The Indirect Market
Brandon SchatzDispatches from the frontline of graphic novel (and comic) retail.
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Elsewhere: As Everything in the Direct Market Changes, Comic Shops are Thriving
Hey there folks. It has been a while. I’ll talk about that some other time, because today, we are tidying up the house.
For those of you just joining us: hi. My name is Brandon Schatz. I’m a Joe Shuster Award winning comics retailer (Best...
Things we can control (or) Today, I'm still alive.
High school was just fine for me.
During my free lunch periods, I would sit in my locker and write. Twice a week, lunch would take place in the band room with the rest of the band kids. I got along fine with nearly everyone I went to schoo...
Are we really married to this idea...?
Background: A Frog in the Fall (and later on) by Linnea Sterte
My first marriage lasted a little under ten minutes.
I was seven years old at the time, trying my best to navigate second grade and getting far too stressed thinking about how...
Previously: What's wrong with comic books
Folks, today I’m sharing a treasure with you. One unearthed by a man that I call “Uncle Frank”, one of the most colourful and interesting people I have met in this industry.
During our time together years ago, he shared a few wild things...
Elsewhere: Reframing Variant Edition in the Wake of Disaster
One of the cats is out roaming in the yard. Another has been locked away so she can eat her food in peace. The other is glaring at me with suspicion from her tower under a big sign that says “Be Nice or leave”.
I have a few minutes to writ...
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Owner of Variant Edition Graphic Novels + Comics in Edmonton, Alberta. Winner of the Shuster Award for the Best Comic Shop in Canada, Eisner nominated comics journalist.
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