This week on Meanwhile...at Manage Comics we talk about ComicsPRO 2023 - we went, we talked Manage Comics, we talked Data, and we want to share everything with you!

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Things we talked about:

PUBLISHERS - release DATA before you do a news release to get the most out of your releases!

ComicsPRO - the comics industry retail association.

Find more about them at https://comicspro.org

Get Manage Comics - https://managecomics.com

ComicsPRO Data and Standards Working Group - email [email protected] and I'll put you in touch with Katie!

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Housekeeping:

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This week on Meanwhile at Manage Comics, we're doing a deep dive on Shopify Editions. https://www.shopify.com/editions/winter2023

We talk about the latest Shopify features, some best practices you should be following to take advantage of these features.

Check out our previous video on the Shopify Brand Settings! https://info.managecomics.com/blog/shopify-brand-settings-the-manage-comics-thoughtstream/

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Get help with Manage Comics - https://help.managecomics.com

We're going to do something a little different this week, and it's something we think can benefit you any time that you need assistance.

Getting good support is hard, and often time is of the essence.

We've broken down our usual first responses into some tips that we use in our own support triage when dealing with other companies, and as a power user, it makes dealing with companies like my internet or cell phone provider much, much easier.

We've got 5 tips that will make any support request easier.

1. Give Specific Information (including any files you may have used)

2. Give the steps to reproduce an error

3. Tell us what you've tried to do to fix it

4. Take screen shots (or better yet, video)

5. Include your name, store, and Shopify URL

Plus we talk about some specific examples, discuss what's coming up, and so much more!

Listen to the Meanwhile...at Manage Comics podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/ or wherever you get your podcasts.

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This week we do a deep dive on Brian Hibbs’ Tilting at Windmills #293 What’s Wrong with the Periodical?

https://www.comicsbeat.com/tiilting-at-windmills-293-whats-wrong-with-the-periodical-comics/

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The Data Mines:

Penguin Random House added two new publishers, what's the process for us when this happens?

Our Sponsor:

ComicsPRO - the ComicsPRO annual retailer meeting will be February 23-25 in Pittsburgh PA.

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Listen to the Meanwhile...at Manage Comics podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/ or wherever you get your podcasts.

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This week we're talking new catalogue releases, ComicsPRO, some sad shop closings, a happy shop grand opening, and more!

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Inside the Data Mines:

We're currently working on the February New Catalogue releases

https://www.comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2023/2023-02/

Industry news:

The ComicsPRO annual meeting has been announced, it takes place February 23-25

https://comicspro.clubexpress.com/2023meetsignup

Shop Closings:

A number of shops have recently closed. AJ's Comics in CT, USA, The Comic Shop in Crawley UK, and Bazbo Comics in Truro UK are some of the latest casualties. We've also heard from Comics n Pop in Australia that they will no longer be carrying new releases. Creamer and Cache in Huntsville AL have also decided they will no longer be carrying new comics releases.

Canadian shop CaptCan Comics had $75k of comics stolen in a 45 second theft

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53045/burglars-steal-almost-75-000-worth-graded-comics

Some good news - Dreamers and Make-Believers in Baltimore had their grand opening!

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dreamers-make-believers-a-new-inclusive-comic-shop-in-baltimore/

What’s coming up for Manage Comics?

We've updated our changelogs with a bunch of updates, including some from October that we missed. https://roadmap.managecomics.com/notifications

Next Time on Meanwhile…

We’re going to dive deep on Brian Hibbs’ Tilting at Windmills #293

What’s Wrong with the Periodical?

https://www.comicsbeat.com/tiilting-at-windmills-293-whats-wrong-with-the-periodical-comics/

Welcome to our new podcast / video format where we'll be switching back to Weekly, with a mostly pre-recorded format, we will still do live video once a month, and we will be on chat when the new episodes drop every week!

Meanwhile...at Manage Comics is available as a podcast at: https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/

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The Data Mines:

• Data stuff that we’re struggling with.

• The importance of Series Codes

• Variant Printings and Issue Sequence Numbers

• DC calling something a B cover, when it has all of the identifying markings of a C cover

• GeekFetch adding a Reprint indicator

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Industry news:

• Comics Beat at two great articles about Comic Book Sales Charts

• https://www.comicsbeat.com/what-ever-happened-to-the-sales-charts/

• https://www.comicsbeat.com/more-about-comic-book-sales-charts/

• Q4 Comic Store Market Shares

• https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/53038/comic-store-market-shares-q4-2022

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Listen to the Meanwhile...at Manage Comics podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/ or wherever you get your podcasts.

About Manage Comics - https://info.managecomics.com/

Get Started with Manage Comics 2.0 - https://pages.managecomics.com/manage-comics-2-get-started/

The Manage Comics Roadmap - https://roadmap.managecomics.com

Get help with Manage Comics - https://help.managecomics.com

Love what we do at Manage Comics? Give us a review on Google - it helps people find Manage Comics and lets them know that we're good people!

https://g.page/r/CTr5j9PK2zy_EAI/review

Are you a Manage Comics 2 user? Add your review to Manage Comics 2 on Shopify.

https://apps.shopify.com/manage-comics-subscriptions

Want an amazing Shopify website by the people who bring you Manage Comics?

https://info.managecomics.com/shopify/