Comic Shop Retail Mavericks Who Gave Us New Geek Culture cover-artist-Ron Frenz

Comic Shop Retail Mavericks Who Gave Us New Geek Culture cover-artist-Ron FrenzComic book shops came into their own in the 1970s, a new breed of small businesses that transformed the way comics are marketed and sold. The shops created a space for quirky ideas to gain an audience, and helped some small press comics turn into media giants. Gearino, a business journalist, leads a tour through this world, going back to the dawn of the modern comic shop, and also looking at the present day market. Along the way, he captures the

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