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Contest of Challengers

From Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago, this is Contest of Challengers, a podcast about the business of running a comics shop. From publishers to distributors to the sales floor itself, eac... Read more

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Contest of Challengers 210: Never Enough

Contest of Challengers 210: Never Enough

It’s everybody’s favorite annual episode… the Free Comic Book Day post mortem! And some Batman #40 talk, too.

4 May 2015

1hr 19mins

Ranked #2

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Revenge of the Dreamers

Revenge of the Dreamers

We’ve got a (potentially) big event happening tomorrow and neither of us know what to expect. It’s a surprise drop of th... Read more

29 Jul 2019

1hr 23mins

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Ranked #3

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Contest of Challengers 219: Two Years Later

Contest of Challengers 219: Two Years Later

Patrick solves a puzzle that’s been plaguing him for 2 years. Also, personnel changes at Diamond, 2 other Patrick interv... Read more

20 Jul 2015

1hr 12mins

Ranked #4

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The Guts of It All

The Guts of It All

Just like episode #177 from 4 years ago, Patrick is recovering from surgery so Dal has to work every day. That leads to ... Read more

22 Oct 2018

1hr 2mins

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Ranked #5

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3 things we do right/3 things we did wrong.

3 things we do right/3 things we did wrong.

It’s Dal’s birthday, but he has a gift for YOU. Maybe. Tech apologies for episode #287 and a preface to episode #290. Th... Read more

21 Nov 2016

1hr 33mins

Ranked #6

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Contest of Challengers 131: C2E2/FCBD/13

Contest of Challengers 131: C2E2/FCBD/13

More Injustice! Just kidding. It’s our C2E2/Free Comic Book Day wrap-up, with guest stars galore! Lizzy Challenger, Ashl... Read more

6 May 2013

1hr 38mins

Ranked #7

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Surrendering the legacy of inclusion.

Surrendering the legacy of inclusion.

Can a geek-centric marketing firm reach the audiences we don’t? Cancelling FiveStars is harder than getting FiveStars in... Read more

12 Feb 2017

1hr 10mins

Ranked #8

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Dal’s Shocking Suggestion for the Future of Monthly Comics

Dal’s Shocking Suggestion for the Future of Monthly Comics

We appreciate the few new ratings and reviews we’ve gotten on iTunes. Please keep ‘em coming! Thank you for the past 10 ... Read more

14 Jan 2019

1hr 7mins

Ranked #9

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I love you but I’ve chosen comics.

I love you but I’ve chosen comics.

It’s SALE time! We only do one storewide sale per year and this is it! We feel like our new title good will is running t... Read more

6 Feb 2017

1hr 15mins

Ranked #10

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“I don’t have time to read all this crap.”

“I don’t have time to read all this crap.”

This week it’s an episode of Contest of Challenger. Singular. No, Patrick will not help you find where the letter “T” is... Read more

21 May 2017

51mins

Ranked #11

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Contest of Challengers 185: System Error

Contest of Challengers 185: System Error

We end this episode with almost 25 minutes of Doctor Who talk, but before that is discussion of new ways to rack graphic... Read more

10 Nov 2014

1hr 33mins

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Contest of Challengers 205: Lots of Podcasts Have a North

Contest of Challengers 205: Lots of Podcasts Have a North

A (very long) Publisher’s Weekly Retailer Survey. 10 years of (new) Doctor Who. New customers means a brief new comic im... Read more

30 Mar 2015

1hr 34mins

Ranked #13

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Contest of Challengers 154: Climbing the Stairs of Sales

Contest of Challengers 154: Climbing the Stairs of Sales

It’s the first episode of 2014, so after some current news, that means a look back at the best-selling graphic novels of... Read more

6 Jan 2014

1hr 12mins

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We’ll be Damned if we do one more event with creators Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt.

We’ll be Damned if we do one more event with creators Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt.

Star Wars Celebration is a thing, that we’re not at, yet we still talk about. X-Men Gold #1 fallout. Is Apple going to b... Read more

17 Apr 2017

1hr 7mins

Ranked #15

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Mounting inconveniences and humiliations.

Mounting inconveniences and humiliations.

Well, we finally heard back from our landlord… We talk about what that means for the future and potential changes. The p... Read more

15 Jan 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #16

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Contest of Challengers 202: Strength to Strength

Contest of Challengers 202: Strength to Strength

Spider-Woman #5 is SO GOOD. Wizard Fan Fest? Not so much. And we recap recent events. Plus, robots!

9 Mar 2015

1hr 17mins

Ranked #17

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Contest of Challengers 184: More Than 2 Copies

Contest of Challengers 184: More Than 2 Copies

Topics include: Publishers we will stop carrying in 2015, #FCBDGate (terrible, terrible name), Revival-ween, Scott McClo... Read more

3 Nov 2014

1hr 28mins

Ranked #18

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By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth! We review Doctor Strange.

By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth! We review Doctor Strange.

By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth! By the Omnipotent Oshtur! By Agamotto's All-Seeing Eye! We saw Doctor Strange on opening ... Read more

17 Nov 2016

1hr 5mins

Ranked #19

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Batman Damned If You Do 

Batman Damned If You Do 

It’s almost time for our health insurance plans to be cancelled! If you complain that comics cost too much, maybe reeval... Read more

24 Sep 2018

1hr

Ranked #20

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There are No Photo Ops for This Episode

There are No Photo Ops for This Episode

This episode does not contain an interview with Aubrey Sitterson and Chris Moreno from The Comic Book Story of Professio... Read more

15 Oct 2018

42mins

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