Contest of Challengers

A CODEFIED STRUCTURE •Paper vs PDF •Using physical catalogs when ordering. •Receiving stock from Scholastic. •Comics talked about in this episode:      GHOST PEPPER #1      SIXTH GUN ROAD TO THE SIXTH #0      OUT OF ALCATRAZ #3      ROBIN & BATMAN JASON TODD #1      JL VS GODZILLA VS KONG II #1      GODDAMN TRAGEDY #1      MOMMY BLOG   This episode is dedicated to Dal's mom's 80 th birthday! -----...

NOT A PATH TO FOLLOW •Website tweaks and notifications. •Searching PRH for "I Am a Hero." •Details of our Career Day at a local elementary school. •Free Comic Book Day wrap-up. •The Chillin' Like a Villain Art Show opening! •Comic talked about in this episode:      EXQUISITE CORPSES #1   This episode is dedicated to the darker seid of love. ---------- This episode was digitally edited by Cleanvoic...

A WEEK IN THE DAY •No more "Charles" at the bank! •Forgetting subscribers' names. •A mystery box of comics from Lunar! •MORE shortages from Lunar this week!! •Thanks, Patrons! •The FCBD Comic Shop Crawl. •Career Day! •Diamond has finally been sold! Probably.   This episode is dedicated to teachers and their infinite patience. ---------- This episode was digitally edited by Cleanvoice. How'd it sou...

THIS IS DUMB, JUST, PERIOD. •Free Comic Book Day week prep. •Upcoming events! •Now that BOOM! Is distributed by Penguin Random House… •New Comic Book Day constant shipping woes. •Every month keeps getting bigger for Godzilla! •Scholastic, one more publisher Diamond has just stopped supplying. •Comics talked about in this episode:      SUPERGIRL #1      ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN INCURSION #1 This episode...

IS THIS WHAT RESPECT FEELS LIKE? •Dal already has thoughts for next year's C2E2! •It's our C2E2 2025 recap episode! It was a pretty great show and got us more excited to be doing what we do. •Who we met/talked to! •Dal's Dan Mora story! •Patrick's first-ever CGC grading experience. •Diamond Comic Distributors has an official, legal buyer. •Our cloudy front window. This episode is dedicated to Hiro...

ABSOLUTE UNITS OF DESTRUCTION •Patrick is joined by MORGAN PERRY , Marketing Manager at Square Enix, Inc. • Square Enix has a new program for comic shops, Comic Partner , and Morgan is here to tell us about it! •Getting manga into the hands of manga fans new and old! •Upcoming manga series you cannot miss! •Morgan's email: mperry@us.square-enix.com (for retailers who want to join Comic Partner and...

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE CONFUSING THE CHILDREN •Tariffs in comics. •Dal's take on Lost Fantasy #1 . •Cover designs. •The closure of ThingsFromAnotherWorld .com. •Thanks, Patrons! •Publishers missing from Diamond. •Updating Sidekicks! This episode is dedicated to IKEA Kallax shelving. ---------- This episode was digitally edited by Cleanvoice. How'd it sound? Contest of Challengers #731 T heme: Adam W...

APOLOGIZING FOR THINGS NOT OUR FAULT •Trying to buy a Will Ospreay print by Rob Schamberger. •MORE problems with Lunar shipments! •MORE problems with Diamond shipments! •2 annoying online transactions (one eBay, one Challengers). •Alliance Entertainment enters into an agreement to purchase Diamond Comic Distributors! What do we know about Alliance? •We're 17!! This episode is dedicated to the 22%...

RELIABLY FRUSTRATING •Next week is maybe the biggest New Release week we've ever had, in both quantity and dollar amount. •Lunar shortages! •Quantity limits. •Lunar growing pains. •Marvel's "new" ideas. •The return of Adventure Time comics. •The soap opera that is Void Rivals. •Comics talked about in this episode:      ABSOLUTE FLASH #2      DARK REGARDS #1      PLAGUE HOUSE #1      BATTLE BEAST #...

I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING SOMEWHERE WITH THIS •The next few weeks of New Releases are MASSIVE. •What we're looking forward to at C2E2. •Gabi Mendez signing recap! •An upcoming art show. •Comics talked about in this episode:      FIRE AND ICE WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER #1      HARLEY QUIN FARTACULAR SILENT BUTT DEADLY #1 This episode is dedicated to meals with good friends. ---------- This episode was digi...

THE BULLSEYE OF BULLSEYES •Godzilla vs Chicago, one week later. •New Dark Horse graphic novels immediately unavailable. •Andrea Bell signing recap! •"Reducing complexity." •Diamond bankruptcy notices. •DTC podcast invite. •Comic talked about in this episode:      ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #1      ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1      FREE PLANET #1      ASSORTEED CRISIS EVENTS #1 This episode is dedicat...

VALIDABLE •ComicsPRO Annual Meeting part 2! •Batman H2SH. Pronounced "huh-toosh" •Back to ComicsPRO news! •GODZILLA! •Dal vs the MCU. •Comic talked about in this episode:      BATMAN #157 This episode is dedicated to Michelle Trachtenburg. ---------- This episode was edited and transcribed by Cleanvoice. How'd it sound? Contest of Challengers #726 T heme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro/Outr...

ALL BUSINESS •This IS a business podcast, after all. •It's Tax Time (never to be confused with "Toni Time")! •Paying vendors. •ComicsPRO news (of which there is little when we recorded). •Comic talked about in this episode:      ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 This episode is dedicated to all the hard workers of the ComicsPRO Annual Conference. ---------- This episode was edited and transcribed by Cleanvoice. H...

SALE APPARENT •Distribution shipping schedules. •How did the 2025 "I Love You But I've Chosen Comics" sale do for us? •Shopify user permissions. •BONUS: Dal's favorite local chicken take-out restaurants. This episode is dedicated to chicken, in all its delicious, edible forms. ---------- This episode was NOT edited and transcribed by Cleanvoice. How'd it sound? Contest of Challengers #724 T heme:...

INTRODUCING UNCERTANTY TO THE PROCESS •Sacrificers #13 shortage and what Lunar did about it. •Upcoming bookmark! •More publishers abandoning Diamond. •DSTLRY's digital collectibles. •A new/current Shopify headache. •Comics talked about in this episode:      I WAS A FASHION SCHOOL SERIAL KILLER #1      LOST FANTASY #1, #2, #3      WE'RE TAKING EVERYONE DOWN WITH US #1 This episode is dedicated to d...

THE KYLE-VERSE with KYLE HIGGINS •It's an extra-special, extra-long episode featuring KYLE HIGGINS (and Andrew Challenger)!! •Image's MASSIVE-VERSE is a universe within itself featuring Radiant Black, Rogue Sun, Super-Massive, Inferno Girl Red, No/One, and more, and Kyle tells us ALL about it! •RADIANT BLACK #31 is the prefect jumping on point and is available to order from Challengers (or any loc...

NO SAFETY NET •How much does our Sale T-Shirt cost? •Small week of releases for the week of our Sale. •One World Under Doom vs X-Manhunt. •Patrick is a "Top 30 Women to Look Out For in 2025" candidate! •What does Diamond's Chapter 11 filing mean for Challengers? •A last second BOOM! Announcement! •Comics talked about in this episode:      BUG WARS #1, #2      FREE FOR ALL #1      MINE IS A LONG, L...

CONCIERGE SERVICE •Shopify God Mode. •Inventory reconciliation. •Lucky Devils signing (and 2 upcoming signings). •Ratioed bookplates. •Chicago Box Co price increase. •Decreasing Image discounts. •Cleanvoice results from last week. •Comics talked about in this episode:      OUT OF ALCATRAZ #1, #2      GODZILLA HEIST #1      ZATANNA #1      ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS #1 This episode is dedicated to the...

COMMUNITY INREACH •NOT recorded in a car! •Community outreach and fan base cultivation. •Store eras. 5, maybe? •Challengers adages. •Comic talked about in this episode:      ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #1 This episode is dedicated to big red "Record" and "Stop" buttons that are too easy to press by accident. ---------- This episode was edited and transcribed by Cleanvoice. How'd it sound? Contest of Chal...

MINUS FIVE •No more subscription discount! •The Amalgam allocation. •2024 Sales info! •Our Best Sellers of 2024. •The Saga subscriber epidemic. •Thanks, Patrons! This episode is dedicated to The Big Fat Quiz. ---------- This episode was edited and transcribed by Cleanvoice. How'd it sound? Contest of Challengers #718 T heme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol "Patrick" Voi...

YOU ARE A FIXTURE •New Release List nonsense. •Your gifts to us. •December sales, thus far. •POP vinyl ordering. •Barnes & Noble's impact. •Lucky Devils #1 signing event! •We're just normal men. •'Twas the Night Before… This episode is dedicated to 1 year without my Dad. ---------- This episode was edited and transcribed by Cleanvoice. How'd it sound? Contest of Challengers #717 T heme: Adam WarRo...

POKING AROUND THE BACK END •Christmas sales daze. •Knocking on the doorway of delinquency. •Financial mishmash. •Poking around the back end. •The same update on Diamond Comic Distributors. •Dal's New Release videos. •I didn't take notes for this section. •Upcoming financial changes. This episode is dedicated to Irish Christmas trees of the North.  ---------- This episode was edited and transcribed...

THE ONGOING SAGA •An update on Diamond Comic Distributors. •(Lack of) SAGA for 2024. •Firing subscribers. •Loyality/Points programs. •Holiday restock. This episode is dedicated to the song "On The Loose" by SAGA. ---------- Contest of Challengers #715 T heme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol "Patrick" Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue (Trent'...

WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON? •Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld. •A week without Diamond. •Thanks, Patrons! •Ireland. •Spoiler. Not as in we can't tell you, as in the Go-Bot. This episode is dedicated to Guinness. ---------- Contest of Challengers #714 T heme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol "Patrick" Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue (Trent's Mom),...

KEEPING IT MIDWEST Patrick is out of the country! Dal is stuck doing all the work! So that means... Guest Hosts!! •Who are this episode's guest hosts? •How did they discover Challengers? •What are things like where they're at? •In front of the divider aka pull bag (bag?) discussion. •Comics they love. •Comic talked about: THE SEASONS #1 •How to be a good shopper  Thanks for listening! Keep Reading...