http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:12:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/55348/amazon-did-not-kill-the-comic-shop-or-how-my-daughter-saved-the-shop/ http://sequart.org/magazine/55348/amazon-did-not-kill-the-comic-shop-or-how-my-daughter-saved-the-shop/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2015 18:00:40 +0000 John Dudas http://sequart.org/?p=55348 On the eve of this year’s annual ComicPro Meeting, an international meet-up of the best and brightest brick-and-mortar comic book retailers, I am happy to announce that Amazon did not kill the comic shop. In… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27267/ordering-tips/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27267/ordering-tips/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:45:41 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27267 I have been a busy store owner these last few months, with summer being one of our busiest times of year. Now things have settled down slightly so I have found the time to think… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/28478/diggin-up-gold-3-original-comic-shops/ http://sequart.org/magazine/28478/diggin-up-gold-3-original-comic-shops/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:42:49 +0000 Mike Gagnon http://sequart.org/?p=28478 The Original Comic Shop Today’s comic fans hear the term comic shop and it could only mean one thing; your local comic book and hobby specialty store. So when reading the title “The Original Comic… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27263/be-a-better-customer/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27263/be-a-better-customer/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:42:15 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27263 For nearly a year now I’ve been writing these articles, sharing with fellow Sequart readers what it is like being a comic book store owner. In some articles I rant, in others I give advice.… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27256/customer-loyalty/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27256/customer-loyalty/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:38:25 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27256 Because there are so few comic book stores around, there has been little study of what gets a customer to shop at one comic book store over another, and what might get them to change.… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27249/direct-market-team-up/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27249/direct-market-team-up/#comments Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:33:14 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27249 I have written several articles on my suggestions for becoming a successful comic book retailer. In this column I’m going to fill you in on something a successful comic book retailer needs to do for… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27245/customer-loyalty-your-turn/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27245/customer-loyalty-your-turn/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:28:01 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27245 Customer loyalty is an interesting thing in the comic book business. Some customers prefer to shop at a variety of stores, while others will shop at the same place year after year. Some people love… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27178/comic-book-retailing-part-7-common-questions-answered/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27178/comic-book-retailing-part-7-common-questions-answered/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:08:14 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27178 I have had a bunch of people contact me during my series on opening a comic book store. Some of them asked similar questions, so I thought I would share the answers with everyone, so… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27173/comic-book-retailing-part-6-marketing/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27173/comic-book-retailing-part-6-marketing/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:45:27 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27173 Of all the things I’ve shared with you so far on opening and running your own comic book store, this might be one of the most important. Advertising and marketing are the main tools for… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27168/comic-book-retailing-part-5-finding-a-location/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27168/comic-book-retailing-part-5-finding-a-location/#comments Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:42:12 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27168 In my earlier columns, I explained what I think are the basics of business ownership: taking some basic business/entrepreneurship classes, understanding ethical business practices, and understanding the personal and financial demands. Then I discussed what… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27163/comic-book-retailing-part-4-creating-a-business-plan/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27163/comic-book-retailing-part-4-creating-a-business-plan/#comments Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:37:01 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27163 Let me begin this column with an apology. I am sorry this is a few weeks late. We remodeled our store and purchased a very large collection from a customer at just about the same… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27158/comic-book-retailing-part-3-do-your-research/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27158/comic-book-retailing-part-3-do-your-research/#comments Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:29:02 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27158 Two weeks ago I explained what I think are the basics of business ownership: taking some basic business/entrepreneurship classes, understanding ethical business practices, and understanding the personal and financial demands. Now, I will get into… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27153/comic-book-retailing-part-2-basic-business-ownership/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27153/comic-book-retailing-part-2-basic-business-ownership/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:24:34 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27153 In my last piece, I discussed why I became a comic book retailer, as well as why some other folks got into the business as well. There were a couple of key points in that… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/27145/comic-book-retailing-part-1-why-do-i-do-this/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27145/comic-book-retailing-part-1-why-do-i-do-this/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:04:56 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27145 In my next several articles, I plan on discussing, in great detail, more about being a comic book retailer. This piece gives some insight into why I’m in this business of comic book retailing. Future… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/27140/i-wanna-be-in-pictures/ http://sequart.org/magazine/27140/i-wanna-be-in-pictures/#comments Wed, 24 May 2006 14:58:58 +0000 Lisa Lopacinski http://sequart.org/?p=27140 Everyone who makes or sells a product wants it to become a part of “pop culture.” Wikipedia defines pop culture this way: Popular culture, or pop culture, the vernacular (people’s) culture that prevails in any… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/25939/diamondopoly-or-second-issue-spectacular/ http://sequart.org/magazine/25939/diamondopoly-or-second-issue-spectacular/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2006 23:38:47 +0000 Brian Graiser http://sequart.org/?p=25939 Hello, my babies! It’s time for another edition of Tact is for the Weak, the column that definitely won’t send you flowers the morning after! Let’s face it: unless you own a comic shop, you… [more]]]> 0