'Irritated by Mr. Jemas'
May 19, 2002
Our article on Marvel COO Bill Jemas' latest brought this response from Robert Youngblood of the Age of Excalibur in Jonesboro, Georgia.
'Jemas Just Loves To Piss Off the Small Retailer'
May 19, 2002
Bill Eckman of Classic Cards & Comics in Castle Rock, Colorado eaded his comment, 'Bill Jemas Just Loves To Piss Off The Small Retailer.'
'Going batty waiting'
May 13, 2002
Our article on Dark Knight Strikes Again #3 (still not scheduled) produced this response from a Midwestern retailer....
Library Promotion, Mega-Sales
May 13, 2002
Free Comic Book Day, the first-ever industry-wide promotion for comics, was held May 3, 2002. Mimi Cruz of Night Flight, Gail Burt of Metropolis Downey and Bob Brynildson of Source Comics and Games share their thoughts on how FCBD went for their respective stores.
It Was Good, but Not on Derby Day!
May 13, 2002
Mark Welch of Comic Cubicle and Rick Newman of Pet Shop Comics & Collectibles share thoughts on how FCBD went for their stores.
Marvel Mugging
May 11, 2002
Joe Quesada's statement in response to the class action suit filed against Marvel over late books brought this pithy response from Wayne Nellis of Wonderland Comics in Rochester, New York.
Lots of Cross-Promotions
May 11, 2002
On Saturday, May 4, Bookery Fantasy (Fairborn, OH) gave away thousands of free comics, introducing hundreds of new potential readers to the exciting world of illustrated adventure.
Great, What's Next?
May 6, 2002
Tim Davis, owner of Alternate Reality in Chicago, Illinois, said of FCBD in his store, 'I saw 3 to 4 times the number of bodies that I normally see on a Saturday.'
More Retailers Bullish on FCBD
May 6, 2002
C orbit Wilkins, president of Captain Comics, Inc., Boise, Meridian, and Idaho Falls, ID, said, ' On Saturday, our stores sold over double our normal sales.'
It Didn't Work Here
May 6, 2002
Ron Savino of Ron's Collectors World and Jim Schifeling from Acme Comics share thoughts on how FCBD didn't work out at their stores.
Tie to the Movies More Closely
May 6, 2002
Anthony Furfferi from Empire Comics, Rochester, NY: 'My take is the promotion should have been tied into the release of the Spider-Man movie. Let's face it, that's what the hype really was about.'
Retailers Bullish on FCBD #1
May 6, 2002
Joey Boyack, owner of Comic Kings, Virginia Beach,VA: Our day turned out pretty good today, as we saw a lot of new faces that came in looking for the free comics.
