Download Comic Shop: The Retail Mavericks Who Gave Us a New Geek Culture AudioBook Free
The early 1970s noticed the labor and birth of the present day comic book shop. Its go up was scheduled in large part to a vibrant business owner, Phil Seuling. His immediate market model allowed shops to get comics right from the publishers, bypassing middlemen. Stores could better customize their offerings and indie publishers could now access national distribution. In this way, shops exposed a space for quirky ideas to gain an audience and helped enhance small-press series, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Bone, into press giants. Comic Shop is the first book to trace the history of these cultural icons. Dan Gearino brings us from other origins to the present day, when the go up of digital websites gets the industry at a crossroads even as sales are sturdy. He spends per annum with stores around the country, with a limelight in the Laughing Ogre in Columbus, Ohio. On the way he interviews those who designed comics retailing from the early days and nights, including many pioneering women; top makers; and shop owners who continue to drive the industry in new directions. A guide to 40 of the most interesting shops around the United States and Canada is an added bonus for fans. The book is posted by Ohio School Press.