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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 

Oct 28, 2024

THEMATIC HEFT
Graphic Novels based off of bands.
Out-of-print graphic novels.
X-Books sales check-in!
Collector mentality.
How the Day of the Dead Gil Signing went.
Daimond warehouse reduction.
•Diamond replenishment shipping.
•Marvel FOC’s thru January 2025.

•Comics talked about in...


Oct 21, 2024

MEGAFORCE
Absolute Batman #1 is a HUGE, thikk-thighed hit!
It’s all about the BOOM (Tube)!
Aimee Garcia and AJ Mendez are coming (or, were here, by the time you hear this)!
Something about wrestling fans…
Thank you, Samantha/Welcome back, Donovan.
NYCC announcements (as of Thursday).
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Oct 14, 2024

CHANGING THE CALCULUS
•A broken frame.
•Dal’s Manage Comics Vision Board (TM).
•Website search bars.
•Dal is unqualified to sell comics.
•Comic shop theft.
•The high rent of modern retail.
•Super-fun upcoming events!
•Our preferable comic book publishing format?

This episode is dedicated to Mike...


Oct 7, 2024

WE JUST DO WHAT WE DO
September 2024 sales.
The difference between different distributors’ invoicing.
Stocky importing (and what is Stocky).
•Burnt out on too many comics.
•Hand-selling is getting harder.
•Thanks, Patrons!
•The new lights are all installed!
Contest of Challengers #705

This episode...


Sep 30, 2024

LET THERE BE LIGHT
Online credit/Pokemon kids.
We have (many but not all) new lights!
How was Batman Day 2014?
•Dal talks about the Chicago White Sox a little bit more than Patrick wants him to.
•No change in our weekly delivery date woes.
•Comics talked about in this episode:
     ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN...