SUCH A WARNING SIGN
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SUCH A WARNING SIGN•A Challengers love letter to Silver Sprocket. •This week Challengers turns 18! Yikes. This shop is now nothing but attitude and angst. •Still having an impact. •One-star Yelp reviews. •R.I.P. Sam Kieth •Thanks, Patrons! ---------- Contest of Challengers #773 This episode is dedicated to Sam Kieth. Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro: James VanOsdol (with Danhausen and Chris Jericho) Outro: James VanOsdol (with Danhausen) “Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue Marasciulo (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Sebastian Bach,...
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PART OF THE JOB
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PART OF THE JOB•Dal’s C2E2 expectations. •The war in Iran’s impact on Fantagraphics. •Delayed Lunar shipping again this week. •Latest hire Kate learns how to check-in new books. •Where Were You When? •Talking about DEAD TEENAGERS #1. ---------- Contest of Challengers #772 This episode is dedicated to Kat Abughazaleh. Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro: James VanOsdol (with Danhausen and Chris Jericho) Outro: James VanOsdol (with Danhausen) “Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue Marasciulo (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Sebastian...
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TRASH CULTURE
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TRASH CULTURE•Patrick will never get the hang of the Manage Comics Reporting functions. •Dal’s statues. •Ordering from 100% Soft. •The experience of using Content360 for social posts. •Lunar box depth: The pros and cons. •Storing next week’s comics. •Spine creases on comics is TOTALLY NORMAL. ---------- Contest of Challengers #771 This episode is dedicated to Davey Bang and Auggie Matthews. Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro: James VanOsdol (with Danhausen and Chris Jericho) Outro: James VanOsdol (with Danhausen) “Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher...
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IS THE LINE GOING UP OR DOWN?
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IS THE LINE GOING UP OR DOWN?•When your job interrupts your job. •Our furnace. •Replica editions. •The return of Diamond? •Getting NARCO #1 into readers hands. •Ryan North is taking over writing duties on THE FLASH later this month, and it’s GOOD! ---------- Contest of Challengers #770 This episode is dedicated to Team Guido! Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro: James VanOsdol (with Chris Jericho) Outro: James VanOsdol “Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue Marasciulo (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Sebastian Bach, Arune Singh, James...
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MR. COMICS MANAGER
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MR. COMICS MANAGERWe tried to film this one, and as a result it chopped off a tiny bit at the start. There are some other… unexpected… elements to this episode, but it was meant to be a deep dive into our use of Manage Comics and what we hope to get from it. The episode starts and ends, as they usually do, with Patrick and Dal, but in the middle… well, you’ll just have to listen for yourself… ---------- Contest of Challengers #769 This episode is dedicated to Rob Grant. Smoke us a kipper, we’ll be back for breakfast. Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro:...
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OUR HERO LIVES FOREVER
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OUR HERO LIVES FOREVER•R.I.P. Miguel. •Shopify 11.0 launched this week. • overhaul! •Being a part of subscribers’ lives. •Upcoming changes to our subscription delinquency policy. •Feb 25 New Releases = 186 different single issue covers. •PRH Split Notices. •Pokemon pre-allocation. •DC Announcements: DC Silver Age Covers & Stories Artists Edition; Barbara Gorgon Breakout; The Deadman; Teen Titans. ---------- Contest of Challengers #768 This episode is dedicated to the “The Angel” Miguel Fajardo. Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro: James...
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AN ABSOLUTE CLUSTER
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AN ABSOLUTE CLUSTER•This year’s Sale is already a success(ish). •The rising prices of tote bags. •Action figure shipping costs! •UPS will hopefully stop f-ing up our weeks! •Like! Subscribe! Patreon…? •35 DC Absolute reprints to be released on the SAME DAY! •The Superman/Spider-Man vs Spider-Man/Superman Final Order nonsense. •You should subscribe to NARCO #1! •Shout out to BOOM! Studios’ Bryce Carlson! ---------- Contest of Challengers #767 This episode is dedicated to the Baddest Man in AEW, Brody King. Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro:...
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WORTH INVESTIGATING
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WORTH INVESTIGATING•DSTLRY is taking a publishing break. •Displaying vinyl records like displaying back issues. •ONI Press is changing distributors! •Another disappointing round of Magic the Gathering allocations. •Our beloved Stocky app is being sunset by Shopify. This episode is dedicated to Jason Ladanye’s boot zipper. ---------- Contest of Challengers #766 Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro: James VanOsdol (with Chris Jericho) Outro: James VanOsdol “Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue Marasciulo...
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7-ELEVEN (TO-7-FROM-11)
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7-ELEVEN (TO-7-FROM-11)•Ordering higher on new books than 2025. •IRON MAN #1 is a good comic! •7-11! •Consignment issues. •Collecting comic art we’re on. •Thanks, Patrons! •Standardized comic data. •Hirayasumi is a delightful manga! This episode is dedicated to Our Pal Sal, Sal Buscema. Thank you, Sal. Tell John we miss him. ---------- Contest of Challengers #765 Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill) Intro: James VanOsdol (with Chris Jericho) Outro: James VanOsdol “Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue Marasciulo...
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ALEX ROSS-ING
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ALEX ROSS-ING•Challengers 2026 Field Trip #2 to the Dunn Museum in Libertyville to see the Alex Ross Heroes & Villains exhibit! •We also stopped at Comic Buying Center and, well, bought comics! •UPS screws up our Thursday and Friday AGAIN. •We’re selling C2E2 tickets this year (for the first time since 2022). •Patrick caught up on 17 issues of Moon Knight last Sunday! They were so fun! •We’ve got a bunch of fun events planned thru May! •Abandoned Sale t-shirts. This episode is dedicated to Renée Good.---------- Contest of Challengers #764 Theme: Adam WarRock...
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•Airport chat! But only the first part; we’re back in the Podcastitorium ™ for most of the episode.
•No name calling.
•Digital marketing mail.
•NYCC purchases
•DC Next Level
This episode is dedicated to NO KINGS!
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This episode was partially digitally edited by Cleanvoice. How’d it sound?
Contest of Challengers #754
Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill)
Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol
“Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Sebastian Bach, Arune Singh, James VanOsdol
“Dal” Voices: James VanOsdol, RJ City, Dalton Castle, Sue (Trent’s Mom), Kevin Conroy, Kris Statlander, Skye Blue, Bryce Remsberg, Arune Singh
Dal and Patrick Artwork: Daimon Hampton
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