The Retailer’s View // Top Sellers and Bottom Dwellers
A couple of news bits and a personal announcement to tackle this week, so let’s get right to it.
MILLION AIRS
About a week ago, Marvel started...
The Retailer’s View // A Confluence of Events (Part Two)
With both Marvel and DC running big, somewhat vague multiverse spanning crossovers this year, I decided to take some time to go over what...
The Retailer’s View: A Confluence of Events (Part One)
2014 is swiftly drawing to a close. In the midst of making sure my shelves will weather the upcoming Christmas season, I’ll be placing...
The Retailer’s View // Scheduling Issues
Navigating monthly orders is a bone-numbing pain. I feel as though this is something I write a variation of in most of these columns....
The Retailer’s View // Speculative Non-Fiction
The Death of Wolverine has gone over exceedingly well - or at least it has in my shop. Putting aside sales numbers (which were...
The Retailer’s View: Eventful
In August, I went on vacation with my girlfriend (who is now my fiancée) and took some well deserved time away from the store...
The Retailer’s View: Greed, Avarice, Power, and Responsibility
The first superhero comic I paid for with my own money was Sensational Spider-Man #0. It arrived at the pharmacy my mom worked at...
The Retailer’s View // The Death of Archie and Selling Comics
by Brandon Schatz
On Monday, the pop culture bereft owner of my shop phoned had asked if I had ordered enough of the “death of...
The Retailer’s View: Antagonistic
by Brandon Schatz
There was a piece hovering around the comics internet this weekend about the industry’s supposed need of more shit-talkers. It was an...
The Retailer’s View: On Rocket Raccoon Orders Topping 300,000
by Brandon Schatz
When Marvel first announced the Rocket Raccoon book, I was fairly excited. Pairing the character with Skottie Young just as interest would...
The Retailer’s View: On Art, Business, and Brian Wood
by Brandon Schatz
A few weeks ago, Marvel’s August solicitations revealed some alarming news: Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey would be leaving Moon Knight after...
The Retailer’s View: On Those Fantastic Four Rumours
By Brandon Schatz
Normally I abhor rumours, especially when I know my Wednesday will be nothing but addressing half-truths and lies that some over-glorified click...
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