First! A conversation with CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comic Expo) organizer Jon Mastantuono about CAKE’s upcoming art auction and what to look forward to for this year’s show.
Not recorded in a moving car!
Dal played host to a group (gaggle? swarm? murder?) of Scouts in-store this Monday.
2019 has seen a sharp increase in donation requests.
Contest of Challengers Bingo continues! https://bingobaker.com/play/2017273
The Comics Omnivore project from Coliseum of Comics.
Wrapping up the Little Bird Sales Battle.
Last minute product changes: Typos vs outright misinformation.
Anticipating which books will garner speculator attention is a fool’s game.
You just can’t trust comics retailers

We turn 11 today!
It’s the return of everybody’s favorite— a recorded-in-a-moving-car episode (showing you why Car Con Carne is recorded in a stationary car).
Bluetooth hijinks make listening to the first 36 minutes of this episode more challenging than usual! Up to the 36 minute mark.
Contest of Challengers Bingo is a real thing! https://bingobaker.com/play/2017273
War of the Realms #1 may overshadow every other Marvel book next week, so why release Marvel Team-Up #1 and Major X #1 on the same day?
A few more notes about C2E2 2019.
Visiting Comics Cubed in Kokomo, Indiana.
Kokomo Toys is large and filled with toys from your childhood.

Detective Comics #1000 is the new C2E2 tickets, for this week, at least.
A minor (Challengers) controversy of an upcoming Previews cover featuring Wicked + Divine.
Our C2E2 2019 recap.
An Epic Photo Opp experience.
The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega are actually on this podcast!
Our early-morning Diamond/Marvel breakfast.
Marty & Sarah tell you all about Champion’s Day!