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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
ChallengersComics.com
Will Eisner "Spirit of Comics" Retailer Award Recipient 

Mar 27, 2023

CT-HEY! DON’T PARK THERE!
•Cars engulfed by flame.
•Positive Shopify changes.
•New Sign Holders (that no one will notice, but that’s the point).
•Shelf rearranging and a much larger 25% OFF section!
•When the CTA parked on the sidewalk, blocking our front door.
•Smart Filer and Search.
•Shopify item...


Mar 20, 2023

LACK OF MOMENTUM
•A Challengers business fact: If a comic sells very well for us, it is usually ignored by the mainstream.
•John Allison is very smart.
•The missing “A” cover of Invincible Iron Man #4.
•Checking-in PRH replacement books.
•Patrick is on Episode 825 of Car Con Carne (


Mar 13, 2023

YOU’RE THE WORST PART OF COMIC COLLECTING
•Really good comics: INDIGO CHILDREN; NO/ONE and (hopefully) PARASOCIAL.
•All the Variant Covers for March 15th. Also, the last time we complain about variant covers on this podcast.
•Chargeback BS from a Pumpkin-Headed D!p$#!t with no shame.
•The Fables Wellness...


Mar 6, 2023

2 BUGS MAKE A RIGHT
•Removing an item from the Shopify register during the payment phase.
•Extra-large transactions cause large bugs.
•Guns!
•The X-23 Deadly Regenesis solicitation is a large paragraph of nothing.
•2 Kickstarter campaigns of note (yes, we can be bought)!
•Fast food apps.
•Funko...