How Local Comic Shops Are Coping During The Shut-Down, Part Three

Rather view as a webpage? Click HERE The Comic Book Shop! @comicbookshopde  #comicbookshopde Hallo, Comics Family!   Everybody still with us? Are you getting outside enough? Have your dreams been vivid and bizarre?   HI.    In the past couple of weeks we've figured how to juggle the incoming custom requests,  orders for things we've sold out of,  where else to get different books bc either the distributor is closed or they're only shipping full cartons (instead of 1 or 2 each of a title),  finally started watching Ozark,  and also finally weeded the front garden because our neighbor pleaded with me to help her use the pile of mulch in her driveway (holler out to Holland Mulch on Edgemoor Rd!)   PLUS a different neighbor brought us frozen chicken breasts & a sack of oranges, my mom dropped off soup, and my big bro got Death Wish coffee delivered to us not a moment too late!   I know many of you are reeling and anxious and zoned out and wound up and I wish terribly that we could comfort you.   To help close the distance, we've been going live on Facebook a few times a week, sometimes with sales, sometimes just to check in, often because I go a little loopy after too many hours in an empty shop - I feel like the last person left on an abandoned spaceship....   Mostly though, we're doing oK: Focusing on what's in front of us and not putting too much energy into what is likely going to change in days or weeks. That brings us to what some of you have been waiting for....   What's up with New Comics?    This article from The Beat does a pretty fine job at summing up the whole "DC is releasing some books early" hubbub.  Retailers have poor reaction to DC’s new distribution plan – extremely bad, like I mean it is BAD     Based on current projections of re-opening we're expecting New Comics to be releasing near the middle of May.    Hang in there!! We've got PLENTY on hand to get you through the drought : ] So, this is pretty humbling and a mite awkward, but that's where we are.   In the spirit of community and providing a space for people who need one, one of my closest friends -and former TCBS employee- created a  GoFundMe for The Comic Book Shop!   Many of you have already supported us with social media shares, gentle nudges to your neighbors, and with your own orders of books I know you really don't need -  our hearts are full and we're not completely freaked out about our future.   As we accept each order and each contribution we reconfirm our pact to work even harder to make this place stick around for a good long time. If you're able to share or donate, we'd be deeply grateful. If YOU need help of any kind, PLEASE please let us know. We can help discretely!    All our love & strength & peace ~ Sarah & Titus Want to do something good but don't want any more stuff?  We'll pack up some comics and graphic novels and get them to places serving school lunch! Place an order online or reply to this email Although the distributor for New Comics is shutdown there are plenty of sources to get Graphic Novels! Read up on what publishers and book distributors are still working for you/us! Order ONLINE at TheComicBookShop.com   Order by EMAIL ComicShop@ TheComicBookShop.com   Mail Order is Available *we might have to activate your account FYI - just holler at us   Local Delivery to the Back Entrance of Bellefonte Brewing Wednesdays 4p-6p *other times available ~ email to set it up   - Sarah, Titus, Heyzel, & The Gang Visit Our Website! Send Us Some Email Love: comicshop@thecomicbookshop.com     Closed Indefinitely due to COVID19   1855 Marsh Road Wilmington, DE 19810 (302) 477 1119   Entertainment for you + yours! Color Nick Bradshaw Art! Super detailed superheroes for you to color! The Quarantine Coloring Book Free downloadable coloring pages created by some pretty amazing people. Coloring Illustrations from Academy Award-winning costume designer RUTH E. CARTER @academymuseum #coloringwithruth GET THE ELFQUEST COLORING BOOK–FOR FREE! How to Help Librarians and Archivists From Your Living Room If you’re cooped-up and curious, use your free time to decipher handwriting, tag images, and more. Masks For America: Protect our Frontline Heroes For only $2, you can provide a safe mask to a frontline health care worker! FREE LA BORINQUEÑA COLORING BOOK WITH NEW PAGES! #LaBorinqueña Instagram/Facebook: @LaBorinquenaComics Twitter: @LaBorinquena_GN DC Kids Camp brings middle grade authors to isolated kids DC's middle grade authors and artists are curating an at-home activities program from youngsters.

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