Most important keys to a good LCS, for me, would be keeping it well lit and having employees that both enjoy comic books and aren't douches.

Yay, we got THREE reviews of books that not only suck, but once again you didnt like them! Why are you wasting everyones time reviewing shitty comics? There were some fantastic books released in the last week, and coming out this week, what the fuck reason can there possibly be for reviewing BAD comics every show? Not only that, but 2 of the 3 titles arent even ongoing series, why bother? I know its easier to just glom onto these digital preview images that come out from the comic companies rather than actually do any work of your own, but even then there are better choices you could have made.

Here's another helpful tip. Clean the camera lens before shooting...There's a big fucking goober right in the middle of the shot through the whole episode. What happened, a little spooge get away 'shooting' earlier in the day?

Watching six minutes of you guys talking about comic books that you feel "Meh" about is not as entertaining as you might think. I'd suggest picking out comic books to review that you feel strongly one way or another about.

As for a LCS... I'd definitely agree with the stuff that you guys have already mentioned. One thing I like at the comic book store I go to is that if I preorder my books from previews, he gives me a fairly large discount. I also definitely agree with jaws that the employees attitudes make a HUGE impact on how I feel about the store. I like to go in there once a week and talk comics for a few minutes while I pick up my books.

I agree with Justin re: displaying your new comics. I have been to some really confusing shops before that make hunting for something not on your pull list a pain. I think the best discounts are the pull list discounts based on amount of comics ordered. Having your customers "subscribe" helps you know what to order (and how much) so give them a break with increasing tiers of percentage discounts. Also, while I don't know about the market in England, it may help defray costs to invest in used CDs or DVDs or something besides comics that would make your shop a "must see" location for all manner of pop culture fiend.

I'm not an uber-hater of Judd Winick like most people. I do like his run on Green Arrow and the great Trails of Shazam title he did. But this Titan's series, oh boy where to start on this....Bad writing, none of the characters feel like who they are. When I see Nightwing I dont see Nightwing, I just see a douchebag with bad one-liners. Plus the art is pretty inconsistant as well, not only that but there are waaaay to much boobies in this thing (lol). I know Starfire is/was a supermodel and other women on here are drawn to be sexy, but man this is overdoing it for me.

I'm starting to get a feeling Pete does not like any stories with space...First Green Lantern, then this Annihilation series. I agree it's not as good as the first mini, but this was still a pretty decent story. Plus you guys will review a bad manga Batman story, but not Grant Morrison's Batman? What the f?

Now that Alex and Pete are BFF, does Justin feel left out?

Oh man, comic book stores. Alex is right, you NEED organisation. London's Forbidden Planet has complicated organisation, the new stuff is never in one place. And please, get clerks that actually know the comics and what's in stock, because people in Forbidden Planet have NO CLUE!

Most important thing I think is, DON'T BE A DICK!
Every comic book store I've ever been to the people who work there are huge dickheads.
I'd rather Have Sex with a Lawnmower then deal with a shi77ie A$$ Comic Book Salesman, So Guy in UK, Be nice!, thats What I say.
There is nothing in the world worth being that snootie about, Watch Simpsons and do the opisite of everything the Comic Book Guy does.

Holy shit Bombardem. you taking bitching to a whole new level. your complaining about a tiny smug on the camera? For a comic book review show! Get a life my friend, and stop posting stupid shit all the time.

You guys make me nervous when you stand during the show. You should start sitting down again.

Jeez Bombardem, seriously? A barely visible camera smudge has got you all riled up? That's about as nitpicking as it gets buddy, find a better way to spend your time.

For everyone who is upset over them reviewing "bad comics"(Bombardem), I think you should lay off that. I don't think the guys are going out of their way to review bad comics, it's just how they felt after reading them. You had two number one's out last week, how are we supposed to know whether they're good or bad when it just came out. Plus, I WANT to know what's bad so I can steer clear of it. For someone who's on a budget, knowing what's good and bad is plus, so my thanks to Alex, Justin, and Pete for letting me know what's what.

keep it clean, organized, and most importantly keep the focus on comic books. i understand that allot of comic fans are magic, yu-gi-oh, or what ever other games are being played but i find it really annoying when the gaming seems to be more important than the comic books in a COMIC BOOK store.

seeing as i actually live in county durham i think the most important suggestion for opening a new comic shop is giving me a job.

oh and dont be a twat like the people who work in forbidden planet. what a bunch of tools they are.

ok, im from south america
actually rio de janeiro, brasil
and we have some comic shops with windows
and organization, just so you know...justin. ¬¬

There are two things that make a good comic store (and most comic stores get them wrong)
1) Make sure your subscribers never miss an issue of the comics on there pull list. It’s easy to fill your subscribers bins each week with the items on there list and it’s the reason why your subscribers come to your store. If they start missing there favorites, they’re going to go somewhere else.
2) Most importantly… Friendly staff behind the counter. I hate when I walk into a store and I get the feeling like I’m bothering the punk behind the counter if, god forbid, I should ask him a question or ask him to cash me out. Friendly staff means repeat customers.

What's the most important thing in a comic book shop?

I actually worked at my LCS here in Guadalajara, Mexico and let me say this the shop is pretty succesful because of two things.

a) Alex is right the place needs to be clean and organized. When I started working there it was a dungeon and we cleaned it up and the sales went up..that's about it.

b) Hire nice friendly people. When people walk into a comic book shop the last guy they wanna deal with is "Comic book guy" from the Simpsons who has to show his a bigger nerd than you before he helps you in any way shape or form.

Like any business the people element is KEY

For the new comic book store owner, after we moved it took me over a year before I moved my pull list even though my old store was now 30+ minutes farther away than my new local store and there was no reason for me to head in that direction other than the store. One of the big reasons, the old store bagged and boarded everything for me at no extra charge. When I picked up my pull list, everything was waiting for me safe and secure. It was extremely convienent.

The owner was also a pretty cool guy, which helped as well.

To the guy openin the shop in durham, you should definatly try to get involved in the british indie comic scene. A lot of good stuff is out there.

Go to a couple of conventions and get to know the creators, most of us do good sale or return on our books.

And on the books reviewed this issue, i liked the titans and thought it was a solid first issue, especially compared to some 1st issues i've read. But i expect a lot more from the series.

Thanks for another great show guys

Yeah that new Titans book is full of awful. Just terrible and sad. There are so many amazing creators out there, and they stick two of my least favorite on my FAVORITE characters here.

Side note: The Titans lineup is the one Eric Canete chose here, and this single drawing is more interesting and exciting than the entire first issue of Titans Together.

http://www.tencentticker.com/projectrooftop/2006/10/02/teen-titans-by-eric-canete/

PS - It's pronounced "Aqua Lung." I promise.
PPS - I managed a comic shop in Georgia for a few years and quadrupled sales in my first three months. If you need any help, drop me a line. ;)

Been a while since Ive posted, due to the lack of Powers but I wanted to say something about the forums. I dont know about anyone else, but the forum presentation disaludes me from joining up. phpBB, offers a much better presentation forum wise, you guys should really check out. Also the Powers annual comes out tomorrow so be sure to review it!

I feel, lost, adrift. Wandering aimlessly around the American Midwest. How can I continue my existence w/ out the podcast from last weeks CBC? I suppose i can return to my old lifestyle of excersize and eating right. Argh...

Does JUSTIN really work at Au Bon Pan????????????????

I don't mind negative reviews, I was going to pick up Titans, but now I didn't waste my 3 dollars. Thanks Guys!

I am glad you guys acknowleged that Judd Winnick sucks more scrotum then Jenna Jamison

A friend of mine and myself are actually planning to open up our own comic shop and we have found time and time again that if the store is run like a business and is a clean and friendly environment, then it should be successful because there are so many shops run by lazy collectors who don't care or by douchebags who don't know crap about comics. You won't get rich but you can make a living off comics if you are passionate about the medium and have good customer service skills. And luck helps too. By the way I have no problem with gaming being in the same store as comics, the two are very closely related and you can bring gamers into comics if you have them in the same environment.