165 - Chicago Con 2006

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4.6 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2006

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

We all made it back from Chicago safely so now it's time to talk about it. It was our first Chicago con in 6 years so there was plenty to talk about. So tune in and hear all about our adventures in Rosemont.

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0:00.0	This is Comic Geekspeak, episode 165.
0:16.6	Welcome to Comic Geekspeak. I'm Brian Deamer. I'm Kevin Moyer. I'm Jamie Dee. I'm Peter Rios.
0:23.1	And welcome to the show. This episode of Comic GeekSpeak is sponsored by Comics Pro, Comics Professional Retail Organization.
0:31.5	Comics Pro is the only trade organization dedicated to the progress of direct market comic book retailers, allowing them to move forward together.
0:39.6	The goals of Comics Pro are for direct market retailers to speak with a single strong voice on important industry issues,
0:46.3	providing educational and mentoring opportunities to current and future retailers,
0:50.5	and offering opportunities for retailers to reduce some of the fixed costs that they all incur.
0:55.8	Comics Pro is open to all storefront retailers willing to invest their money, time, skills, and industry experience.
1:02.6	Together, they can provide a strong collective voice and a better future for direct market comic book retailers.
1:07.3	Please join Comics Pro as they move forward together.
1:10.4	Comics Pro is president and retailer is Joe Field, Flying Colors Comics and other cool stuff in Concord, California.
1:18.6	And Comics Pro Board of Directors includes Phoenix Comics, Big Brain Comics, Muse Comics, Comics, Comics Experience, and Lone Star Comics.
1:26.4	You can check out www.comicspro.org, Comics Pro, teamwork, growth, strength, and professionalism.
1:36.6	Thank you, Peter.
1:38.0	I just want to remind everyone that our contest is, well, what the hell date is it now the i don't even know it is the eight we have like
1:47.4	seven more days to enter to get your submissions in for the contest it is the pick i guess the panel
1:55.9	contest if you go to our news section on our website, you will see 10 panels from 10 different
2:01.7	comics, and you have to identify which comic and which page those panels are on.
2:07.6	And the winner gets a copy of the comic collectors program.
2:15.4	You can go to collectors.com slash comic and that collectors is with a
2:21.9	z and it's a program to organize and catalog all of your comics with online updates and
2:29.0	all kinds of good stuff so check it out at collectors.com slash comic, and that's your prize.
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