had and we put them together in one ComicsPro, it was not as good as the commercial we just had. We were easily the belles of the ball, everybody was fighting to get to us to talk to us. We had sign-ups out the wazoo.
While the twitter gallery of shops is a nice reminder of all of the best stores out there, it’s safe to say this is a pretty solid list of the most progressive and forward looking comics shops. I’m reprinting the list from CB.com so you can find one close to you that is carrying the Bad Idea line. And remember 50 more to come tomorrow!
- Friendly Neighborhood Comics
799 South Main St.
Bellingham, MA 02019
(508) 966-2275 - Big Planet Comics
7315 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
(301) 699-0498 - Brave New World Comics
22722 Lyons Ave., Ste 2
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
(661) 259-4745 - Knowhere Games and Comics
744 Grand Ave Ste 102,
San Marcos, CA 92078
(760) 891-8333 - The Dragon
55 Wyndham St. North, Unit T-19B
Guelph, Ontario
Canada
(519) 763-5544 - The Comic Place
105 E Holly St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 733-2224 - Time Warp Comics & Games
3105 28th St.
Boulder, CO 80301
(800) 552-9108 - Keith’s Books and Comics
5400 E Mockingbird Ln
Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 827-3060 - Kings Comics
283 Clarence Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
02 9267 5615 - Titan Comics
3128 Forest Lane, Suite 250.
Dallas, TX 75234
(214) 350-4420 - Njoy Games & Comics
8820 & 8824 Reseda Blvd.
Northridge, CA 91324
(818) 709-0599 - Comics Adventure
15705 SE McLoughlin Boulevard, Suite A
Milwaukie, OR 97267
(503) 305-7946 - BaT Comics & Games
218 Broadway St.
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 898-0550 - A Comic Shop
114 S Semoran Blvd.
Winter Park, FL 32792
(407) 332-9636 - Alternate Reality Comics
4110 S Maryland Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 736-3673 - Anyone Comics
1216 Union St.
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(347) 350-8422 - Variant Edition
10132 151 St NW
Edmonton, AB T5P 1T4
Canada
(780) 452-9886 - Fourcorners Comics
42 Baltimore St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-2336 - Pop Comics
203 W Center St Promenade
Anaheim, CA 92805
(657) 208-3835 - Rick’s Comic City
2720 Old Lebanon Rd #104
Nashville, TN 37214
(615) 883-7890 - The Collective
515 E. Altamonte Drive, Unit 1023
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
(321) 295-7091 - Comics Elite
5575 Elmwood Ave, Suite E-2
Indianapolis, IN 46203
(317) 755-2533 - Memory Lane Comics
201 Princess St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 392-6647 - Rebel Base Comics & Toys
701 S Sharon Amity Rd, Suite C
Charlotte, NC 28211
(704) 442-9660 - The Adventure Begins
525 Woodland Square Blvd #130
Conroe, TX 77384
(936) 273-3223 - Samurai Comics
1602 E. Indian School Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 265-8886 - Summit Comics & Games
216 Washington Square South B
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 485-2369 - Green Brain Comics
13936 Michigan Ave.
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313-582-9444) - Comics Are Go
5214 Detroit Rd
Sheffield, OH 44035
(440) 695-8401 - I Want More Comics
550 E Thornton Pkwy #114
Thornton, CO 80229
(303) 460-7226 - Nerd Store
601 South 2700, West Suite G106
West Valley City, UT 84119
(801) 964-4776 - Ultimate Comics
1301 Buck Jones Rd.Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 377-8778 - Flying Colors
2980 Treat Blvd.
Concord, CA 94518
(925) 825-5410 - Beyond Comics
5632 Buckeystown Pike
Frederick, MD 21704
(301) 668-8202 - Aw Yeah Comics
313 Halstead Ave.
Harrison, NY 10528
(914) 732-3600 - Cosmic Comics
3830 E Flamingo Rd, Suite F-2
Las Vegas, NV 89121
(702) 451-6611 - The Fantasy Shop
10560 Baptist Church Rd.
St. Louis, MO, 63128
(314) 842-8228 - Safari Pearl
660 W Pullman Rd.
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 882-9499 - Global Pop Culture Collected
7420 N Beach Street #236
Fort Worth, TX
(817) 576-3656 - Borderlands Comics and Games
1434 Laurens Rd.
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 235-3488 - Space Cadets
27326 Robinson Rd #117
Oak Ridge North, TX 77385
(281) 298-1111 - More Fun Comics and Games
103 W. Hickory St.
Denton, TX 76201
(940) 387-5893 - Pittsburgh Comics
113 E McMurray Rd.
Canonsburg, PA 15317
(721) 941-5445 - Captain Blue Hen Comics
280 E. Main St., Suite 101
Newark, DE
(302) 737-3434 - Books With Pictures
1401 SE Division St.
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 841-6276 - Alakazam Comics
17777 Main Street, Suite E
Irvine, CA 92614 - Big Bang Comics – Ireland
2,3 Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Rd
Dundrum, Dublin 16
Ireland
(+353) 1 216 5093 - Dr No’s Comics & Games Superstore
3372 Canton Rd. #104
Marietta, GA 30066
(678) 903-3705 - Challengers Comics & Conversation
1845 N Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 278-0155 - Cards, Comics & Collectibles
51 Main St.
Reisterstown, MD 21136
(410) 526-7410
