Tag: The Retailer’s View
The Retailer’s View: Punching the Ouroboros
Have you tried to set up a business before, faceless mass of readers? Laying down groundwork for a business is like trying to punch the face of an ouroboros or wrestle a gordian knot.
The Retailer’s View: This Time, It’s Personal
A word of gentle advice to all those working at comic shops: it might be a pretty great gig, and you might enjoy what you’re selling, but always ask yourself if you fit.
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 to make a big deal over Star Wars #1 eclipsing...
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 my final orders for the last dribs and drabs of...
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 sensation clearly remains. It’s a thankless process that rarely...
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 apparently great), the event has garnered quite a bit of...
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 and the world of comics in general. Being Mr. Manager...
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 one cold December before school had let out for winter...
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 interesting and well-intentioned conversation, but the premise was flawed from...
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 crest for the movie seemed like a no-brainer, one that...
