Hey, Folks!
Sorry for not having an EDitorial last week, but I was clobbered with customers last Thursday afternoon and I thought it was more important to just get the Subscription Form posted as soon as possible. I mean, it wasn’t even like I particularly behind with my Thursday chores, but I didn’t want to slip even a little so I just went gaily forward and got everything done but the EDitorial by the end of the day…lol.
I’m not sure where everyone stands on the “Barbie VS Oppenheimer” movie showdown this weekend, but Hill & I are coming down on the Barbie side. I really so want to go see Oppenheimer, preferably on the IMAX screen, but there is not time for that this weekend, so a simpler Barbie showing is what we are going for. That being said, Our friend Amy is thrilled that we are going to see it as opposed to the seemingly endless array of slimy horror films and overblown super hero flicks that we are normally hauling ass to see. I was just saying this morning that I should cosplay as a Barbie Dream House for the Sunday evening showing, but upon further reflection it is hard enough to get my fat butt into those seats without adding a two car garage as well.
I’m not sure what the current state is on the possible UPS strike, but it looks like the distributors are trying to get ahead of it. I kept scratching my head and wondering not why, but how, PRH and Lunar had been so successful with getting us a week to a week and a half ahead on our book deliveries, but, of course, now I understand that they are trying tog et as much stuff delivered ahead of time as possible to head off any product delays. Diamond has told us they have some plans to deal with the possible problem, but they are long on promises and short on information. I guess we will see, but I do want to take a moment and warn that even if they manage to get ahead on new stock deliveries chances are that any reordered titles are going to take longer than usual for us to get delivered. Honestly, there is really no way to tell what the situation is going to be until we are hip deep in it, but I did want to let you know that the comic industry will be affected and Brian and I will doing everything in our power to keep things running smoothly. If there ends up being a week or two with late deliveries, please remember that I am working feverishly to get more new back issue stock processed and out for sale and we are currently all stocked up on available comic supplies.
Speaking of the Jersey collection, the former owner was visiting from Jersey last week and dropped off a few more boxes of material that I have pretty much finished sorting through. There is a lot of new Dollar Box material out on the tables with a couple of long comic b0xes worth waiting in the wings. The current back issue boxes we’ve had on the counter for the last two weeks will be hopefully going into the back issue boxes today or tomorrow and there will be a few new boxes of back issue material that will take its place. Please remember that these boxes are being replaced regularly and you can always ask Brian or myself what is new stock.
Thanks for tuning in, Folks, and I hope everyone has a great weekend! I will be here in the store everyday this week save for Saturday. Hill and I have some wedding redux things to do so I won’t be here, but I will be back on Sunday!
Eddie