When I worked at my first comic shop down in the City of Industry in sunny southern California, I was handed a small pamphlet titled “How to get Women (and other new customers) Into Your Store!”. Well, something like that at least as that’s the impression that was left to me upon seeing the [...]
Category Archives: shop
In the News
June 4, 2008 – 3:45 pm
So, we get in a call at the store because the local News-Press has heard something of this ‘Iron Man’ fellow that seems to be a hit with the youngsters, so they want to talk to us about it. The torch is passed to the Comic Shop Girl (and let’s be honest, it’s for my [...]
Getting the Word Out
May 15, 2008 – 8:14 am
So, I haven’t gotten a chance to talk about Secret Invasion #2 yet (because, let’s face it…. after #1 it was kind of a let down) because with summer coming up, we’ve hit promotion season at ye olde store. So this means heading out to events like the Santa Barbara Social Game Night to talk [...]
Seeking May Flowers
May 6, 2008 – 8:21 am
If no one’s said it before, let me be the first: OH MY GOD WAS THIS WEEKEND OVER THE TOP.
We had Iron Man released to the masses, Free Comic Book Day celebrated (which tend to come with a sale, a signing or at least a balloon) and then, just to top things off, Metro hosted [...]
From the Trenches
May 3, 2008 – 11:33 am
I come to you live from the madness that is Free Comic Book Day (which I do have to say that if you’re not at, you should at least be watching Iron Man right now!), beleaguered and sore. Of the 35 or so titles we had this morning, we’re down to 15 and slowly dropping. [...]
I’ve Seen Iron Man
May 2, 2008 – 3:50 pm
Da-na, da-na-na, da-nanananana, da-na-na.
This afternoon, when I came into work, I created this sign out of a used back board:
I created this sign because I could pretty much call how my day was going to go:
Customer: Have you seen Iron Man yet?
Me: Yes!
Customer: Is… is it any good?
I’ve had to go through this [...]
We’re DOOOOMED!
April 7, 2008 – 1:33 pm
Matt Fraction and Ed Brubaker leave the Immortal Iron Fist in the hands of Duane Swierczynski.
Now, on one hand, this shouldn’t be that big of a threat to the guy buying comics. Brubaker and Fraction get right to it when asked about what it was that made Danny Rand’s adventures such a big hit and [...]
“Ugly Boys Store”
March 28, 2008 – 4:33 pm
The above phrase should have been taken down in a statement to the police on why I had to strange a woman who came into the store with her young daughter and son. You think this kind of thing wouldn’t happen; I’m fairly obviously a female behind the counter of a comic shop and so [...]
Blood Colossus
These two words have sold me more $3.99 issues than any other since I started this job. Since I started selling.
BLOOD COLOSSUS.
Just… just bask in it for a moment, will you? Take in the wonder and the glory that is a Blood Colossus. The name excites the imagination and lays the groundwork for what is [...]