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Last year, Bleeding Cool reported that Californian actor Ray Buffer, who has minor roles in Hulk and Daredevil movies, as well as CSI: Miami, The West Wing, ER and Into the Wild Frontier, was suspected of stealing Golden Age comic books from Southern California Comics comic shop. Screencap of Ray Buffer in security footage from Southern[...]

You can check other comic stores opening and closing, as well as other related matters, with the Comic Shop tag on Bleeding Cool. The Perky Nerd of Burbank, California, has announced that it is to close its store, with owner Tiffany posting the news "The Perky Nerd will be closing the brick and mortar at the[...]

Florida's Coliseum Of Comics comic book chain celebrates their fortieth anniversary today, and this weekend Frank Miller and Dan DiDio will pop by for cake.

Comic stores are being asked to keep an eye on one another and report any of them breaking street date on DC Comics titles.

Comic Store In Your Future is back. How crazy will the collectibles market be for 2023? Hopefully, not very crazy. How did 2022 end for us? Not bad.

They say "We are so excited to open an inclusive comic shop, coffeehouse & bookstore in Southeast Baltimore, focused on stories by & for BIPOC, women & the LGBTQIAA+ community!" They describe their journey thus; Nestled in the vibrant Highlandtown Arts District just steps from Patterson Park, you'll soon find Baltimore's newest community comic shop &[...]

Wizard's Comics and Collectibles of Garneau, Edmonton, Canada was broken into yesterday morning.

A second book store selling comics starts a crowdfunder to stay in business, on the other side of America.

Located at 821 W Oklahoma Suite #4, Grand Island, NE 68801. Gene's Toy & Comic Shop Gene Morris has opened a new comic book store, Gene's Comics & Toys at the Barnyard Flea Market, Booth F-28 in Lexington South Carolina His daughter Kirsty Morris posts "Been sitting on this secret for a few weeks but I can[...]

Bleeding Cool regularly reports on the opening and closure of comic book stores around the world. Reasons for closure are often varied, though usually

An LITG run around the previous days news on Bleeding Cool... a look back across five years and a look ahead to the day as a whole.

According to their social media, CaptCan Comics of Brantford, Ontario, in Canada, have been the victims of theft, including a $24,000 FF #1.

"They say it's gonna get worse before it gets better over the next couple years, and so that weighed into our decision." Three years ago, Bleeding Cool reported on the opening of The Comic Shop in the English town of Crawley And now sadly have to report its demise as well They report on Facebook "Apologies[...]

Earlier this week, Bleeding Cool looked at three comic book stores that had closed in December last year, and one that had opened. It led to a flurry of

Frankie's Comics, LLC, a comic book retailer recently specializing in exclusive variant covers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Big Planet Comics' store in Bethesda, Maryland, in operation since 1986, has recently changed owners.  The store's founder Joel Pollack has retired after

Bleeding Cool gets news that three comic book stores closed their doors permanent;y in the last month, but one opened up! The Frederick News-Post reports

2022 we hardly knew you—another year ending, another year of challenges, heartaches, joy, and work. As a business, we managed to stay afloat and grow in

Two weeks ago, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, announced Stephen Capaldi, aged 57, had been arrested and

bookstores and comic shops BINC launched a Mental Health Wellness Pilot Program in February this year in response to feedback on the need for mental health support via its biannual survey, with over 54% of survey participants stating that a program with the greatest value to the bookstore and comics communities would be mental health[...]

But who or what is Fat Jack's? Over 46 years ago, our founder and boss, Mike, started selling comics at the beginning of the comics market and helped build it in the Phil Seuling days and one of the first comic stores in the country, and what was to become the oldest comic shop in[...]

A second suspect was spotted on foot in front of the business but quickly apprehended after attempting to flee on foot." Comic shop Photo from Marietta PD "A vehicle pursuit ensued with the Charger driving westbound on Los Alamos Road as officers followed with emergency overhead lights and sirens activated Officers briefly lost sight of the vehicle[...]

The Florida comic book chain Coliseum Of Comics has acquired the Florida chain of Friendly Local Game Store or FLGS. The combined company will sadly

And on Small Business Saturday, GRAPHIC NOVELS and MANGA are 25% off, BACK ISSUES 50% off, and VARIANT COVERS from the Special Variant Box are 50% off. Nostalgic Comic Shop in San Gabriel 513 S Del Mar Ave San Gabriel, Ca 91776. Caldwell's Comics and Cards, 7483 Monterey Road, Gilroy CA. We are offering 50% off all back issues[...]

And on Small Business Saturday, GRAPHIC NOVELS and MANGA are 25% off, BACK ISSUES 50% off, and VARIANT COVERS from the Special Variant Box are 50% off. Nostalgic Comic Shop in San Gabriel 513 S Del Mar Ave San Gabriel, Ca 91776. Caldwell's Comics and Cards, 7483 Monterey Road, Gilroy CA. We are offering 50% off all back issues[...]

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Two weeks ago, Southern Comics California comic shop posted the following appeal "We are forced to make a change in the store's accountability As most of you know, we have dealt with a burglary attempt, a costly burglary and consistent shoplifting Try as we might, the shoplifting continues, despite all our security upgrades If this[...]

Ten minutes later, DC Comics hurriedly confirmed the news ahead of their originally planned announcement and sent letters to comic shop owners, those likely to be most affected by the news, as DC Comics becomes far more of a direct competitor with comic shops than previously. In the letter, DC Comics states that all the comic[...]

"This new offering is part of DC's vision of being everywhere our fans are–online and at comic shops With a shorter digital release window, fans can enjoy our fantastic new stories, anywhere, anytime-while continuing to find the latest issues at comic shops." DC UNIVERSE INFINITE Ultra subscribers will be able to read the latest releases from[...]

Bad Idea is the new comics publisher from Dinesh Shamdasani, Atom Freeman, Joshua Johns, Karl Bollers, and Anthony Militano. A direct-to-retailer