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Contest of Challengers

Contest of Challengers

CHALLENGERS Comics + Conversation

From Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago, this is Contest of Challengers, a podcast about the business of running a comics shop. From publishers to distributors to the sales floor itself, each episode deals with the issues of the week and how they affect the way Challengers conducts business, and that includes the actual comic book issues themselves. Hosted by Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush. Thanks for listening. Keep Reading Comics!
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Contest of Challengers - “I Don’t Know” is Unacceptable
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04/11/21 • 63 min

Benhur’s safe is safe! Phew! Seriously, masks are still required in-store!! Sheesh. 7 months of Andrew. Woosh! Changes in the X-Men titles this summer! Snikt! New Marvel Legends action figures just announced! Bam! Bad Idea pins... *Sigh* “I Don’t Know” is Unacceptable. Humph. Image’s The Good Asian is an excellent detective (Chinatown Noir) comic! Ka-ching!* *Okay, so I felt a little weird using “Ka-ching” as the sound effect after The Good Asian. I was going for the sound of a cash register to emphasize how much we expect this to sell. To be safe I googled “noise a cash register makes” and both ‘cha-ching’ and ka-ching’ came up at the top, so I went with it.

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Contest of Challengers - Cry Wolf

Cry Wolf

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04/26/21 • 62 min

Contest of Challengers #530 Cry Wolf Putting the Biz in Ness. Man-Bat’s Nite Fort .0 The Beta Ray Bill #1 International Sales Battle is mired in controversy. Future ordering. New DC and Marvel series for July. Fun with balloons... and the police. Wolf.

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Contest of Challengers - FRUGAL + VICIOUS = FRICIOUS

FRUGAL + VICIOUS = FRICIOUS

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01/31/22 • 71 min

Contest of Challengers #570 FRUGAL + VICIOUS = FRICIOUS •Compendiums vs Trades, as more publishers are going for the larger collections. •The comic shop mainstay that is MAUS. •A brief interlude about Joe Lycett. •What non-superhero trades will we always keep in-stock? •Publishers, it’s okay to let properties die. •Dal’s amazing Shopify hack! •The ease of using Manage Comics as a consumer. •Hand-adding existing subscribers to a new/companion title is not a quick task.

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Contest of Challengers - IN SEQUENCE

IN SEQUENCE

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04/01/24 • 69 min

IN SEQUENCE •We have now officially been open for 16 years! Yow! •Keeping the “local” in local events. •C2E2 is fast approaching. •Wanting to refresh every aspect of the shop. •Some of the many books being published in June. •Thanks, Patrons! •Taskmaster Contest of Challengers #678

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Contest of Challengers - OBFUSCATING THE DETAILS

OBFUSCATING THE DETAILS

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06/03/24 • 71 min

OBFUSCATING THE DETAILS •4 years ago today... •The bad and good of retail, both in one day! •Identity thieved! •Thanks, Patrons! •Taskmaster! •Marvel’s bizarre FOC maneuvers. •July is HUGE for New #1’s! •Red Band books are (unfortunately) the future. •Lack of interest in Blood Hunt/Absolute Power, even tho we’re happy with them. Contest of Challengers #687

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Contest of Challengers - F*CK THIS EPISODE

F*CK THIS EPISODE

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02/20/22 • 65 min

F*CK THIS EPISODE •Patrick has been saving up his Shopify questions for Dal until this recording. •Subscribers ordering duplicate covers and we get stuck with their mistakes. •Shopify’s new Customer page layout is not good. •Our website will be changing this week! Maybe even by the time you read this! •We love our new Challengers portraits by Georgeo Brooks! •Too many shelf signs: 1st Issue/New Print/New Last Week/Recommended By •The new, very limited printing of JLA/Avengers from the Hero Initiative. •Marvel theme park attractions: Universal vs Disney. •F*ck This Place by Kyle Starks is already stirring up controversy. •Upcoming books you should look at: BATMAN KILLING TIME and ROGUES. •Current books we’re really digging: JOE HILL’S RAIN, DIRTBAG RAPTURE and WHAT’S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE. Contest of Challengers #573
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Contest of Challengers - THE WORD “NONE”

THE WORD “NONE”

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02/28/22 • 63 min

THE WORD “NONE” •ChallengersComics.com has changed! •Why you should read EIGHT BILLION GENIES, I HATE THIS PLACE and BATMAN (starting at #125). •Our JLA/Avengers plans IF we get any copies. •Paint drinker. •Goddammit, please stop stealing our action figures!!! •Checking in with Jeanna, the ‘while driving’ edition. •Our modified Tuesday night email. •Just how well did our “NEW PRINTING” signs work? Contest of Challengers #574

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Contest of Challengers - DO A EXCLUSIVE COVER

DO A EXCLUSIVE COVER

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03/21/22 • 61 min

DO A EXCLUSIVE COVER •DO A POWERBOMB! That’s one of the things we were hinting at last episode. •We have a Challengers Exclusive cover or 2 on the horizon. •Diving back into Store Events BY THE HORNS signing March 30 WEST OF SUNDOWN signing April 6 •How to layout the shop for FCBD this year... •Checking in with Stella! •Erroneous Google reviews. •The power went out! Yet business was not interrupted. •Another PRH call. •Most of our Substacks are coming to Image Comics this summer.

Contest of Challengers #577

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Contest of Challengers - FILTER THE SEARCH

FILTER THE SEARCH

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03/28/22 • 64 min

FILTER THE SEARCH •Running a modern comic shop without internet. •Receiving product using only your phone. •Zestworld, the new Substack. •Checking In with a Challenger! •We have a sponsor! •Who would we want to advertise on Contest of Challengers?

OUR SPONSOR: MANSCAPED The Best in Men's Grooming https://www.manscaped.com/ Use the code CHALLENGERS at check-out for 20% off!

Contest of Challengers #578

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Contest of Challengers - Road Trip! Heading out to Kokomo Toys.
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04/01/19 • 62 min

We turned 11 today! It’s the return of everybody’s favorite— a recorded-in-a-moving-car episode (showing you why Car Con Carne is recorded in a stationary car). Bluetooth hijinks make listening to the first 36 minutes of this episode more challenging than usual! Up to the 36 minute mark. Contest of Challengers Bingo is a real thing! https://bingobaker.com/play/2017273 War of the Realms #1 may overshadow every other Marvel book next week, so why release Marvel Team-Up #1 and Major X #1 on the same day? A few more notes about C2E2 2019. Visiting Comics Cubed in Kokomo, Indiana. Kokomo Toys is large and filled with toys from your childhood.

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How many episodes does Contest of Challengers have?

Contest of Challengers currently has 720 episodes available.

What topics does Contest of Challengers cover?

The podcast is about Graphic, Novels, Comic, Entrepreneurship, Comics, Podcasts, Books, Arts and Business.

What is the most popular episode on Contest of Challengers?

The episode title 'Resolute Carnage' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Contest of Challengers?

The average episode length on Contest of Challengers is 69 minutes.

How often are episodes of Contest of Challengers released?

Episodes of Contest of Challengers are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Contest of Challengers?

The first episode of Contest of Challengers was released on Jul 31, 2009.

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