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SPACE - A new name for Orbital Comics in London
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, Closes After 20 Years
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[...]
Joe Field Closes Flying Colors Comic Shop (For Now) After COVID Test
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[...]
Comic Shop Silver Sprocket Takes Over San Francisco Record Store
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[...]
Cauldron Comics Opens In New South Wales, Australia
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[...]
Long Read: Is This An "Extinction Event" For The Comic Shop As We Know It? Or Are They "Too Stupid To Quit, Too Dumb To Die"?
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[...]
Your LCS Is Worried About The Big DC Comics/Diamond News
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[...]
A Message to Retailers from BOOM! Studios
When that moment comes, every comic shop will have a fresh start Each store has their own new Day One in their future Some parts of the world will open before others to ensure safety Comic shops won't have a single uniform Day One One size doesn't fit all. But one thing is certain: Your customers[...]
Front of Comic Universe comic shop
Comic Universe is a comic shop that has been trading in Folsom, Pennsylvania since 1979 However in its forty-first year, it is approaching a very real threat of bankruptcy Owner for thirty-six of those years, John Daly has launched a GoFundMe fundraiser It aims to help with the costs of rent, landlord fees and utility[...]
Photo of IDW publisher Chris Ryall
This also ran alongside the news of new comic shop closures Welcome to the daily Lying In The Gutters a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Photo of IDW publisher Chris Ryall Comic Shop Closures and the 10 Most-Read Stories Yesterday Today, The[...]
Photo of Stu Colson by Sue Colson in Heroes For Sale
We have seen comic shops shut down under government mandate and fear of infection Comic publishers pull back on their publication schedule or stop publishing entirely The direct market distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors shut its doors to new product, make people redundant and stop paying publishers But today, that all changes. Over a week ago, we[...]
The Comic Shop of Oswego, New York, to Close
The owners of The Comic Shop in Oswego, New York, have announced that they will begin closing the store over the next few months Their clearance sale will begin in February and they will still have new comics every Wednesday until the end of March Co-owner Arlene Spizman posted the following editorial to Facebook. In late[...]