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Zach speaks to comics retail fixture Buddy Saunders about how he went from the early days of comics mail order to online comics behemoth – and all the direct market stores he ran in the meantime.
Retail Therapy
Atomic City Comics
Retail Therapy returns to Pennsylvania to take a look at a different perspective on selling comics in Philadelphia, as Zach sits down with Michael Yates of Atomic City Comics.
Galactic Quest
Zach heads down South for this installment of Retail Therapy to check in with Kyle Puttkammer, who has been surviving and thriving with two Galactic Quest direct market comic book stores for decades. Optimism? He’s got some!
Fat Jack’s Comicrypt
Zach Rabiroff speaks to the manager of one of the oldest comic book shops in the US about the impact the economic downturn and the pandemic have had on their business.
Big Bang Comics
Ireland’s Big Bang Comics reports to Zach and TCJ about the changes they’ve seen in the old school single-issue comics retail model, and whether a periodical-focused store has an economic future.
Partners and Son
Come on in! Zach Rabiroff visits Partners and Son, Philadelphia’s curated zine shop and gallery space, and the force behind the Philly Comics Expo.
Titan Comics
We head to Dallas to speak with Jeremy Shorr about Titan Comics for our ongoing look at comics retail. Do all those movies and television drive sales? Why didn’t Jeremy ever watch Endgame? This back issue expert has some stories to tell!
Wig Shop
Jeff Alford, the human being behind Wig Shop, shares how his retail journey as a cool website featuring comics he likes and wants to get behind has transitioned from a fun hobby to a legitimate business over the last few years.
Pulp 716 Coffee & Comics
Keith Silva catches up with Pulp 716 about how the pandemic has changed–and in some cases improved–sales at their two locations, how they deal with people new to comics, and how to best make money off your haters.
Ogre’s Grove
Keith talks to Justin Sinnott (the “Ogre” of “Ogre’s Grove”) about the recent shift in distribution, and how he thinks it might actually improve things.
Fatbottom
Nicholas catches up with Nico Rodríguez about how things have been at Fatbottom, the popular Barcelona comic shop in the wake of Spain’s response to the spread of COVID-19.
Sterling Silver Comics
Longtime comics retailer Mike Sterling walks Keith through how COVID-19 has impacted his California based shop, Sterling Silver Comics.
Lambiek
Nicholas Burman visits Amsterdam’s legendary comic shop Lambiek for a bit of their history, as well as their prescription for handling their COVID-19 influenced present.
Comic Book Hideout
A lifetime in comics has prepared Glynnes Pruett of California’s Comic Book Hideout for just about anything, and that includes dealing with a global pandemic.
Comix Experience
We speak with longtime comics retailer (and longtime industry commenter) Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience about how attempts to combat a global pandemic have impacted the comics retail business.
Earth Prime Comics
In this week’s conversation, Keith is talking with Damon Savage of Vermont’s Earth Prime Comics about how they’ve responded to being shut down, and what they’re worried about regarding the future of the medium.
Legend Comics & Coffee
In this installment of our comics retail interview column, Keith Silva
The Copacetic Comics Company
In the first Retail Therapy of 2020, we’re catching up with Bill Boichel, whose Copacetic Comics Company is legitimately one of a kind!
Generation X Comics & Games
A Dallas comic book store is giving away $25,000? You read that right. Find out all about it in our conversation with Wayne McNeil, from Generation X Comics & Games!
The Best Comics Of 2018: A Retail Perspective!
In our first Retail Therapy of 2019, we’re hearing from some of our favorite shopkeeps about what got them most excited to unlock the doors in 2018.
Fantagraphics Books & Gallery
Our latest installment of Retail Therapy stayed close to home–by speaking with Larry Reid, of the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery!
Escape Pod Comics
Escape Pod Comics has only been open for six years, but they’ve already made their presence known. We spoke with Menachem Luchins to find out what’s going on in Huntington, New York.
Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse
Since their launch in 2015, Amagalm Comics in Philadelphia has gone on to become one of the most well known comics destinations in North America. We caught up with owner/operator Ariell Johnson on what it’s like behind the counter.
Desert Island
2018 saw Desert Island into its tenth year, which means we finally pinned Gabe Fowler down for the latest installment in our Retail Therapy column!
