Tag: The Retailer’s View
The Retailer’s View // The Rise of the Modern Speculator
How speculation never went away, and why we might be doomed to keep repeating history forever.
The Retailer’s View: The Problem With Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day is great... but does it more to harm the industry than help?
The Retailer’s View // Thank You, Next
The old ways of the comics industry are dying. And it is about time.
The Retailer’s View // A Disgrace To The Industry
Since last we spoke, the store received its first bit of hate mail, which was nice.
As a shop, we had been fairly vocal about...
The Retailer’s View // Should Printed Single Issues Go Away?
Our story begins a few years ago, when I was still managing another comic shop in the city. A man walked into the store,...
The Retailer’s View // Do Retailers Dream of Lenticular Sheep?
It’s the beginning of a new month, which means retailers have just sent another batch of initial orders off to Diamond to butcher, and...
The Retailer’s View // After-Rebirth
One of these “strike while the iron is hot” deals. Or more accurately, strike when your brain feels like co-operating.
Last night, DC took the...
The Retailer’s View // Rebirthing Pains
It’s been quite a while since the last edition of The Retailer’s View, and there are several reasons for that. Almost all of them...
The Retailer’s View // Quite A Lot Of Variants
Today, I’m staring down the initial order deadline for titles releasing in November. The initial order deadline is something I neglect to realize is...
The Retailer’s View // DC Youoops
A few months ago, as I was running a deposit to the bank, I ran into the store’s landlord at the terminal next 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 -...
The Retailer’s View: No Money, Mo’ Problems
Turns out, starting your own comic store can be incredibly frustrating. Until it's not.
