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The closure of a comic store doesn't always make headline news. This may be an exception, however, as Laughing Ogre in Lansdowne is owned and managed by Gary Dills, the retailer who stepped down from ComicsPRO as Treasurer over accusations of financial impropriety, that ComicsPRO told its members he had confessed to. At the time I was[...]

It is recommended that members utilize discretion with regards to this situation, especially this early into the process. Dills was not only treasurer of ComicsPRO, but according to founder Amanda Emmert, "my best friend Gary Dills, of Phoenix Comics (which later became Laughing Ogre Comics) funded the nascent organization, helped me construct the initial bylaws, and helped[...]