Contest Of Challengers

Patrick is joined by @chicomic_girl, Hailey Dezort! Hailey is a wonderfully excited comic fan who has an unparalleled enthusiasm and a penchant for sharing her comic book love via Instagram/YouTube/Livestreams/Podcasts. Her fandom is infectious, and this conversation only scratches the surface of her knowledge and dedication to this amazing artform we all love. After listening to Hailey talk about comics, you’ll love them even more. Plus, you know, Patrick is there, too. Follow Hailey: https://www.instagram.com/chicomic_girl/ https://linktr.ee/chicomicgirl Contest of Challengers #603

WIL MOSS Patrick is joined by Marvel Editor WIL MOSS! They talk about Wil becoming a comics fan, going to college in Chicago and his journey to comic book editing super-stardom! It’s a fun conversation with 2 people on different sides of the comic book industry united by the love of comics!! Comics are the best and Wil is/was Editor for some of THE BEST comics (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, anyone?)!! Contest of Challengers #602

FULL CIRCLE •It’s AEW All Out weekend in Chicago, so we start with some rasslin’ talk. Sorry. Not a lot, though. •DC Comics are now available from a second distributor! •In this post-covid retail landscape, prices keep going up!      Including: Magic Cards, Backer Boards and POP Vinyls. •Ordering from Southern Hobby. •Fantastic Four Full Circle. •Thanks, Patrons!  Contest of Challengers #601

ADDITIVE TO THE PROCESS•The 4th Invincible Compendium! •Why DON’T we buy dirty coins and sports photos? •”I had to ask!” No, you did not. •New Marvel Legends packaging. •We do not ship storage boxes. •Recommending new series. •ALZ5K 2022. •Politics in-store. •How great is Rachel Bard?? •32 Years!! Contest of Challengers #600!!

TERRIBLE LONG-TERM STRATEGY •Tom Palmer R.I.P. •Visiting the Bill Sienkiewicz art exhibit in Libertyville. •New difficulties getting into our own store! •The November 2022 solicits are… plentiful… •Visiting 2 other comic shops. •The tragic end to our safety pin banner. •X-Terminators #1 = Fun! •Trying to keep up with new subscribers/subscriptions. Contest of Challengers #599

MANUFACTUTRED COLLECTIBLES •The audio quality of last episode. •This week’s Manage Comics Thoughtstream. •Hachette credit hold. •Tom Brevoort’s Substack is pretty fun. •99¢ BACK ISSUE SALE! •Freebies vs Collectibles.  Contest of Challengers #598

ACTIVATION! •Patrick, Dal and MJ talk about C2E2 in a car with shitty audio. It was a 20-minute conversation in which 10 minutes were completely unlistenable. We have GOT to turn off the phone Bluetooth before we record in the car. Sorry. Bad parts are edited out of the official release, but left in for the Patreon Raw Audio release. •The Art Institute lions have a dark history with Patrick’s feet. •Lunar Landing! •A “C” mask at Disney (thanks, Suzie!!). •The first in a series of IG videos for the new releases. •Whatnot, and how we don’t understand it. •Thanks, Patrons!

YA(wn) •SILVERLINE is out now! •We are years late in making a Young Adult section. •Manga is a Medium, not a Genre. Except, it is a Genre. •The eventual return of a Discount Graphic Novel section. •We wish we were better at promoting the comics we enjoy reading. All of them. •Manage Comics 2.0 functionality we’re looking forward to. •Next week is our Wes Craig singing, a Lunar Distribution seminar and C2E2! Contest of Challengers #596

ALL THE COOKIES •Late deliveries. •Fun toys. •Special guests (in the store, not on this episode). •SDCC comic announcements (so far). •BOOM! Studios Kickstarters. •Other stuff, we promise. Contest of Challengers #595

SITUATIONS ARE FLUID •Friday’s (not at all heavy) rain causes more grief. •Another SQUARE outage. •We hope this podcast (as a whole, not just this episode) is informative yet also entertaining. •The recovery of Patrick’s comics… •More comics industry theft (but not at Challengers) •We’ll work with anyone if it’s good promotion for us. Contest of Challengers #594

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE ENDING! •Another AT&T story! Who could have seen this coming? •Where has Dal been?!? •A shattered window and alarms going off in the middle of the night! •A JENNY FRISON signing with a violent outburst! •A Dal HUEL interlude. •An ending we never saw coming!!   Contest of Challengers #593

AN ORGANIC VALUE All these topics are discussed in this episode, BUT in a different order than they are listed here! Why? Because I wrote my notes BEFORE we recorded, because I am a G-D professional!! •Thief? •Great news for the creators of EIGHT BILLION GENIES! •June sales (-30 on Wednesday). •It’s two weeks after Patrick’s comics were stolen, and he has an update from the detective on the case. •Answering questions for David Harper. •Patrons! •(Many) New bookmarks! Contest of Challengers #592

OH YEAH, THAT’S A THING •Burritooooo! •The new DC and Marvel catalogs are (kind of) out, for product shipping in September. •License shifting between publishers. •It’s one week after Patrick’s comics being stolen.  •IDW Originals: Dark Spaces Wildfire #1. •Shifting special order item codes between ‘New to Order’ and Shipping make it almost impossible to get people their orders. •We’re so excited for you to finally get to read Chip Zdarsky’s PUBLIC DOMAIN. •Dal has very good things to say about the huge Marvel crossover A.X.E. Judgment Day #1. •”Hey dipshit, don’t be a dipshit.” Contest of Challengers #591

The meat of this episode is a harrowing tale of the worst thing that can happen to a lifetime comic book collector. And then, Patrick visited a trio of comic shops in Asheville, NC over the past weekend. Sadly, there were no T-Rex’s. Contest of Challengers #590

SOMEWHERE WITH A T-REX This one’s a mystery! Who’s on it? What do they talk about? WHO KNOWS?!? Okay, we know that it’s Dal and MJ, and they’re probably talking about store stuff and distributors and comics and what not. But actual specifics? Well, neither of them write these previews, and I haven’t listened to their episode, so let’s all be surprised together! Contest of Challengers #589

CR-APP-TACULAR •Not Free Shipping!! •The recipient files the claim. •Shopify app update chaos. •We’re not wearing masks anymore (for now). •Donating to Little Libraries. http://littlefreelibrary.org •Tim Seeley’s just-announced new Dark Horse comic THE ROADIE looks fun! •Adding to a ‘complete’ summer crossover checklist after-the-fact. •Working with Image for our exclusive cover wasn’t as straightforward as we’d have liked. Contest of Challengers #588

“I DON’T READ MY EMAILS!” •Trying to make our store as tech-forward as we can. •Don’t get mad at us for trying to help you. •Negative interactions can ruin your whole week. •Getting handmade thank you comics from kids can save your week. •Chicago Podcast Day. •Aftershock’s A CALCULATED MAN is a good read! Contest of Challengers #587 Header image photo by Ana Everling

“NAH; I DON’T WANT TO” •Our FINAL AT&T story (we hope), in 2 parts. •When prices rise with no added value. •Marvel Comics August solicitations. •Black Adam #1 is surprisingly good. •Patrick no longer wants to stock one-shots (he’s looking at YOU, Last Shadow Hawk). •Perry White! $5 for 7 new pages. •Updating security camera apps. •Way more PRH shipping damages. Contest of Challengers #586

“BIG-HEADED” •Chicago Podcast Day is next week! •No more sponsorship. •We’re big-headed now, we guess. •Free Comic Book Day wrap-up (with special guests)! •It’s May, so of course the shop is in the 80’s (degrees, not decade). •Metal bookmarks, anyone? •Buy our Exclusive covers (please)! Contest of Challengers #585

“AND” CONVERSATION, NOT “OR” •More problems with AT&T. This time with a 2nd account! •No, sorry, we’re still noy doing consignment. •What is this “Free Comics Book Day” all about? •Sometimes it’s hard to get people to pick up their free t-shirt. •Begging for reviews is a bad look. •Manage Comics updates—they’re all good! Contest of Challengers #584