May 4, 2026
OUR 1ST INDIE BOOKSTORE
DAY
What
started out as an immediate debrief of our first Independent
Bookstore Day event quickly spiraled out into an entire episode.
Being so, no notes were taken! This is basically a full episode
running down how our day went, what our expectations were, and
suggestions for next year’s event (spoiler: we’ll do it
again!).
This episode is also a look ahead to FREE COMIC BOOK Day, including
an on-the-spot layout alteration suggested by Dal that we’re going
to try and implement (because Patrick had an additional idea later
that night that we’re also planning to implement).
We say it here and wind up doing it less than a week
later!
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Contest of Challengers #778
This episode is dedicated to the Chicagoland Independent Bookstore
Alliance.
Theme:
Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill)
Intro: James VanOsdol (with Danhausen and Chris Jericho)
Outro: James VanOsdol
“Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James
Acaster, Sue Marasciulo (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Sebastian Bach,
Arune Singh, James VanOsdol
“Dal” Voices: James VanOsdol, RJ City, Dalton Castle, Sue
Marasciulo (Trent’s Mom), Kevin Conroy, Kris Statlander, Skye Blue,
Bryce Remsberg, Arune Singh, Colt Cabana (both)
Dal and Patrick Artwork: Bella Spagnuolo
https://bellaspagnuoloart.myportfolio.com/
This episode was digitally edited by Cleanvoice.
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