Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith, Arkansas comments on the announcement of Valiant Entertainment partnering with Hastings for live streaming events (see "Valiant to Live Stream In-Store Promotional Events").
So there are a couple thousand comic book stores, some of which have supported Valiant Entertainment since the beginning, then they make this deal with Hastings. This makes me want to rethink my support for Valiant.
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'Makes me want to rethink my support'
Posted by ICv2 on September 10, 2015 @ 2:43 am CT

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