Like many comics retailers in the early days of the Direct Market, Chuck Rozanski got an early start, selling comics at an antiques fair when he was 14. Since then, he has grown his business to include both online sales and brick-and-mortar sales in his 45,000 square foot Mile High Comics store in Denver, Colorado. In Part 2, he talks about his own forays into distribution, mail-order sales, and online sales. In Part 1 of this interview we talk to Rozanski about getting started in the business and rallying with other retailers to pressure Marvel to change its trade terms and open up distribution. In Part 3, we discuss the current comics market, the importance of back issues, and why climate change is bad for comics.
We are also making available full transcripts of the interview, in three parts corresponding to the three parts of the video interview:
ICv2 Interview Transcript: Chuck Rozanski, Part 1
ICv2 Interview Transcript: Chuck Rozanski, Part 2
ICv2 Interview Transcript: Chuck Rozanski, Part 3
This interview was conducted as part of ICv2’s Comics Direct Market 50th Anniversary celebration; for more, see "Comics Direct Market 50th Anniversary."

Distribution, Mail Order, and Discovering the Internet
Posted by Milton Griepp on December 31, 2023 @ 1:57 pm CT

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