Liberating all types of comic books from dark comic shops, dusty antique malls, and the spiderweb filled garage sales. These are the celebrated finds! Wednesday is WEST COAST WEDNESDAVE - LIVE COMIC CLAIM SALE!
Nice to hear these intimate and smart discussions about creating comics. Loving comics is one of the few things that hasn't been totally ruined by the internet.
Watching this, I might want to do a video spotlighting Columbus shops and probably expanding outside a little. Because the shops weirdly don’t do this or they can’t. Boost the signal. I got a green light to do something I’ve not seen before with a con’s RU-vid page.
Always trying to have fun when I ask people to come join me on the channel, and I think in many countries around the world "Mahfood" means fun! (*I have no facts to back that up)
Fantastic interview! Jim is such a humble artist. I really resonate with his method at 1:01:00; it's exactly how I approach my work. I often start with a 15-page idea but allow myself the flexibility to expand it by 4-5 more pages. In my current book, I added 14 additional pages because I felt they were essential for the story, the beats, and emotional impact.
7:30 - 7:35 Comicsburgh titles Heroineburgh and Beowulf in the "Made in Pittsburgh" bin at Doomed Planet, woo hoo! Also, Phantom of the Attic (Oakland) isn't in Downtown. It's in Oakland, the college area of the city. You just missed scanning the local section where our books are on display. But you did catch the posters for my Bootblacks and Teenage Bottlerocket shows as you walked in the door! Never knew about the Pittsburgh Comics basement. It's clear that it's the best overall comic shop in Western Pennsylvania. Colin does a great job with it. I think you missed one shop you should have automatically hit while you were near Downtown: Bill & Walt's! (the smallest comic shop in the area) But even as a lifelong Pittsburgher, I learned new things: I'd never even heard of Bennie's in Sharon before and had no idea that a comic shop opened last year in Hermitage. Thanks for the info - we'll have to make a drive out there!
Hello! Saw your postcards on the free rack at New Dimension Waterfront when we tabled there for Local Comic Shop Day (a yearly promotion by ComicsPro) as part of the Comicsburgh lineup. Jim Rugg's zine, which we found at Eddie P Con when we tabled there, brings me back to the heady days of the 90s: at Lollapalooza 1993 and 1994, I distributed over 2000 copies of a "guide to Pittsburgh indie rock", listings bands, stores, venues and radio stations for the kids to check out (although we did not have any ratings system). Rugg's approach is very similar but a bit more detailed. A little note: "Phantom of the Attic" is not a chain. The three stores are independently owned and have no cross-affiliation since the 80s. Just making that point clear. And yes, there are two Pop Culture Stores. The Pop Culture owner runs the Pittsburgh Comic Show, while the New Dimension owner runs 3 Rivers Comicon. You almost showcased the local comic publishers of Pittsburgh: at 17:02 in the New Dimensions Homestead segment, the spinner rack can clearly be seen at the end of the aisle, with our comics (Heroineburgh) in one of the upper slots along with many other locals. You can also see the local selection (Beowulf, Cryptids, Trillion, just missed ours!) at Geekadrome at exactly 31:33. Anyway, thanks for coming to Eddie P Con and spending a week in town. I really think Pittsburgh could be the contender for best comics scene in the US, or at least undisputedly in the top five. That's one of the reasons (along with advocacy from New Dimension) why ComicsPro held their conference for two years running in our downtown Marriott. Looking forward to Part 2 of "The Pitt" saga!
Thanks for a couple more great digging episodes, Dave. For someone who started collecting before the internet and claim sales, and who doesn't get away to the comic shops and cons as often as he'd like, these videos are a real pleasure. They give me a rush! And it's nice to watch a seasoned digger at work. Keep it up!
Man, it's getting me all choked up hearing Jim Rugg's voice in a YT video again after all the Cartoonist Kayfabe backlog got used up after Ed's passing. Those guys were such a part of my daily routine in college. Glad to see Rugg doing well and still enthusiastic about comics. This has been a great lil vlog series!
Thanks so much for sharing your comic shopping experience in Pittsburgh. I just put in a book order at Jim's website. I could spend hours in some of these shops, and I hope to check a couple out during my next visit to the 'burgh.
Thank you for the comic book tour, and for saying some positive, and truthfull, things about Portland. it's been rough the past few years (as it has been all over the country), but it's getting better, and so much of what makes this city great is still here. So, thank you:)
Thanks for watching, I will always have a nice big space in my heart for Portland and will continue to support those stores and awesome other businesses down there!
Yo man, question: Since us collectors are able to go out on the hunt sorting through a store's inventory, maybe at least half, on a weekend day, yet given people have to cater to stores, to companies these days, does it make sense when shops price their comics at the register?
Tragic how Kayfabe ended, yet we are all human, we all have done something like Rugg ending it yet we wish we could had handled it better... Amazing tour yall! Im still tryin to get over Piskor...
What’s with the hoodie? Where did you get that and where did you get that spawn T-shirt must have and you got a follower by the way all the way to the end.
I wouldn’t even know where to start. I lose my fucking mind. I swear I would spend my mortgage getting in debt with credit cards at the dollar comics wow you’re very lucky. They don’t have stuff like that over here in Texas.
Pittsburgh Comics is the shop I frequent the most. The weekend after you were probably there. They had their 18th anniversary sale. I bought 3 artist edition buy 2 get one free.
You said this on one of the Direct Edition podcasts and it stuck with me: the LCS is one of the last places that has its own identity. Yes they all sell comics, but some have more indie, some are focused on Marvel/DC back issues, some are heavy on TPB/HCs, some are mostly new releases. There's no right or wrong way! It's fascinating to see each shop's personality 😊
Talk about sensory overload...I'd lose my mind! Love it! I Don't know how I could possibly decide on what to buy!? I have to drive 1.5 hours west or 1 hour east to even see a comic shop and they have nothing like these shops near me. Supes still have a special place in my heart as that's what I collected as a kid, but the Indy stuff is what I'm into now.
I grew up in northern WV where it was a drive to any comic shop. Now I live about 40 min south of Pittsburgh and commute really close to the city for work. My store is Phantom of the Attic-Greentree. I love Pittsburgh Comics in McMurray too. Glad you enjoyed your visit. I hate Funko Pops too lol.
Dave, I was so excited to hear you’d be making this upload when you mentioned it at your Eddie P Con video. It was awesome that you hit all the best spots in the city, I hope you make another video in Pittsburgh when you visit again!
Also, I love what you said about Pittsburgh being the greatest comic book store city. Ive always thought so but doubted myself because I’ve lived here most of my life and was worried I was being biased, so it’s reaffirming to hear that coming from you
I have a few more cities to visit that have over 15 shops like Chicago, but I don't think any city can touch this in volume of comics. It's incredible!
