The Annoyance Fee
Pokemon Shining Fates was released today and… well, we carried all of it. For now…
Rumors of a DC Comics buyout by rich fans.
DC final order orders can be less final than we’d like.
Buying comics for more than cover price.
Bad Idea working with Diamond?
New rules for publishers offering returnability thru Diamond.
Todd McFarlane’s vision of the future of comics is… Image comics from the mind-1990’s.

Digging Our Own Grave
DC is Digital First, Retailers Last.
Affidavit Returns can be tricky when not everything is listed on your invoice.
The books we wish were selling better.
This year’s SALE was way more frustrating than ever before, with higher highs and lower lows. Plus, more procedures to pull it off with an online component.
Ordering collecting supplies is more challenging than ever before.
How you can use Final Order Cutoffs/Final Orders Due to your advantage! And also, New to Order!

Rip-Off Culture
Friday customer interactions (no, we do not cut hair).
Frozen water pipe BEFORE the Chicago Deep Freeze.
It’s SALE TIME!
The practice of music sampling (in a comics podcast??).
Never attribute to Malice what you can attribute to Stupidity.
Several new Bad Idea happenings this week alone!
What will Marvel do about Immortal Hulk #43? Or really, HOW will they do it?