Jul 13, 2026
DELUGE!
*Dal’s
microphone turned off before the recording, so his audio was only
captured by Patrick’s mic. We used Cleanvoice to reconstruct Dal’s
audio, and it sounds great, but a few parts sound like gibberish.
Well, more gibberish than
normal*
•Flooding!
•UPS shipment emails.
•Distributor emails...
Jul 6, 2026
IT DOESN’T. WHO CARES.
•It
starts petty…
•Customer service is key.
•Thanks, Patrons!
•The American Library Association’s Annual Conference was in
Chicago and we got to see a bunch of our publishing friends!
•DC Execs visit the shop!
•MATT KINDT and BRIAN HURTT are coming back to Challengers!
•We...
Jun 29, 2026
HORROR MOVIE LIZARD MAN
•Lots
of new toys in-store and coming our way!
•Only Dal is allowed an Aztek figure!
•An update on the availability of Pennies!
•MIDNIGHT(s)!
•DC Animation announcements.
•The Back Issue Blind Box
mystery!
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Contest of Challengers #786
This episode is dedicated to Milly...
Jun 22, 2026
ACTIVELY MANAGING
•Print
catalogs vs digital catalogs.
•Huge Lunar shipment on the horizon!
•Upcoming signings!
•Credit card processing fees being passed to the consumer is
getting out of hand.
•Pennies!!
•A Chicago spice bag!
•New title announcements for
September!
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Contest of Challengers...
Jun 15, 2026
KEEP ESCAPING IT
•Opening
a Marvel 616 Doom Blind Bag.
•BIG week of “A” list Releases. Or is it?
•MASK #1 Blind Bag surprise!
•Huge spoilers from the Big 2 publishers, before the corresponding
books are released!!
•Adjective titles.
•Warrior Cats.
•Jed McKay’s MOON KNOGHT is a...