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As some of you may know, I was a retailer for about 20 years and at one time, had four comic shops. Most of the time, I really enjoyed it but towards the end, with the publishing of Caliber and the writing, I had to give something up. I had been encouraged with the diversity and quality of stuff that came out in the 1980’s, became a bit disenchanted with the collector frenzy of the 90’s, but overall, it was a great experience. I get asked quite a bit if I have the desire to go back into retailing and its a simple answer. No, I would never go back to it.
I still find it interesting to discuss retailing aspects and in my roles as a creator and publisher, I try to keep up on how things are working now. They are really different from when I had my stores, primarily in the...
