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Retailer Patrick Brower joins the show to talk about the year that was in his Chicago comic shop, Challengers Comics + Conversation. Brower discusses the slow open to years, the top comics of the year at Challengers, stimulating foot traffic, the year that was at Challengers, Saga's immortal nature, Absolute learnings, what else is moving the needle at Challengers, the impact of handselling, how customer behaviors have changed, the world of comics distribution, behind the scenes work, managing the amount of product, his view on the broader world of comics retail, the evolution of that space, and more.

Welcome to the third and final part of the Episode 1000 anniversary episode, recorded at live events held at four locations throughout the greater Chicagoland area. My original idea was to combine all the interviews and performances into one single release. As fate would have it… it's just too much content for one single episode, so I decided to break it up and make it more digestible.   For this episode, recorded at Skeleton Key Brewery in Woodridge, Siren Records in McHenry, and Liar's Club in Chicago, and the Q101 Lounge, you'll hear (and see):   An interview with DEHD on the sweet Q101 radio mics. One of my favorite bands, AM TAXI, performing and chatting from Skeleton Key. Siren Records owner Bill Lindquist. Long time pop-punk favorites Showoff. And a fantastic peformance and chat with the synthy goth pop duo clubdrugs.     In between segments, you'll also get to enjoy messages from former podcast guests, sharing their Episode 1000 greetings. This time around, that includes Patrick Brower of Challengers Comics + Conversation, Stubhy from Lucky Boys Confusion, Bullet to the Heart, Denis Buckley of 88 Fingers Louie, and You Died.   ##   CCC is sponsored by Easy Automation. Are you ready to turn your home into a smart home?   Transform your living space with cutting-edge home automation. Experience seamless control over audio/video, lighting, climate, security, and more. Embrace the future of smart living – your home, your rules.   Get a quote by visiting Easy-automation.net, or call Dan at 630.730.3728   ##     Thank you: Skeleton Key Brewery - Paul and Emily Slayton Liar's Club - Herb Rosen. Also Gary and Scott! Siren Records - Bill and Jenny Lindquist The Black and Blue Hearts Mike Stricker The Ooozin' Ahhhs AM Taxi Ike Reilly Steve Silver wht.rbbt.obj Showoff Josh Caterer Bellhead Kevin Kellam clubdrugs The Effigies DEHD Zach Spangler Derek Gochenauer (thanks for the video post-production!) Henry Scherer Matt Winkelman Asim Ali James Kurdziel Dan Pursel   Most importantly: Thank you for listening to, watching and supporting Car Con Carne. I don't take any of it for granted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Retailer Patrick Brower returns to the show to talk about the year for his shop, Chicago's Challengers Comics + Conversation. Brower discusses the holiday season, his comics retail podcast, promoting comics, how the year was and its progression, product vs. process, excitement levels, what's working, building other paths, in-store sales versus online, what hasn't been working, the reasons things are a struggle, what customers are saying, awareness of titles, the conversation about the direct market, what has him hopeful about comics, and more.

All October long, Car Con Carne is featuring Halloween-related interviews and locations. This episode finds me back at 13th Floor Haunted House (5050 River Road, Schiller Park). Joining me for a trip through the haunt is returning guest Patrick Brower, co-owner of Challengers Comics + Conversation (1845 N. Western, Chicago).   Patrick and I talk about our trip through 13th Floor before digging into the state of comics retail, comic conventions and the joy of Mego action figures. Challengers Comics is now celebrating its 15th year serving Chicago comics fans!   13th Floor is open October 24-Halloween night, and then again November 3-5. Find out more and buy tickets at 13thfloorchicago.com.   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Subscribe to Alex's YouTube channel, and visit his website at alexrossart.com!     Car Con Carne is also sponsored by In the Loop Magazine: When you're in a world-class music city like Chicago, there's so much happening that it can be almost overwhelming—that's where In the Loop Magazine comes in. For show recaps, tour previews, interviews, photo galleries, and more, visit beintheloopchicago.com  

Tad is joined by cartoonist Chynna Clugston-Flores and co-owner of Challengers Comics + Conversation to discuss Maison Ikkoku Book 1.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Retailer Patrick Brower joins the show to chat about the year at his comic shop, Challengers Comics + Conversation, and the state of the direct market. Brower discusses the year at Challengers, the flip side of success, the weird vibes today, time costs, the difficulty of handselling, what moved the needle this year, the impact of economic uncertainty, what isn't working, the retailer conversation, variant covers, what he wants more from publishers, where single issue comics are headed, the medium versus the business, what he's excited for in 2023, and more.

In this week's episode of Off Panel, Patrick Brower, the co-owner of Challengers Comics + Conversation, a comic shop in Chicago, joins to chat about the year in his store. Brower discusses his exhausting year, changing point-of-sale system, how the year was for the shop, the state of Wednesdays, what's working, the X-Men line, Reckless, Saga's return, what isn't performing well, Bad Idea, the lack of ongoings, Black Label, single issues versus graphic novels, the current distributors, supply chain issues, digital impacts, hopes for 2022, and more.

Of course “infrastructural” is a word. And we ARE relating to the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, such as Challengers Comics + Conversation. Time Before Time, another upcoming Image title, is definitely worth your… time. Running a comic shop vs running a comic business. New non-Marvel Legends toys. Having Invincible collections is invaluable, as opposed to not being able to get any Falcon and Winter Soldier collections. Penguin Random House is out of stock on our entire order? Upcoming website changes, but we’re in no hurry. Window quotes, in more ways than one.

In this week's episode of Off Panel, retailer Patrick Brower returns to the show to chat about the year that was for his shop, Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago. Brower discusses his own year, what happened with Challengers' second shop, the year for the store overall, the volume of comics being released, new tactics, the need to change, explosive Wednesdays, new readers and disappearing pull list customers, the state of DC, the X-Men line, hopes for 2021, and more.

You're going to be an author! But how do you get your books to actually sell? After you've told your friends and family that your book exists, you still have to convince the rest of the people in the world that they should buy it. And your best allies on that front can be bookstores and comics stores, who spend all day every day talking to people about how they should buy graphic novels from them.  Today, we talk to the co-owners of Eisner Award-winning comics store Challengers Comics + Conversation, in Chicago IL, about what comics stores do, how they work, and how authors can work with them.  Author events, staff features, building relationships, newsletter promotion -- Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush talk about how it all unfolds in their store.  You can visit Challengers Comics + Conversation yourself -- or check them out on Twitter at @challengers -- or listen to their podcast about retailing, Contest of Challengers.

It's been ONE week since we podcasted! Marty, Sarah, and the buddies are ramping up for a Chichaggio Money in the Bank (let's not forget Takeover too!) plus lots of other news from the week. Bellas, Bad Raps, IIconics, and more lead into a tasty Wrestling Confession. An Old School Wrestling corner and a visit from everyone's favorite ghost rounds out our weekly romp. Let's Podcast! Sponsors: Heels and Faces - heelsandfaces.com Challengers Comics + Conversation - challengerscomics.com

We proudly announce our creator line-up for this year’s Free Comic Book Day. What comic-themed gift can you get for someone that works in a comics shop? Protecting the privacy of our customers (from other customers). Challengers has been in business for 10 years! A brief history of how Challengers started and what it took to get the doors open for business. Our main takeaways from 10 years. Thank you for being part of our first decade!

Host Anthony Desiato shares some momentous Flat Squirrel news before sitting down with Patrick Brower, co-owner of the Eisner Award-winning Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago. Living up to the "Conversation" part of the store's name, Anthony and Patrick discuss how and why Challengers nurtures comic book fans and readers rather than collectors. This episode is Part 1 of a two-episode visit to the Windy City.

On the 2016 finale for Off Panel, the co-owner of the Eisner Award winning comic shop Challengers Comics + Conversation, Patrick Brower, joins the show to talk about the year for his shop and the state of comic book retail as a whole. He shares how his shop did this year, what worked, what didn't, Rebirth, Civil War II, what he thinks is driving some of the retailer doom and gloom, whether he think it's different than the usual doom and gloom, what he's hearing from other shops, what he loved in comics in 2016, what he's excited for in 2017, and more.

On this week's episode of Off Panel, David welcomes Patrick Brower, co-owner of the Eisner winning comic shop Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago. Patrick joins the show to talk about all things retail, how he and business partner W. Dal Bush started the shop, the plusses and minuses of being a retailer, how his team approaches sales, diversity, the power of Raina Telgemeier, and much more. This is a fitting pair with our longform piece on a recent retailer survey we did, and if you're a creator or someone interested in the comic industry, there's a lot to dig into here.

It's a busy night at Challengers Comics + Conversation as Chris and Sal welcome Mike Norton, Sean McKeever, Josh Elder, Paul Mounts & Tony Akins to the show. Mike and Sean talk about being reunited for Marvel's Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt and working on their co-created character Gravity again. Things get more and more hectic as the show moves along and the crowd grows for this evening of comics, art and plenty of beer.

It's the third and final episode from our Free Comic Book Day extravaganza! You've heard from Erik Larsen, you've followed our journey in The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, and now it's time to hear all about 2009's Free Comic Book Day. Join Sal, Tom, Chris and special guest Patrick Brower for a discussion about all of the day's events. Patrick and his business partner Dal run one of the best comic shops around, and he gives some of the trade secrets as to why Challengers Comics + Conversation is the kind of store you wish you had in your neighborhood. The panel discusses this year's FCBD offerings, and for some weird reason has trouble remembering anything from 2008. Listener voice mails and e-mails. A NEW Around Comics Community and things not to do on a podcast wrap up this year's FCBD episode. Featured Music by Frank Black

Around Comics brings you one more episode from Challengers Comics + Conversation. Challengers co-owner Dal jumps in for a discussion about opening a new comic shop in Chicago and everything they did to make Challengers a great store. Wizard Magazine offers up their Best of 2008 lists and we talk about some of their picks and throw in our own. Listen in to find out who our favorite creators and what our favorite books of 2008 were.