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Synopsis
The modern comic book shop was born in the early 1970s. Its rise was due in large part to Phil Seuling, the entrepreneur whose direct market model allowed shops to get comics straight from the publishers. Stores could then better customize their offerings and independent publishers could access national distribution. Shops opened up a space for quirky ideas to gain an audience and helped transform small-press series, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Bone, into media giants.
Comic Shop is the first book to trace the history of these cultural icons. Dan Gearino brings us from their origins to the present-day, when the rise of digital platforms and a changing retail landscape have the industry at a crossroads. When the book was first published in 2017, Gearino had spent a year with stores around the country, following how they navigated the business. For this updated and expanded paperback edition, he covers the wild retail landscape of 2017 and 2018, a time that was brutal for stores and rich for comics as an art form.
Along the way he interviews pioneers of comics retailing and other important players, including many women; top creators; and those who continue to push the business in new directions. A revised guide to dozens of the most interesting shops around the United States and Canada is a bonus for fans.
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About the Author
Dan Gearino is a lifelong comics reader with tastes that swing from the classic Legion of Super-Heroes to the work of Michel Rabagliati. Formerly a business reporter for the Columbus Dispatch, he has won national recognition for his work and now covers clean energy for InsideClimate News. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, near his home store, The Laughing Ogre, with his wife and two daughters.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st. (USA) 1st printing. No markings, Fine ;no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, 251pp, index, B&W photos. Gearino interviews more than 100 retailers, top creators, and comics publishing veterans, to get an idea of an industry at a crossroads as it adapts to a rapidly diversifying readership while trying to retain old-guard fans. He also includes a guide to 40 notable shops in the USA and in Canada from those that regualrly appear on "best in the country" lists to gems that deserve wilder recognition. (1.5 JM LVR 205/2 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Seller Inventory # 08165
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