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Challengers Comics + Conversation’s very own Patrick Brower joins John and David for a 2-part year-end conversation about all things comics in 2025. They get into how Diamond’s fall reshaped the entire industry, what it takes to run a comic bookstore, the disappearance of customer service, and a week in the life of a Challengers comic book.
Stay tuned for Part 2 of The Corner Box vs Patrick Brower!
Timestamp Segments
- [01:13] The podcast peaks.
- [05:00] The fall of Diamond.
- [13:53] Navigating smaller margins.
- [16:57] Where is customer service?
- [19:05] Heroes World.
- [20:46] Delivery headaches.
- [25:09] David gets a card.
- [27:06] The shelf-life of a Challengers comic book.
Notable Quotes
- “Not being able to access customer service and talk to a real-live person in 2025, there’s nothing that makes me more angry than that.”
- “It’s not a New Year’s card. It’s a Christmas card.”
- “If you want people to look through stuff, hide it.”
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Books Mentioned
- Kamen Rider, by Shotaro Ishinomori.
- Transformers.
- Transformers: Optimus Prime, by John Barber & Kei Zama.
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