Day One
The counters arrived!!
We made it. We are now a chain! 2 stores!
Hear about the final week of prep and the first day of sales.
No Black Friday Sales this year.
Batman is your friend, but only when no one else is listening.
Challengers-exclusive Diamond problems for the week. 2 of ‘em!
Industry-wide Diamond issue for the week. Protect that data!!
Dark Knight The Golden Child vs China.
Arrgh! Here there be (internet) pirates!
Thanks, Patrons!
We’ve added another 2-Store/1-Day creator signing! With… **** ******!

Recorded with a Q-Mic! Can you hear the difference?
We say we’re not going to talk about Blue this week, but we totally talk about Blue this week.
This was recorded on Dal’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Dal!
We’re very excited for our Glow signing to happen because we’re fans of the creators. We’re MORE excited for our Glow signing to happen so all of the phone calls will stop.
Denying yourself something until you feel you’re earned it, instead of living your life.
Daniel Warren Johnson is the first creator signing at BOTH locations in the same day! Whereas Brian Crowley will be the first signing we host at Blue.
Are the comics coming out the week of Christmas enough to make people want to make the trip in on a holiday week?
Dal digs Image’s Olympia.
It feels like less “Conversation” happens in Challengers pertaining to actual comic series.
The theme of Tom King’s Batman, as succinctly summed up by Dal.
Diamond has a lot of programs to help new stores/new locations, and Dal got to figure them all out!
R.I.P. Tom Lyle.

Contest of Challengers 451

Recorded in Challengers River North!
We’re actually pleased with our progress thus far.
Less than 2 weeks until opening day!
R.I.P. Tom Spurgeon.
Orbital Comics in London has stopped carrying single issue new comics. There was a time when we considered that, too.