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Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa, writes Comic Store In Your Future weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here. What a year, and

Today, Bleeding Cool got an anonymous tip-off from someone purporting to be a retailer. The message read; What is this? It was added to my Diamond order

Diamond Comic Distributors has informed comic book retailers that, in meetings with our freight carriers, the Operations teams at Diamond and Alliance

Select trades 50% off, 20% off shirts and glassware, and Marvel Legends 50% off and the above for 65% off until 1pm. Carol And John's Comic Shop, Kamm's Plaza, 17462 Lorain AVE, Cleveland, OH 44111 216.252.060, 675,000 books in the foyer at $1.00 each! (50 cents each for 100 or more!) Marvel, DC and Small Press[...]

It's something that Safari Pearl Comics of Moscow, Idaho does every year. And it's worth celebrating. For Thanksgiving, the store is usually open but not

Here are a bunch of Black Friday Sales from 35 comic book stores across the USA. Is there one near you? If you would like your shop to be listed, send a

But for comic shops, there's no difference. England, Go To Your Comic Shops This Week (Before Thursday) – by Dan Mora and Kieron Gillen from Once & Future #12. So, if you are a comic book reader, the last time you will be able to pick up your regular comic books is Tuesday for DC and Wednesday[...]

Apache Comics & Toys of Mesa, Arizona, closed its doors back in April due to the coronavirus shutdowns but unlike most comic book stores, has not

When DC Comics kicked off the New 52 in 2011, it was accompanied by new trading practices, negotiated by then-DC Comics VP Sales and former retailer Bob

Bleeding Cool broke the news that UCS Comic Distributors would no longer be distributing DC Comics to comic book stores from January 2021 and that as a

Rod Lamberti of the Rodman Comics comic store of Ankeny, Iowa, writes weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here.  Comic Store In Your Future

London has had a number of comic book stores over the years, some have been and gone. But Piranha Comics, with stores in Kingston Upon Thames, Bromley and

The Underground Beacon is a comic book store owned by Albert Mas and Courtney Mas, located on Main Street in Beacon, New York since July 2018. Or at least

Piranha Comics is my local comic book store, in Kingston Upon Thames, the south-westiest part of London It is a small store, just off the main shopping

Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa, writes Comic Store In Your Future weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here. 2020 forced the

Inside, there is gallery space, a coffee barista, a new gallery and more. Orbital Comics is the most central comic shop in London, which went Diamond-free last year well before the lockdown imposed that on everyone for a few months While it has another direct market element within it, as a pop-up version of the online[...]

Bombshell Comics of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, posted the following message on their Facebook page, For almost 20 years this comic shop has been a part of the Hattiesburg and Central Mississippi community In that time, you have given us your support and helped us grow into the state's premier comic shop But, due to unforeseen circumstances, it[...]

Three Jokers artist Jason Fabok attended a signing at Woodbridge Heroes in Woodbridge, Ontario, for Batman: Three Jokers.  He is touring a number of comic

The store posted to Facebook; Joe Field Closes Flying Colors Comic Shop (For Now) After COVID Test I hate to give you all this report, but I have tested positive for COVID So for the next week or so, Flying Colors will not be open for business We will not be able to fill orders of any[...]

Lashawn Colvin is opening a new comic book store - a rarity in itself right now. That she is the first Black woman in The South of the United States turns

Now they have taken over the new location, replacing vinyl with comic books across the store. Comic Shop Silver Sprocket Takes Over San Francisco Record Store SFGate reports that currently, Silver Sprocket is operating on weekends only, social distancing is observed, windows are left open and owner Avi Ehrlich isn't forcing employees to return yet. "This is great[...]

Piranha Comics is my local comic book store, in Kingston-Upon Thames, the south-westiest part of London It is a small store, just off the main shopping

Cauldron Comics is a brand new comic shop, opening in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia I know very little else about it but it just opened this month, and they do have a Facebook page They opened up four days ago and it seems to have gone well, posting "Holy smokes batman, what a[...]

Collector Maniacs is a comic book store in Honolulu, Hawaii. Or at least it was. Eliot Honda posted the sad news to Facebook; Well, cat's out of the

Mad Reads Comics is a comic book store in Brighton, Colorado - or rather it was. Co-owners Tom Walsh and Kristi Walsh have been running the store together

After the industry shutdown, it was anticipated that many comics stores would shutter completely and be unable to open up again. But a mixture of comic

I also run a comic shop in non-BC life, and the mask-wearing here in Ohio is about 70-30 people NOT wearing masks The store I run is in a shopping mall, and it is not required for patrons to wear one in the mall, it is up to the individual business We have decided to[...]

Yes, starting in a couple of weeks, your local comic shop will no longer be supplied with Punchline variants by Diamond Comic Distributors While many on social media who don't own stores (and some that do, to be fair) are rejoicing at the news, most comic shop owners are not Ninety percent of you reading[...]

Arizona comic book shops are deciding whether to open or not after Governor Ducey's advice given last week, which some doubt.

Graphic Novels sales are up 43% in bookstores this last week, during the Diamond shutdown. What might this mean for comic book sales?