Folks, I’ve come back to writing about comics after far too long. The TL;DR of it all involves adjusting to the rigours of running a shop by myself and finally getting some ADHD meds somewhat…
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Turnbuckle BEATDown: John Cena’s Career is Compromised to a Permanent End
Over at The Beat, I was tapped to talk about John Cena’s final match, and I decided to use it as a chance to talk about how comics and pro wrestling essentially have the same…
Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go? (Part Three)
2022 was relentless. The year began with a bout with depression. Turns out, bottling a trauma so you can just get through December retail is a very bad long term plan. I don’t recommend it….
Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go? (Part Two)
I didn’t drop completely until after Granny’s funeral in late October 2021. The family needed me. I was to deliver her eulogy, and help write her obituary. This was important, because Granny was clear on two…
Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go? (Part One)
A version of this article was originally posted at The Indirect Market in January 4th of 2023. Things started to pull apart with the passing of my Granny in late October of 2021. She’d been lost…
Elsewhere: A Comic Book Retailer’s Take On The ‘All-New Number One’ Issue
On October 18th, 2013, ComicsAlliance published an editorial by Matt D. Wilson titled What Does A Number One Issue Mean? In that piece, Matt criticized American comic book publishers’ reliance on the “all-new #1 issue” scheme, describing it as a “myth”…