Former retailer and DC Exec Bob Wayne gave the Keynote Speech at the Comic Industry Conference on February 22, 2019 in Charlotte, NC. Here is the full text of the speech. ©2019 Bob Wayne Good morning. Thanks for inviting me to this year’s ComicsPRO meeting. When I agreed to make your…
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ComicsPRO Industry Appreciation Awards to BOOM! Studios and Golden Apple founder Bill Liebowitz. Former retailer and DC Exec Bob Wayne delivers keynote on lessons learned and speaks with a call for inclusion
At this past week’s ComicsPRO Comics Industry Conference in Charlotte, the ComicsPRO Board of Directors and members recognized the BOOM! Studios Team and former comics retailer Bill Liebowitz of Golden Apple in Los Angeles for their work in being forward thinking innovators aimed at making the comic book direct market…
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BOOM! STUDIOS ANNOUNCES COMICSPRO 2019 EXCLUSIVES AND SPECIAL EVENT
Acclaimed Publisher Attends Premier Comics Retailer Event in February 2019 LOS ANGELES, CA (February 15, 2019) – BOOM! Studios announced today the company’s exclusive merchandise debuts and retailer event at the 13th ComicsPRO Annual Meeting from February 21-23, 2019 in Charlotte, NC. BOOM! Studios is proud to return to the…
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ComicsPRO announces candidates for 2019 Industry Awards.
ComicsPRO, the trade association for comics specialty retailers, proudly announces the nominees for its annual Comic Industry Awards. The awards honor those people who are or have been the best at what they do, making a significant difference in the business of the comic-book specialty market. There are two categories…
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Developing Innovative Solutions for Comic Industry Problems
At last year’s annual Comic Industry Meeting in Portland, 160 retailers came together to brainstorm solutions to problems in the comic industry. During the last quarter of 2018, a document was prepared by ComicsPRO and shared with Diamond and some Publishers to get their comments and viewpoint and to get…
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Free Comic Book Day 2018 Wrap-Up
Free Comic Book Day was founded in 2002 by ComicsPRO member, and former board member, Joe Field, owner of Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff in Concord, CA, who saw the success of Baskin Robbins’ free ice cream day, and saw it as a great opportunity to bring in…
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This Week! New members who sign up will get 4 ComicsPRO Variants
As an incentive to join ComicsPRO, new members who sign up for ComicsPRO membership during the Diamond Summit or C2E2 this year will get 4 ComicsPRO Variant Comics shipped to them. The Four ComicsPRO variants are: X-Men Red #1 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #24 Dark Knights Rising Wild Hunt #1…
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