Jay Bardyla of Happy Harbor Comics & Toys in Edmonton, Jasper, Lloydminster & Vancouver saw the Talk Back comment by Dean Phillips of Krypton Comics on the results of the election to choose the date for the 2005 Free Comic Book Day and has this response.

This is the fourth and final column in a series on a breakaway employee, a manager who left to start a competing store.

Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics in Whippany, New Jersey responds to Robert Scott's comments on manga sales.

IDW will publish a four issue comic adaptation of Hell House beginning in December.

Paul Stock of Librairie Astro in Montreal, Quebec saw Diamond VP Roger Fletcher's comments on next year's Diamond Retailer Summit, and Rik Deskin's suggestion of Seattle as a location, and suggests a rotating location, in conjunction with a consumer show.

Robert Scott of Comickaze in San Diego, California saw the Talk Back comments of Joe Krolik and Ilan Strasser on manga sales, and feels that the opportunities in manga are huge for retailers, if not for everyone.

Torsten Adair of Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle in New York City saw Joe Krolik's comments on manga sales and has a very different opinion on the future of manga, and a ton of great suggestions on retailing manga successfully.

Christopher Butcher of The Beguiling in Toronto, Ontario saw the two recent Talk Back comments on the future of manga, which were responding to our report on graphic novel sales, and shares the experience of this major metropolitan retailer:

Joe Field, the founder of Free Comic Book Day and proprietor of Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff in Concord, California saw the Talk Back comment from Dean Phillips on the FCBD vote and on running comic promotions in conjunction with Batman Begins next year, and sees two major promotional opportunities.

Rik Deskin of Rain City Comics in Woodinville, Washington saw the report on the options Diamond is considering for its summits next year and feels that Seattle should be thrown into the mix.