There is a question on my retailer message board about how the sell through on the Before Watchmen books have been. I have had some people here concerned that it is not selling because I have so many left on the shelf. Because of these 2 things, I decided to look at the numbers for […]
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Discounted Graphic Novel Section Added!!!
I decided to steal a bookshelf from the board games and make it into a sale wall for Graphic Novels. I wanted a place I could put ones that I got in on sale as well as ones I am trying to clear out. So come on in and check it out. I will be […]
Pittsburgh Comics Podcast #63
Lots of talk about recent books, both good and disappointing
Pittsburgh Comics Podcast #62
Tribute to Joe Kubert, preview of the Baltimore Comic-Com with some other con discussion, recent Valiant and recent other likes. Sorry for the delay getting this online. Loss of power and car trouble got in the way.
A Clarification of My Concerns from the Prior Post
Matt and I had a little back and forth on Twitter last night, so I figured I’d clarify what my problems with the Marvel promotional efforts are. I have zero problems with Marvel promoting the new #1s and the new creative teams. That is what they are supposed to be doing. Promote the heck out […]
The Marvel Hype Machine is Starting to Concern Me
Now, don’t get me wrong here. I love when a company gets behind a project to promote it. Too much stuff just kind of comes out with very little fanfare and doesn’t do well. And I want Marvel NOW! to sell like gangbusters. But some things I see from Marvel concern me. A little history. […]
Pittsburgh Comics Podcast Episode #61
We talk about Marvel NOW! announcements and some recent things we’ve liked.
Some Publisher Percentages Just For Fun
This is for Joe F. On my retailer message board, a store asked what our (all of the stores on the board) sales percentages were. He was just curious. So I worked up the numbers, year to date. Comics: 48% Graphic Novels: 25% DC: 39.11% Marvel: 29.68% Image: 6.75% IDW: 5.8% Dynamite: 4.1% Dark Horse: […]
Pittsburgh Comics Podcast Episode #60
We talk about Dark Knight Rises (finally) and finish the rest of Previews.
Pittsburgh Comics Podcast Episode #59
Well, we were going to talk about Dark Knight Rises, but got started on the Previews that just came out. I had to leave the table to deal with a high maintenance customer about an hour in. That’s why I am late getting this up. I was trying to decide if I should edit it […]