In June 2013 we’ll see yet another in a long series of Superman related products with the release of Man of Steel. Millions of dollars will be generated from ticket sales and merchandise and this got me to thinking about the Siegel and Shuster lawsuit which is still flailing around the legal community. To accurately [...]
Posts Categorized: Shop Talk
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.
About two or three times every day I get a phone call from someone trying to sell their collection of comic books. It almost always begins something like this: “I have a really old collection of books, still in their plastics and I’m sure they’re worth a bunch of money,” states the eager seller. Juett [...]
OMG, the internet ate my comic sales!
For the last 3 years one of the major concerns in the comic book industry is digital media. You folks all remember back in the day when there were music stores on every corner? Or when Blockbusters was a household name? Bookstores in all the malls? And then along comes that devil….DUN DUN DUUUuUuUhhh (yeah, [...]
The awe inspiring conclusion to owning a comic shop
If you haven’t read the first two parts read this first…and then read this. So what have we learned so far? Keep your store clean and organized and have non-creepy knowledgeable staff. This is really about 90% of the battle but it’s amazing how many stores lose the war. Here are some parting tips and [...]
Owning a comic store and how to run it, Part 2
If you haven’t read the first part, go back and read this. Knowledge of the product is incredibly important. Would you buy a car from a salesman if he didn’t know the difference between a stick shift and an automatic? Would you listen to a movie review from someone who rarely watches movies? Why [...]
Owning a comic shop. How awesome is that?
Every year there’s an event called “The Diamond Summit”. This is the single biggest yearly event for comic retailers because this is where my distributor, Diamond Comics, brings all the major publishers together so that they can sell us on the upcoming year’s events and products. If you want to meet Bob Wayne, DC’s Senior [...]
That box we stick your books in each week…
“Subscription Service”, “Pull Box”, “Your File”…etc…etc. There are a dozen names for how a comic book store will hold your comics. Oh yeah, “Hold Box” is another term that’s frequently used. Some stores don’t even have this service. It’s hard to believe there are places where you can call and say, “Hey! I’ll be by [...]
Previews Magazine: What is it, how to use it, why everyone should be a fan of it
The Previews Magazine is a monthly catalog of everything that I can order each month. It’s provided by my wonderful distributor, Diamond Comics, who pretty much has a stranglehold on all the goods that every comic store in the world can get…not that I’m really complaining as they do a great job and, in general, [...]
