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| Black Star Collectibles and Feon Cooper, courtesy Cooper |
It took Feon Cooper three tries—driving an ambulance before and and the middle—to get it right in opening and sustaining his own business. But with the aid of his partner, Kareem Burton, Black Star Collectibles is thriving with two stores. See what he's learned HERE at ICv2.
Jim McLauchlin
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| Photos courtesy Geoffrey's Comics |
Geoffrey Patterson owns two comic stores that have been institutions for 40+ years: Geoffrey's Comics, which he inherited from his father, and Hi De Ho, which he bought. It's a lot of weight to carry, but he carries it happily. Read about what he's learned HERE.
Jim McLauchlin
Pandemic lockdowns of recent years gave people more time to read, and re-connected them with their collectibles. Result: Comic store sales BOOMED in 2021.
The good news? The trend is continuing in 2022, albeit at a slower, but still upward, pace. Click on over to ICv2 for both some anecdotes and hard numbers.
Jim McLauchlin
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| Chedy Hampson and TGCplayer.com, courtesy TCGplayer |
It's more than just a few cards. TCGPlayer.com is a marketplace that ships about 100 million products a year (!) and employs 600 people. Chedy Hampson has grown the company with values, and a vision of what the future should always be. Find out what he's learned HERE at icv2.com.
Jim McLauchlin
There's a writer and there's an artist, but these days, comics is seen very predominantly as a writer's medium. Part of the problem? Editors skew toward being "word people" over "picture people" as well. Read all about the pendulum (over-) swing here at Newsarama.
Jim McLauchlin
Jim McLauchlin
Comes as no surprise to those who know: Editors!
The are the cheerleaders, the traffic cops, the advocates, the proofreaders, and according to Jonathan Hickman, "adult supervision."
You wanna be in the know? Read all about it over at Newsarama.
Jim McLauchlin
