The Righteous Anger of Chris Butcher
Mild-mannered Chris Butcher chimes in on Eric Reynolds' adventures in retailing:
Well of course! I mean, just visit the comic book store in question’s...
The righteous anger of Eric Reynolds
Via Flog Reynolds and wife check out a comics shop called 4 K R A Z Y K A T Z in Pullman:
Sadly, they...
James Jean covers The Beguiling
This stunning poster celebrating the 20th Anniversary of The Beguiling, Toronto's famed comics shop, can be purchased here!
ComicsPro position paper #1: Variant covers
PR from the new reaielrs organization akes on the scourge of VARIANT COVERS:
ComicsPRO, the direct market’s retailer trade and advocacy group, has released its...
Amidst success, rumblings of dissent
The rumblings of the Cold Cut sell-off seem to have uncovered a rift of disquiet among the Guardians. In some cases it's downright dissent....
More Cold Cut thoughts — UPDATE
Chris Butcher adds thoughtson the news that Cold Cut Distribution is up for sale:
Y’see… The writing’s been on the wall regarding…something…happening for a little...
MacGuffin mystery solved
Although it's long been obvious that MacGuffin, the excellent comics shop that specialized in graphic novels located in Newport News, VA had closed, no...
Kwik-E-Mart a hit!
Brandweek reports that the Simpsons/7-Eleven cross over has been a big success especially in the Northeast where the Simpsons have a strong fanbase.
The Simpsons-related...
Cold Cut on the block
Would you like to buy a comics distributor?
Cold Cut, which is pretty much the last viable comics distributor after Diamond, with a strong business...
Comics shop gutted by fire
The comics shop Universe of Heroes in Athens, OH was destroyed in a fire:
The two owners face an estimated $100,000 in lost merchandise...
Lee’s Comics through the ages
Lee Hester posts a history of his comics shop complete with photos of authentic 80s clothing and computers:
You always hear a lot about overnight...
New columnist on the scene
Todd Allen, a frequent source of commentary on webcomics, e-commerce and so on, has launched a column at Comic Book Resources, and already he's...
