Talking shop with Eisner winning store Comicazi, plus Comic-Con@Home coverage!

NEWSTom King calls out Jae Lee, then clears the airDynamite cuts ties with CG related campaignMarvel Solicitations and early looks for October 2020 releasesDC Solicitations are out tooCom2uS, Skybound/Image Comics team up for ‘Summoners War: Legacy’Marvel hypes Knull/Empyre prelude, and also hypes X of Swords in Cable and ExcaliburMarvel Launching Marvel’s Storyboards on YouTube - Hugh Jackman kicks it offIDW President, COO, and Publisher steps down and IDW names replacementsSDCC:Cates announces CrossoverOscar Isaac teams up with comic creators to create a graphic novelEisner Winners AnnouncedShe-Hulk to go through “green door”?Tini Howard says X of Swords is weirdMarvel’s 616 actually looks goodEndless Winter coming December 2020Our Top Books of the WeekDave:Empyre: X-Men #1 (W: Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Artist: Matteo Buffagni)Harley Quinn Black + White + Red #5 (By Riley Rossmo)Forrest:Wynd #2 (W: James Tynion IV, A: Michael Dialynas)Hellions #2 (W: Zeb Wells, A: Stephen Segovia)TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEKDave: Hedra (by Jesse Lonergan)Forrest: Lost Soldiers #1 (W: Ales Kot, A: Luca Casalanguida, Heather Moore)JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.Dave: DC's Cybernetic Summer #1: Dan MoraForrest: Plunge #5: Jeremy WilsonSegment: Interview:  Jill Carter Comicazi Manager - 2017 Eisner Award Winner407 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02144First, could you talk a little bit about the store, what you offer, and what it takes to win an Eisner haha?Somerville officially closed non-essential businesses March 20, did you anticipate this would happen and if so how did you prepare?During the pandemic do you continue to sell comics and do curbside pickup, how does that seem to be going? Reopening started in June, is that right? How did you guys open, what was foot traffic like?The pandemic has been accentuated by a change in the direct distribution world too, can you tell us your thoughts on DC’s move away from Diamond and what it means for LCSs like yourself?In that same vein, Bad Idea is a positing a world where comics are exclusive to LCSs, and even limited there. Do you think a kind of forced exclusivity model is good for comic shops, or does broader promotion and availability bring people in?What’s the biggest win you’ve had during this very weird year, and what do you wish you could have done differently?Have you noticed any difference in sales for a certain publisher during these pandemic times?With Comic-Con@Home, have you tuned in at all? What function does the convention scene serve for a comic store manager?What comics are you reading right now? How do you discover new things to recommend to customers?If you weren’t managing a comic shop, what would you do and why?Off TOPIC TOP SHELF - Jill Carter - Cheesy Horror Movies