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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 #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. […]

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: […]

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