POPULARITY
Jeff Tim and Bobby gather to talk Motor City Comic Con, Diamond Retailer Summit, Tom King getting fired from Batman, and the best of this week's comics in another Rad Raptor Radio!
It’s a busy week as we talk about the Diamond Retailer Summit, C2E2, a new BOOM! Studios retail initiative, two Richie Kotzen concerts, filming the “My Comic Shop Country” documentary and, of course, BaconFest Chicago. Strap in as this one is over 2 hours!
Eric and James sit down to talk about the 2018 Diamond Retailer Summit ahead of the C2E2 conventions in Chicago, IL. Hear as the guys break down the activities of the day, including the DC and Marvel panels, as well as some smaller publishers making good waves … and perhaps some controversy? If you have thoughts or questions about what we discussed, join in the discussion by sending us an email to podcast@kowabungacomics.com or registering for our new forums at... Read More Read More
Eric and James sit down to talk about the 2018 Diamond Retailer Summit ahead of the C2E2 conventions in Chicago, IL. Hear as the guys break down the activities of the day, including the DC and Marvel panels, as well as some smaller publishers making good waves … and perhaps some controversy?You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
James and Eric take some time to recap the days events at the 2017 Diamond Retailer Summit, held at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. We cover the news from various comic publishers, manga publishers, and creators. Some were highlights … some were not. Listen in to get our reaction and hear about a couple of new exciting products/publishers that caught our eye. As a surprise, we are joined by shop customer and friend Clint! Clint gives us insight into what it’s... Read More Read More
James and Eric take some time to recap the days events at the 2017 Diamond Retailer Summit, held at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. We cover the news from various comic publishers, manga publishers, and creators. Some were highlights … some were not. Listen in to get our reaction and hear about a couple of new exciting products/publishers that caught our eye.As a surprise, we are joined by shop customer and friend Clint! Clint gives us insight into what it’s like anticipating going to your first big convention, as well as a few nuggets of how he got into comics, what he wants to do in the comic industry, and creators he is looking forward to meeting.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.
NOT RECORDED IN A MOVING VEHICLE! You’re welcome. There’s a bunch of Marvel things to talk about: Legacy numbering, movie/TV advertising and geo-targeted character interaction, yet another new X-Men team book. We like SOME of this. We are 1 week into Women’s Comics Month. How is it going? 1st quarter 2017 sales are down 10% thus far. The number of brand new titles coming out in May is staggering. Will Patrick be on a Diamond Retailer Summit panel? We had a C2E2 scavenger hunt at the store. Having an actual, mailing address mailing list; not emails. Our business neighbor is now a Cards for Cash store. Read Grass Roots #1 (and Gwenpool, for Dal).
Jermaine recounts his trip to the Diamond Retailer Summit and Baltimore Comic Con, including being sold out by Mark Waid for "stealing" the dessert of Archie Comics president Mike Pellerito, and then he's joined by Stephen in attempt to prepare you for the monster week of new releases to come!