Contest of Challengers

By: CHALLENGERS Comics + Conversation
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  • Summary

  • From Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago, this is Contest of Challengers, a podcast about the business of running a comics shop. From publishers to distributors to the sales floor itself, each episode deals with the issues of the week and how they affect the way Challengers conducts business, and that includes the actual comic book issues themselves. Hosted by Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush. Thanks for listening. Keep Reading Comics!
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Episodes
  • FUNGIBLE

    FUNGIBLE
    Sep 16 2024

    FUNGIBLE
    •    Surge pricing.
    •    Non-consecutive artists.
    •    Good relationships with your USPS/UPS/FED EX delivery people.
    •    Printer delays.
    •September sales slump.
    •The $2 Million copy of Fantastic Four #1.
    •Comics talked about in this episode:
    ABSOLUTE POWER #4
    DC ALL IN
    ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1
    Contest of Challengers #702
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • DAL CHOSE IT

    DAL CHOSE IT
    Sep 9 2024

    DAL CHOSE IT
    •    No cookies?!?
    •    Updating the public.
    •    A lunar eclipse.
    •    The McDonalds bonus play.
    Contest of Challengers #701
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 34 700

    34 700
    Sep 2 2024

    34>700
    •    Episode 700 coincides with Patrick’s 34th Comic Retail Anniversary!
    •    No, our Challengers Choice counter dump does not hold free comics.
    •    A deep dive into the emails we send every month.
    •    Book market shipment packing has not gotten any better.
    •Thanks, Patrons!
    •DC Comics’ new Compact Comics standing display.
    •Losing a mail order subscriber.
    Contest of Challengers #700
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    1 hr and 29 mins

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