Contest of Challengers

By: CHALLENGERS Comics + Conversation
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  • Summary

  • From Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago, this is Contest of Challengers, a podcast about the business of running a comics shop. From publishers to distributors to the sales floor itself, each episode deals with the issues of the week and how they affect the way Challengers conducts business, and that includes the actual comic book issues themselves. Hosted by Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush. Thanks for listening. Keep Reading Comics!
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Episodes
  • WE JUST DO WHAT WE DO

    WE JUST DO WHAT WE DO
    Oct 7 2024

    WE JUST DO WHAT WE DO
    •    September 2024 sales.
    •    The difference between different distributors’ invoicing.
    •    Stocky importing (and what is Stocky).
    •Burnt out on too many comics.
    •Hand-selling is getting harder.
    •Thanks, Patrons!
    •The new lights are all installed!
    Contest of Challengers #705

    This episode is dedicated to Patrick’s brother George and his brand new high-tech robotic knee.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • LET THERE BE LIGHT

    LET THERE BE LIGHT
    Sep 30 2024

    LET THERE BE LIGHT
    •    Online credit/Pokemon kids.
    •    We have (many but not all) new lights!
    •    How was Batman Day 2014?
    •Dal talks about the Chicago White Sox a little bit more than Patrick wants him to.
    •No change in our weekly delivery date woes.
    •Comics talked about in this episode:
    ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #1
    DAY OF THE DEAD GIRL #1
    TITANS #16
    DETECTIVE COMICS #1090
    NIGHTWING #119
    SUPERMAN #19
    FLASH #14
    This episode brought to you by Richie Kotzen’s NOMAD and dedicated to the memory of Longboi, Britain’s (former) tallest duck.
    Contest of Challengers #704
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • CLIFFORD T. JUMPER

    CLIFFORD T. JUMPER
    Sep 23 2024

    CLIFFORD T. JUMPER
    •    Patrick is (was) on WGN Spotlight Chicago.
    •    Breaking our Manga section into Genres.
    •    Another week of Lunar woes.
    •Comics talked about in this episode:
    BATMAN & ROBIN YEAR ONE #1
    BLACK CANARY BEST OF THE BEST #1
    GODZILLA MONSTERPIECE THEATRE #1
    Contest of Challengers #703
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    1 hr and 6 mins

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