Exceeded Expectations
June 4, 2008
Ethan Peacock of Elfsar Comics & Toys in Vancouver, British Columbia shares his experience with Free Comic Book Day 2008 and says it exceeded their expectations.
New Rarity Scheme Unnecessary
June 4, 2008
Dan Barnett of Walt's Cards in Baltimore, Maryland saw retailer Stephen Armstrong’s comments about deep discounting of Dungeons and Dragons product and observes that not only is there still discounting of Magic: The Gathering product, the new rarity scheme is unnecessary.
WotC Should Expand 'Magic' Discounting Policy
June 3, 2008
Stephen Armstrong of Mad City Comics in Moncton, New Brunswick saw retailer Derek Garrison’s comments about deep discounting of Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition products and says Wizards of the Coast should establish a Magic discounting policy for 4E .
Readers Missing the Point
June 3, 2008
Mary Alice Wilson of Dark Star Books and Comics in Yellow Springs , Ohio saw responses to Steve Bennett’s recent column on low-selling titles and believes readers may be missing the point of the column.
Top 300 List Shouldn't Dictate Ordering
June 3, 2008
Dara Hannon of Pyrimid Comics & Games in Sierra Vista, Arizona saw Steve Bennett’s recent column on low-selling titles and retailer comments, and says the Top 300 list should not dictate ordering in comic shops.
Retailers Should Encourage Pull Lists
June 2, 2008
Katharine Kan, a graphic novel and manga reviewer and library consultant in Panama City, Florida, saw the retailer comments about Steve Bennett’s column, and says less popular titles are often worthwhile and retailers should encourage the use of pull lists.
Grateful For Upcoming Collection
June 2, 2008
Buddy Saunders of Lone Star Comics in Arlington , Texas , saw the news about the Scorchy Smith collection and is grateful that IDW is publishing it.
Deep Discounting The Real Problem
June 1, 2008
Derek Garrison of Talon Comics in Denton, Texas saw the news about the early release of D&D 4th Edition from some vendors and says a more important problem is deep discounting from businesses like Amazon.
Orders For Pull Customers
June 1, 2008
Barry Branvold of Barry's Collectors Corner in Grand Forks , North Dakota saw Steve Bennett’s recent column about low selling series and says retailers should place orders for their pull customers and leave it at that.
Responsibility to Order for Customers
June 1, 2008
Jay Bardyla of Happy Harbor Comics in Edmonton , Alberta saw Steve Bennett’s recent column on less popular series and feels a responsibility to order for his customers.
Column by Steve Bennett
May 28, 2008
This week, Bennett talks about a possible reaction to challenging economic times, and talks about comics that really shouldn’t be made into movies.
Column by Steve Bennett
May 22, 2008
This week, Bennett discusses movies based on comics and cartoons.
