Comments on: Alex Cox on “How to Sell Your Mini-Comic to Comic Stores” http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:27:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: STWALLSKULL » Interesting Links: December 4, 2007 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-365194 STWALLSKULL » Interesting Links: December 4, 2007 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:26:32 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/#comment-365194 [...] Alex Cox on “How to Sell Your Mini-Comic to Comic… from Comics Should Be Good! [...] [...] Alex Cox on “How to Sell Your Mini-Comic to Comic… from Comics Should Be Good! [...]

]]> By: Mattt http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-358981 Mattt Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:41:38 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/#comment-358981 Thats a great set of pointers. unfortunately I live in Holland so its not really realistic to sell my Mini's in your store. Ennyhoe thanx for the tips keep it in mind if I dare to approach a comic store in Holland. Thats a great set of pointers.

unfortunately I live in Holland so its not really realistic to sell my Mini’s in your store.

Ennyhoe thanx for the tips keep it in mind if I dare to approach a comic store in Holland.

]]> By: Thenodrin http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-350815 Thenodrin Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:12:13 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/#comment-350815 I have a small press RPG on the market (not a mini-comic, but similiar marketplace) and wish that there was a way to politely share this information with the local gaming shoppes. One of them wouldn't give up any of the shelf space they currently have devoted to 58 (I counted) D&D Third Ed PHBs, which were literally dominating one of their five display shelves. They said that they "didn't have room" to display anything that wasn't either WotC D&D or White Wolf. It didn't matter that we were D20. And, it certainly didn't matter that we were current, while the lion's share of their display area was pushing material that is 5 years out of date. In comic book terms, this would have been similiar to walking into a comic store and seeing 5 rows of No Man's Land or Our Worlds at War displayed as if new, and being told that newer books would be brought in only once these had sold out. Another said that he was willing to display the books in the store, and "if" he sold any he would then talk about how much we would owe him. Upon further questioning, he admitted that he wanted to keep 100% of the sale, plus charge us for carrying the book. The third offered us an 80/20 deal. They would carry our books and keep 80%, giving us 20%. We took it, but I knew we were getting ripped off. When I was a manager of a comic book store we had an RPG section. And, like you said, the usual deal was 50/50. Theno I have a small press RPG on the market (not a mini-comic, but similiar marketplace) and wish that there was a way to politely share this information with the local gaming shoppes.

One of them wouldn’t give up any of the shelf space they currently have devoted to 58 (I counted) D&D Third Ed PHBs, which were literally dominating one of their five display shelves. They said that they “didn’t have room” to display anything that wasn’t either WotC D&D or White Wolf. It didn’t matter that we were D20. And, it certainly didn’t matter that we were current, while the lion’s share of their display area was pushing material that is 5 years out of date.

In comic book terms, this would have been similiar to walking into a comic store and seeing 5 rows of No Man’s Land or Our Worlds at War displayed as if new, and being told that newer books would be brought in only once these had sold out.

Another said that he was willing to display the books in the store, and “if” he sold any he would then talk about how much we would owe him. Upon further questioning, he admitted that he wanted to keep 100% of the sale, plus charge us for carrying the book.

The third offered us an 80/20 deal. They would carry our books and keep 80%, giving us 20%. We took it, but I knew we were getting ripped off. When I was a manager of a comic book store we had an RPG section. And, like you said, the usual deal was 50/50.

Theno

]]> By: Discogod http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-349439 Discogod Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:36:20 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/#comment-349439 Man, I sure could've used this when I was shopping my first comic around a few years back, rather than muddling through on my own. Still, I sold out of the entire run, and it only took 18 months... Man, I sure could’ve used this when I was shopping my first comic around a few years back, rather than muddling through on my own. Still, I sold out of the entire run, and it only took 18 months…

]]> By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Nov. 29, 2007: A midwinter night’s Dullsville http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-349238 Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Nov. 29, 2007: A midwinter night’s Dullsville Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:28:24 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/#comment-349238 [...] [Analysis] Brooklyn retailer Alex Cox explains how to sell your minicomic to comic-book shops. [...] [...] [Analysis] Brooklyn retailer Alex Cox explains how to sell your minicomic to comic-book shops. [...]

]]> By: GarBut http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-346914 GarBut Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:01:09 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/#comment-346914 Kevin Huizenga, consider yourself very very lucky to have a publishing deal with Drawn & Quarterly. Otherwise you'd NEVER get away with calling your book "Or Else", Mr. Attitude! Kevin Huizenga, consider yourself very very lucky to have a publishing deal with Drawn & Quarterly. Otherwise you’d NEVER get away with calling your book “Or Else”, Mr. Attitude!

]]> By: Dave T. Game http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-346788 Dave T. Game Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:16:26 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/alex-cox-on-how-to-sell-your-mini-comic-to-comic-stores/#comment-346788 "If your book has a giant cock-monster attacking a topless girl while screaming obscenities on the cover" So can I buy this at your store? “If your book has a giant cock-monster attacking a topless girl while screaming obscenities on the cover”

So can I buy this at your store?

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