Yesterday I spoke to Galactic Quest store owner Kyle Puttkammer [ http://www.galacticquest.com/ ] and he laid a little comic shop science on me: How can retailers be expected to have a Kid’s Comic Section in their store if Diamond will not put a Kid’s Section in Previews? It is a point I had not considered before…
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December 11th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
1. Look for the ‘Kid Friendly’ logo next to items in Previews; order those things.
2. Order Archie stuff.
3. Order One Piece & Naruto.
4. Order Bone collections.
5. Order Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.
6. Order the items listed on School Library Journal’s Best Comics for Kids: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/540000654/post/1340051134.html
7. Order the Johnny DC & Marvel Adventures titles.
Rack all of the above together on the shelf. Enjoy sales to kids & their parents!
December 11th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Right on, man, right on! I’ve been in stores, like Galactic Quest, where they take the time to do that. And I know it’s gotten me to buy more product.
Egg Embry
http://www.ComicsByEgg.com
December 11th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
For years my wife encouraged me to expand the “all ages” section in the stores, but every time I looked at Previews, there just wasn’t much to get excited about.
This article that inspired me to take a fresh look at the shelves and comic offerings…
http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners04keynote.shtml
We all love comics and hope the next generation does too. I’d just like to see Diamond’s Previews include a section dedicated to all ages. If they put all those titles together in one area, I suspect it could be more effective.
Thanks for the leads.