Tales From The Comic Shop

Rick Whitelock is the owner of New Force Comics. He has owned every Golden and Silver Age key you can name during his 30+ year career. Today he tells us all about what it is like to spend 6 figures on a comic, what it was like living through Hurricane Michael, moving your shop to a new state and stories from the road and the hundreds of cons he has worked over the years. 

Roger sits down with professional speculator James Lamb to discuss how he was able to quit his day job and speculate on comics professionally.

Eddie and I have a conversation about the current events in comicdom. Everything from Death Metal #1 to 80 years of Joker and everything in between. We also have a discussion about how we can be better allies to victims of sexual harassment and talk about the creators Warren Ellis, Scott Allie, Eddie Berganza and Jason Latour who have been accused of this repugnant behavior. 

The latest news and our advice on how to invest in comics

Eddie, Roger and Joe sit down and discuss the latest new, whats the deal with Comics Pro and the answer to every question you've ever had about Chase Variants

This is a very special episode. We want to dedicate it to everyone who has contributed to the Hi De Ho Go Fund Me whether that was by sharing the go fund me or donating money. Special thanks to the celebs and community insiders for lending your visibility as well. Mark Cirillo,Terry Dodson, Gail Simone, Jock, J. Scott Campbell, Rick Remender, Mark Waid, John Romita Jr., Christo Gage, Umberto Ramos and Todd Nauck. We apologize for anyone we missed there are over 700 contributors and hundreds of shares and likes, but thank you all!!!!

Turmoil has engulfed your local comic shops. The distribution of DC Comics to outlying distributors is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Comic Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo. While the Congress of the Republic endlessly debates this alarming chain of events, the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched three Podcasters, the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy, to talk about the conflict...

In this episode learn how to become a better collector. We will help you learn from some of our past mistakes.

This is a story all about how Tales From The Comic Shop came to exist! Also the latest industry news and our Quarantine Reads and Cool Picks!!!

Issues with new distributors the first time out. Listen to Eddie and Roger tell you what happened that is causing stores to lose money on last weeks DC comics. Also Quarantine Reads and Cool Stuff!