Comics For You
Comics For You
Podcast Description
Hear from comics industry insiders about how everything from Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and more stories journey from an idea to your local comic book shop. This is a one-stop resource to learn everything you've ever wanted to know about how comics are made for you.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores a range of topics related to comic book storytelling, production, and publishing, with episodes focusing on themes such as the development of iconic characters, the creative process behind licensed properties like Star Wars, and the differences between creator-owned projects and mainstream comics. For example, Episode 1 features Alex Segura discussing his experiences with both Marvel and DC Comics.
Hear from comics industry insiders about how everything from Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and more stories journey from an idea to your local comic book shop. This is a one-stop resource to learn everything you’ve ever wanted to know about how comics are made for you.
On this episode we have Billy Flake, the Director of Purchasing and Sales for Coliseum of Comics, the largest comics retailer in the Southeastern United States. Billy is one of the most influential figures in comics retail. He’s had an incredible 8 year odyssey that he shares with us on this episode. This is the listen for learning more about what it takes to sell comics, how they get into the shops, what keeps them going, where the opportunities in 2026 to grow the industry are and so much more!
Thanks for listening, if you wouldn’t mind please taking a second to like, subscribe, rate this show 5 stars it goes a long way to getting the algorithm to like us. If you’re here for Billy and like the interview, check out the back catalog! This is episode 24 already! Plus we debuted our new bonus segment, Fave 5, with Star Wars scribe Alex Segura giving us his fave 5 comic runs, writers, film noirs, artists, and more. Next up we’ll have writer Stephanie Phillips, who’ll be talking about her massive new Daredevil series for Marvel Comics! I cannot wait for you to hear that conversation. You can always support on Patreon at patreon.com/comics4u for as little as just $1 per month! That’s it. Cheapest subscription possible and yet you ensure this podcast will be here for years to come.
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