Brandon Schatz
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Past articles by Brandon:
The Indirect Market: Diamond's Reduced Shipping is Too Little, Too Late
And possibly, a little worrying. → Read More
The Indirect Market: The One Thing You Need to Run a Successful Shop
There are a lot of things shops need to do to stay in business, but there is one thing that will never fail. → Read More
The Indirect Market: Saving the Industry, By Thinking Smaller
The Indirect Market: Saving the Industry, By Thinking Smaller → Read More
The Indirect Market: 2023 Is Gonna Suck
The Indirect Market: 2023 Is Gonna Suck - But It Doesn't Have To → Read More
The Retailer's View: Hindsight is 2020
We almost skipped Free Comic Book Day this year. From the moment the books were first solicited in March, straight through to running the event just a couple weeks back, we wondered if we were making the right choices. This year, it wasn’t just about figuring out quantities and drumming up a big crowd, it was about how the curve of the world would go and if we should be inviting a crowd at all.… → Read More
The Retailer's View: Trying to find worth in a Bad Idea
Columnist and retailer Brandon Schatz examines publisher Bad Idea, and issues a challenge regarding their new, one-day-only comic. → Read More
The Coronavirus Journal: Surviving and Thriving After DC’s Big Change
So DC Comics stopped distribution through Diamond. What happened next? → Read More
The Coronavirus Journal: DC, Diamond, and Direct Market Destruction
A discussion about where the industry was, where it is, and how Diamond Comics destroyed itself. → Read More
The Coronavirus Journal: The Death & Rebirth of Print Single Issues
The 20 page single issue isn’t long for this world, and we have to evolve or die. → Read More
The Retailer's View // The Rise of the Modern Speculator
How the comic book speculator, and speculative practices, never went away, and why we might be doomed to keep repeating history forever. → Read More
AVENGERS: DAMAGE CONTROL puts you right in the action
So you say you want to explode a bunch of robots with your hands? AVENGERS: DAMAGE CONTROL VR EXPERIENCE may be just right. → Read More
The Retailer’s View // The Revenge of The Walking Dead
The unexpected end of The Walking Dead with issue #193 has brought a lot of anxiety to the comic industry. But why? Here's a retailer's view. → Read More
The Retailer’s View: The Problem With Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day is great… but does it more to harm the industry than help? → Read More
The Beat Presents: A Overly Simplified Guide to WrestleMania
What are you gonna do when social media runs wild on you during WrestleMania Sunday? Turn to our handy guide for help. → Read More
The Beat Presents: A Overly Simplified Guide to WrestleMania
What are you gonna do when social media runs wild on you during WrestleMania Sunday? Turn to our handy guide for help. → Read More
THE PULSE: Gaming Takes Over Comics for New Releases for December 5th, 2018 —
Comics about gaming headline this week’s new releases – including Die, Self Made and more! → Read More
THE PULSE: Gaming Takes Over Comics for New Releases for December 5th, 2018 —
Comics about gaming headline this week’s new releases – including Die, Self Made and more! → Read More
THE PULSE: Robots, Cooking, Crime and More in New Releases for November 21st, 2018 —
Welcome to The Beat’s Wednesday Pulse! This series will check in with what’s coming out in comic stores each and every week, offering insight to some of the most anticipated releases on the stands.… → Read More
THE PULSE: Robots, Cooking, Crime and More in New Releases for November 21st, 2018 —
Welcome to The Beat’s Wednesday Pulse! This series will check in with what’s coming out in comic stores each and every week, offering insight to some of the most anticipated releases on the stands.… → Read More
THE PULSE: Witches, Remembrance and Revolutions in New Releases for October 31st, 2018 —
Welcome to The Beat’s Wednesday Pulse! This series will check in with what’s coming out in comic stores each and every week, offering insight to some of the most anticipated releases on the stands.… → Read More