Discussion Points: Line-Wide Crossovers are Great for Sales, Awful for New Readers
On my lunch break today, I decided to catch up on a few books I had fallen behind on. Among them was Silk. I picked...
New Black Lightning Archive: DC, Tony Isabella Reconcile
"Dogs and cats, living together!" - that's what immediately popped into my mind yesterday when I read Tony Isabella praising DC on Facebook for...
SDCC ’15 Photo Essay – Cosplay Culture
If you're into cosplay, Saturday night is made for fighting the lines to get into the annual masquerade contest. Here are a few backstage...
SDCC ’15 – Comic Book People at Comic-Con
Want to know what comic-cons are really about? Get these books.
In my previous post I talked about the importance of community -- it is...
SDCC ’15 – The Beat’s Panel on Ethics in Comics Journalism
Reflecting on The Beat's comics journalism ethics panel tonight at San Diego Comic-Con, my thoughts keep going back to the comics community - who...
SDCC ’15 Comics Journalism Panel – You-know-what vs. the Beat?
What will you be wearing on Thursday night at 6:30pm? The answer could reveal where you stand on the theme of Heidi's latest SDCC...
Kickstarter Fail – A Federal Offense?
The Federal Trade Commission has just sent a press release touting its first successful action against a failed Kickstarter campaign.
The FTC's mission is to...
The Retailer’s View // Opening Daze
As I’m writing this, it’s Sunday and things are slow. At my former place of employment, Sundays were one of our busier days -...
Cruel Portents: Looking at the Past and the Future of The Wicked + The...
In Kieron Gillen's talk on Alan Moore's and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen, Gillen emphasizes themes of time and cyclicality present in Moore's graphic novel. Temporal...
The Retailer’s View // Bridging A Gap With The Archie Kickstarter
So I launched a comic store on Free Comic Book Day. It was quite the trick, trying to get things ready for the day...
Baseball, Comic-Cons, and Paying Volunteers
Yesterday The Mary Sue published an article suggesting that for-profit comic-cons could be violating federal labor law by not paying minimum wage to workers improperly classified as volunteers. However, a recent case involving Major League Baseball shows how ReedPop and other commercial comic-con ventures could beat the tag.
The Retailer’s View: No Money, Mo’ Problems
Turns out, starting your own comic store can be incredibly frustrating. Until it's not.
