Episode #183: Troy-Jeffrey Allen From Diamond Comics Distributor Wants To Tell You About The Importance Of Pre-Ordering Comic Books At Your Local Comic Book Shop

Who's our guest? Troy-Jeffrey Allen, who is a comic book writer and a member of the Consumer Marketing department for Diamond Comics Distributors. You might have seen him in the PREVIEWSworld Weekly videos on YouTube, along with being a contributing writer for a variety of online publications, a co-creator over at Rexco Comics, and he is also in charge of marketing for Urban Action Showcase. Why should you care? Troy-Jeffrey Allen shares with us best avenues for reaching comic buyers and about the importance of pre-ordering through comic shops. We talk about how the comics business works in regards to how comics are distributed, the parallels between comic books and the vinyl industry in music, reaching out the different types of casual audiences, along with comic books history in regards minority representation. Follow Troy-Jeffrey Allen: Instagram: instagram.com/tjacomics Linktree: linktr.ee/tjacomics SUPPORT/FOLLOW/STREAM FRESH IS THE WORD ONLINE: linktr.ee/freshisthewordpodcast THEME MUSIC Courtesy of Knox Money, Bang Belushi, and Foul Mouth. SPONSOR Founded in 2015, 20x20 Apparel brings original tributes to Pro Wrestling's classic arenas, moments and events. They look to spotlight the Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams along with the Biggest, Smallest, Strangest & Strongest. In the world of wrestling there are 100's of shirts, promotions, flyers, social media accounts and ads. Don't get lost in the sea of parody shirts and display fonts. We can provide professional graphic design services at a reasonable price. 20X20 also hand screen prints all tees in house. If you would like to discuss a possible run of tees, posters, koozies, foam fingers...Zubas, then drop them a line at 20x20apparel.com Web: www.20x20apparel.com Facebook: facebook.com/20x20Apparel Twitter: twitter.com/20x20Apparel