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From Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago, this is CONTEST OF CHALLENGERS, a comics industry business podcast about the businees of running a comic book shop.
Hosted by Challengers' owners Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush.
1845 N Western Ave | Chicago, IL 60647 | 773.278.0155
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Will Eisner "Spirit of Comics" Retailer Award Recipient 

Sep 29, 2025

ALL-MALE REVIEW
•Droning on about the same topics! All deliveries all the time!
•We’re heading to the New York Comic Con in 2 weeks!
•It was a tiring Batman Day!
•A 1-star review for not at all unrealistic entitled reasons!
•We’ll be getting Image books 27 days before bookstores!
•Comics talked about in...


Sep 22, 2025

IT’S JUST COMIC BOOKS
•No podcasting backlash from last week.
•Patrick was on WGN’s Spotlight Chicago this week for Batman Day!
https://wgntv.com/news/celebrate-batman-day-with-challengers-comics/
•How DC Comics is hindering our Batman Day.
•Deadpool/Batman!
•Our (lack o)f Local Comic Shop Day...


Sep 15, 2025

PUBLIC DISCOURSE
•Hypothetical employee situations.
•When our opinion doesn’t matter.
•Red Hood #1.
•Another celebrity drop-by!
 
This episode is dedicated to not using your words to hurt others.
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Contest of Challengers #749

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Sep 8, 2025

IT’S BEEN KNOWN FOR YEARS
•DC KENNY OMEGA #1.
•Challengers Blue. What If it survived?
•The Jonas Brothers.
•Thanks, Patrons!
•Japanese Manga vs American Comics, via The Beat.
•IDW Classics.

•Fran’s Kitchen cookbook is in-stock! Support the Alzheimer’s Association!
You can buy the cookbook on the...


Sep 1, 2025

35 - 0
•Lucy Knisley’s latest signing!
•35 years.
•Social media app changes.
•Rethinking FOC’s.

•Fran’s Kitchen cookbook is in-stock! Support the Alzheimer’s Association!
You can buy the cookbook on the Challengers website here: https://challengerscomics.com/products/frans-kitchen-cookbook
And you...