Wow - I used to frequent a store that won the Eisner award. Sadly, that wound up being a death blow to Hailey's Comix in Chicago - they'd just moved to a larger location that year, after having several stellar years at another spot and thought they could afford it, especially with the award under their belts. Then the rent went up, prices went up, and his customers remained flat. It was pretty tragic - the owner was a great guy, and I met some industry professionals at his shop. He even spent his final month of operation helping customers find other stores to transfer their pull lists to.
Charles, that's incredibly sad to hear. While awards are nice, I never placed a lot of stock in them. Heck, I've never won an Eisner, and I think I've only been nominated one... maybe.
The fact that the owner of Hailey's helped transfer customers' pull lists demonstrates what made them a great retailer in the first place.
I'm in the mood for some AMAZING Comics! 👏 Joe, I've never read or seen Hamlet. But you know what? I'm going into your comic BLIND! 🙈 I just want a pure experience. I know it will be AMAZING! Crazy that this is your first comic since Daredevil: Father, your masterpiece. Don't leave us hanging that long again. 😭
I also pre-ordered "The World To Come" and "Psychic Sam!" Can't wait! Come to a signing in south Texas sometime! 🇨🇱
David, thanks for the support. I truly appreciate it. I hope that you not only find Disciple entertaining, but also that it encourages you to read the source material. Shakes (I call him Shakes) was the. original-original OG. So much of what has been written after his time owes a debt to his brilliance.
The red variant is AMAZING!!!!
Wow - I used to frequent a store that won the Eisner award. Sadly, that wound up being a death blow to Hailey's Comix in Chicago - they'd just moved to a larger location that year, after having several stellar years at another spot and thought they could afford it, especially with the award under their belts. Then the rent went up, prices went up, and his customers remained flat. It was pretty tragic - the owner was a great guy, and I met some industry professionals at his shop. He even spent his final month of operation helping customers find other stores to transfer their pull lists to.
Charles, that's incredibly sad to hear. While awards are nice, I never placed a lot of stock in them. Heck, I've never won an Eisner, and I think I've only been nominated one... maybe.
The fact that the owner of Hailey's helped transfer customers' pull lists demonstrates what made them a great retailer in the first place.
I'm in the mood for some AMAZING Comics! 👏 Joe, I've never read or seen Hamlet. But you know what? I'm going into your comic BLIND! 🙈 I just want a pure experience. I know it will be AMAZING! Crazy that this is your first comic since Daredevil: Father, your masterpiece. Don't leave us hanging that long again. 😭
I also pre-ordered "The World To Come" and "Psychic Sam!" Can't wait! Come to a signing in south Texas sometime! 🇨🇱
David, thanks for the support. I truly appreciate it. I hope that you not only find Disciple entertaining, but also that it encourages you to read the source material. Shakes (I call him Shakes) was the. original-original OG. So much of what has been written after his time owes a debt to his brilliance.