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Brian Hibbs, owner of the San Franciscan comic book chain Comix Experience, is one of the more influential and respected comic book retailers in the direct market It was his class lawsuit against Marvel Comics over a previous distribution kerfuffle that saw FOC instigated across the direct market, first by Diamond and now by Lunar[...]

Brian Hibbs, of the San Franciscan comic book chain Comix Experience, is one of the most influential comic book retailers in the direct market It was his class lawsuit against Marvel Comics over a previous distribution kerfuffle that saw FOC instigated across the direct market, first by Diamond and now by Lunar and Penguin Random[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool shared the news that Dark Horse Comics was dropping exclusive distribution to comic stores from Diamond Comic Distributors to Penguin Random House Publisher Services, as well as Diamond owner Steve Geppi's response which was, basically, "we'll miss the one percent that was Dark Horse." A number of comic book store owners and[...]

Brian Hibbs, one of the longest-serving comic book retailers in the direct market, a major voice and influencer in the industry, and the guy who successfully led a class lawsuit against Marvel Comics and won, is closing one of his Comix Experience stores in San Francisco Just one of them, mind He posts to Facebook; Due[...]

Brian Hibbs is the Owner of Comix Experience and Comix Experience Outpost comics shops in San Francisco, which he has owned and run for thirty-two years this year He also runs the Graphic Novel of The Month book club, was one of the founders of ComicsPRO, famously led a successful million-dollar-plus Class Action lawsuit against[...]

Brian Hibbs is a comic book retailing legend He opened his San Francisco store Comix Experience aged 21, in April 1989 As well as being a prominent and outspoken voice for comic book retailing, and being on the vanguard of creating graphic novel stores he also launched a class action lawsuit against Marvel Comics –[...]

San Francisco-based comics retailer Comix Experience owned by Brian Hibbs, and still in shutdown, announced a third offering in their popular National Graphic-Novel-of-the-Month Clubs: the "Comics Masterpieces Graphic Novel Club" which joins the original New Release Graphic Novel Club and the Kids Graphic Novel Club. Like the original clubs, the Comics Masterpieces club selects an excellent[...]

There's a lot going to support the economy, it'll be back bigger than ever." Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience in San Francisco was asking what happens when California is shut down until at least June, when there may be an uneven market for distribution, asking how wise it is to restart the industry where a significant[...]

And Schanes, who then spent decades as VP Purchasing at Diamond has shared his two cents about the whole situation as well, especially in the light of the comments by Comix Experience retailer Brian Hibbs Schanes writes on Facebook, A Disaster Waiting To Take Place? Bill Schanes on DC's Distribution DC Comics logo. "First off, historically, DC[...]

Yesterday, comic book retailer Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience in San Francisco, posted on Facebook a detailed look at DC Comics plan to get comic book distribution going again Or rather, everything that was wrong with it Stating that DC Comics was "making all of the wrong moves" he stated that "I especially hold Jim[...]

Brian Hibbs is one of the most important comic book retailers in the country His store in San Francisco isn't the biggest, but as a figure, he launched a class action suit on behalf of comic retailers against Marvel Comics, beat them, and ended up causing the current FOC system at Diamond Comic Distributors. And that's[...]

This is a good thing! Later that day, Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience sent this message out: Dear Awesome Comic Outpost customer! I want to introduce myself to you: I'm Brian Hibbs, owner of Comix Experience (305 Divisadero St at Page), and I will be taking over the operations of Comic Outpost, effective 12/16/2013 I'm tremendously excited –[...]

In an article in which Brian Hibbs directly addressed issues with DC's Villains Month, he also wrote in the comments, regarding his membership of comics retailer advocacy group, ComicsPRO Over the fact that he doesn't entirely see it as a comics retailer advocacy group anymore He writes; I've, uh, decided to stop my membership with ComicsPRO[...]

Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience in San Francisco, California is not a fan of variant covers on comic books He doesn't sell them on the shelf, he only buys them by special order for customers who ask but somnetimes, without his say so, companies send them to him anyway. And he gives them to the Comic[...]