Guest Column by Mike Friedrich
June 27, 2023
Mike Friedrich, a key figure in the history of the comics Direct Market, shared this obituary for another key figure in that history, Mel Thompson.
Guest Column by David Wheeler
June 27, 2023
David Wheeler, longtime comics and game retailer and current CEO of Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy shared this obituary for Mel Thompson.
Plus: Game Kastle Expands
June 6, 2023
Game Kastle adds a new location in San Jose.
'In 1965, a Teenage Bud Plant Rifled Through a Bin of Comics.'
May 26, 2023
The story begins: in 1965, a teenage Bud Plant rifled through a bin of comics.
Comics in the 1960s, Including Some of the First Comic Stores
May 26, 2023
In this first video, Plant talks about the very early days of the comics business in the 1960s, and some of the first comic stores in California.
Phil Seuling, Beginning the Direct Market, the First Comics & Comix
May 26, 2023
In this second video, Plant talks about meeting Phil Seuling, the beginnings of the direct market, and opening the first Comics & Comix store.
Rapid Growth, Selling Out to Diamond, The Meaning of It All
May 26, 2023
In this third video, Plant talks about rapid growth in the 1980s, selling his wholesale business to Diamond, and the meaning of it all.
Comics in the 1960s, Including Some of the First Comic Stores
May 26, 2023
In Part 1, Plant talks about the very early days of the comics business in the 1960s, and some of the first comic stores in California.
Meeting Phil Seuling, the Beginnings of the Direct Market, the First Comics & Comix
May 26, 2023
In Part 2, Plant talks about meeting Phil Seuling, the beginnings of the direct market, and opening the first Comics & Comix store.
Rapid Growth in the 80s, Selling Out to Diamond, and the Meaning of it All
May 26, 2023
In Part 3, Plant talks about rapid growth in the 1980s, selling his wholesale business to Diamond, and the meaning of it all.
