FOR STABILITY REASONS
•How the video game Zenless Zone Zero is like working in a comic shop.
•BIG Manage Comics update!
•Gettin’ them ducts cleaned!
•DSTLRY leaves Lunar for Diamond!
•We actually like Lunar as a comic distribution company.
•Penguin Random House buys BOOM! Studios!
•When publishers reuse terminology, such as “absolute” or “ultimate”.

Contest of Challengers #693

IT’S NOT AN ERA
•Challengers Shelf Sponsorship is live!
https://challengerscomics.com/products/shelf-sponsorship
•The Future of The X-Men starts Now!
•Thanks, Patrons!
•Comics talked about in this episode:
X-MEN #1
POWER FANTASY #1, #2
NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #1
RED BEFORE BLACK #1
KILL ALL IMMORTALS #1, #2
Contest of Challengers #692

IT’S JUST NOISE
•The new weekly delivery schedule for new comics.
•Marvel’s stealth release of Moon Knight Fist of Khonshu #0.
•DC’s confidence in Absolute Power #2?
•Notable, non-product specific challenges.
•Shopify’s 150+ updates.
•Diamond’s new Fandomworld.
•Our products in someone else’s (non-comic) shop
Contest of Challengers #691

“SOMETHING SPECIAL IS COMING”
•July 3rd is going to be a very small week of new comics.
•Tipping.
•Marvel has quietly ended/is ending several series.
•Strange Tales Marvel Legends.
•SAGA, now in a smaller collection format.
•Frustrations when ordering from incomplete solicitations.
•Upcoming comics for September.
•Other media writers writing comics.
•Comics talked about in this episode:
SOMETHING CRAWLED OUT #1
Contest of Challengers #690

TO FACILITATE BEAUTIFICATION
•Advance PDF’s from BOOM! Studios and Image.
•Shelf Sponsorship—more details!
•Website Changes? Dark Mode!
•Cute Animal Videos
•Rifters #1!
•Manga
Contest of Challengers #689

“SUPERHERO BURGER”
•CRIME! Crime?
•Spam.
•No single issues; the future?
•Sponsorships!!
•Maybe there’s something to that burger idea…?
•Comics talked about in this episode:
TMNT #1
SCARLETT #2
Contest of Challengers #688

OBFUSCATING THE DETAILS
•4 years ago today…
•The bad and good of retail, both in one day!
•Identity thieved!
•Thanks, Patrons!
•Taskmaster!
•Marvel’s bizarre FOC maneuvers.
•July is HUGE for New #1’s!
•Red Band books are (unfortunately) the future.
•Lack of interest in Blood Hunt/Absolute Power, even tho we’re happy with them.
Contest of Challengers #687

DUST BITERS
•Item Scraping solicitors.
•”New Series” Flyer for Sidekicks and Manga.
•The difficulties of ordering new manga.
•Adjusting our Manage Comics Bookmark.
•The 1982 DC Comics Style Guide.
•The saga of Black River’s new floor.
•Comic talked about in this episode:
SCARLETT #1
Contest of Challengers #686