Today@Challengers

Today at Challengers… Captain America/Hello Kitty madness, courtesy of Tom Kelly. http::tomkellyart.deviantart.com

Today at Challengers… Our current “Robots” exhibit in the Rogues Gallery isn’t even down yet, but we’re already getting prepped for the May 25th opening of Matt Kindt’s “MIND MGMT” exhibit. Labels are getting printed and cut, pages are getting framed (in some BRAND NEW frames), we’ll be working hard this week to get a nice show up for everyone on Friday. Not least of all for special guest Matt Kindt! Hope to see you then.

Today at Challengers… We received these great book plates for THE COLDEST CITY from our friends at ONI Press. Get one FREE when you buy the book! Signed by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart.

Today at Challengers… Molly Jane is wearing Spidey socks!

Today at Challengers… someone just came in looking for “comics about Batman.” Not comics starring Batman or comics with Batman (in them), comics about Batman. Like you’d ask for comics about cooking or comics about sports. Batman wasn’t a character, he was a subject. Batman was a genre.

I think that’s amazing, and it made my head spin a bit.

Has Batman transcended fiction and become a topic? Is Batman not a single character? Does he contain multitudes?

Comics about Batman. Wow.

Today at Challengers… We’re getting ready for this Saturday’s FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, and that means prettying up the store. Lick of paint; lick of paint.

Today at Challengers… We are proud to offer 4 great new self-published titles to the good comic-lovin’ folks of Chicago.

BITTER SWEET a new sketchbook by Luke Smarto.
BRUTALLY FRANK vol. 1 collecting the first 5 issues of Robert Burns’ sci-fi epic.
VERY NEAR MINT vol. 2 Justin Peterson’s KickStarter success story continues. 
GERTRUDE THE GREAT a great new all-ages book by Trisa Laughlin and Jill Thompson. Or, as the Innovator of Violence, TOMMY DREAMER calls Trisa, “ECW Original BEULAH.” 

Today at Challengers… We got stocked up on a great new mini, AMERICAN NATURE. And it’s only $1.

Today at Challengers… we got these (red XL women’s fitted) Cabin in the Woods t-shirts in from some promotion company. Want one? Stop by and you can have one for free, while supplies last.

Today at Challengers… we’re getting everything back in order after C2E2 weekend. Normal service should resume Tuesday morning. Oh, and if you worked at our booth this weekend and are reading this, seeing a photo of the shark is the same as getting hit by the shark. Officer down!

Today at Challengers… I realized we never posted pictures of our new bookmarks. Using art from the Rogues Gallery “Steamgirl” print by Stuart Immonen, these bookmarks are (as always) free with any graphic novel purchase.

Today at Challengers… Tradd Moore banner is up! We’ll see you on April 6th.

Today at Challengers… we got in TRADD MOORE’s art for his Strange Talent of Luther Strode exhibition! It’s ALL of issues five and six, plus covers and pin-ups. Exhibition opens Friday, April 6th with Tradd in attendance.

Personal politics and retail stores rarely mix, but when a major corporation unabashedly steals the work of an artist? Shame on them and people who let them do it.

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This is Richard Hayne, President and CEO of Urban Outfitters. He’s also a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him. He’s against gay marriage and abortion.

His company pulled a pro-gay shirt back in 08, they also blatantly ripped off an Etsy designers work, featured a t-shirt for women that said “eat less” and most recently had a card with a “tranny” slur on in.

Why do you shop at this store? I imagine because you weren’t aware of these facts. Now you are, so stop shopping there.

Today at Challengers… Renowned Chef Bill Kim, owner of Urbanbelly and Belly Shack,  and friend of Challengers, stopped by to drop off 2 bottles of his (along with his wife Yvonne Cadiz-Kim) amazing sauces! Belly Fire Hot Sauce and Urban Belly Seoul Sauce. Thank you, Chef, and we cannot wait to eat at your NEW place, Belly Q!