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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 

Mar 28, 2022

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:
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Mar 21, 2022

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...


Mar 14, 2022

ANYTHING BUT INNOVATIVE
•Too much vague talk about thigs we just can’t tell you yet.
•Patrick talked to/at 5 wrestlers today, for… reasons…
•We’re really excited by one of favorite creator’s new comic project, to be announced next week.
•Our Hero Initiative JLA/Avengers raffle is...


Mar 7, 2022

BUYING A SOLUTION
•Rowing Home with Jordan North. Congratulations, Jordan!!
•Where we’ve been donating this week (links below).
•UPS (too) Early-morning delivery.
•Why the crazy (online, not instore) demand for AVENGERS FOREVER #3?
•New Releases are always a limit of 2 (unless you preorder).
•Why a Hold...