May 2013
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ONE DAY SALE - May 11th
Today @ Challengers… SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
C2E2 and Free Comic Book Day may be over, but Challengers has one more event to make your spring overloaded with comics: a special ONE DAY SALE on Saturday, May 11th!
For one day only, we’ll have a special selection of graphic novels at 25% off. And not a couple old books, either. Hundreds of copies of Walking Dead, Fables, Sixth Gun, Peter...
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April 2013
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March 2013
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Harlem Shake - Comic Shop Style →
Today @ Challengers… We proudly unveil our—wait, “proudly”? THAT’S the word we’re going to use? I think someone doesn’t know what that means… Uh, anyway, here is yet another in a long line of mock-able occurrences, from your pals at Challengers. http://youtu.be/ufH0b83RY1M Harlem Shake video performed by Challengers Comics employees and...
February 2013
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Man, okay, LOOK.
Yesterday, we posted our decision to give 100% of our profits off Orson Scott Card’s issues of Adventures of Superman to the Human Rights Campaign. This was our decision based on Card’s viewpoints, with which we highly disagree, as well as our desire to take something that could profit a bigot and allow it to fund a worthwhile cause.
So, naturally, shortly after we...
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All Things Being Equal
Today @ Challengers… We don’t often publicly mix our personal beliefs with the business side of running Challengers. We do it privately; of course we want to run our business in accordance to our personal morality, but we usually don’t broadcast it or get involved in Internet disputes or pilings-on. That being said…
DC Comics is releasing a new anthology series, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, which...
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I LOVE YOU, BUT...
Today starts our annual “I LOVE YOU BUT I’VE CHOSEN COMICS” sale. We are not fans of devaluing the comics we sell, and the service we provide, by constantly discounting them. Always running sales, and plenty of stores are always running sales, sends the message that the comics you buy are not worth full price and if you wait just a week or two, they’ll be on sale again, so...
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January 2013
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I'm Not Sorry We're A Comic Book Store
Today at Challengers… we got a new Yelp review. Assuming you don’t hit our Yelp page constantly, we’re reprinting it here. Check it out!
“Corporate comic book store all the way, for the slacker crowd I suppose, all the new stuff you could want or order from Diamond Comics. Nothing in the way of other media, like related film or television items, any other media. If you...
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Presenting... SIDEKICKS!
Today at Challengers… We present to you our press release for Sidekicks. For Immediate Release: Contact Information: Patrick Brower patrick@challengerscomics.com 773.278.0155
Sidekicks, an all-ages, family friendly “comic shop within a comic shop” opens inside Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago
A Place for Young Challengers
(Chicago IL, January 18, 2013) Challengers...
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December 2012
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Comics + Collections
Today at Challengers… Comics fans! Are you ready for the best of both worlds? Are you ready for the thrills of monthly installments AND the joys of a clean shelf of books? Are you ready for the most recent of releases AND the long-term viability of collections? Are you ready to get your “single comics” chocolate in your “trade paperbacks” peanut butter?
Are you ready...
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Always answer e-mails that arrive after work.
Robert: Do u guys have the walking dead comic book and the price
Dal: Which Walking Dead comic book are you looking for, exactly?
Robert: The second book
Dal: Do you mean the second Walking Dead softcover? If so, we do have a copy and it's $15 plus tax.
Robert: How about the big one that Carries 1-18 1-18
Dal: Do you mean the hardcover that contains issues 1-12? That's $35.
Robert: What time u pen tomorrow o can u put it on hold for me
Dal: We open at 11am and we can have one set aside for you then.
Robert: 11 to wat
Robert: Ok the name is Robert thanks man/girl
BONUS! All of Robert's messages came as separate e-mails, and the text was in the Subject field, with nothing in the body of the mail. Also, I started every response "Robert-".
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November 2012
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October 2012
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Let Me Get That For You →
Today at Challengers… the second of our two monthly “On Order” posts went up. For those of you who like to preorder stuff, these posts give you our (hopefully) helpful recommendations for comics and books that may be worth picking up in a few months. That above link goes to today’s Graphic Novel suggestions, while this one goes to the Comics post. There’s a commenting...
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I Hope Your Heart Is Not Brittle
Today at Challengers… a guy came in to get some graphic novels. He brought three Marvel books up to the counter. Daredevil by Mark Waid Volume 1, X-Factor by Peter David Volume 1, and Thor by J. Michael Straczynski Volume 3.
I took a look at the Daredevil cover and said, “Oh, this is fantastic. This is an amazing book.” He said, “Really? Oh, okay, good.”
The total...
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September 2012
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