THIS IS DUMB, JUST, PERIOD.
•Free Comic Book Day week prep.
•Upcoming events!
•Now that BOOM! Is distributed by Penguin Random House…
•New Comic Book Day constant shipping woes.
•Every month keeps getting bigger for Godzilla!
•Scholastic, one more publisher Diamond has just stopped supplying.
•Comics talked about in this episode:
SUPERGIRL #1
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN INCURSION #1

This episode is dedicated to both Michael B. Jordans.

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Contest of Challengers #734

Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill)
Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol
“Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Arune Singh, James VanOsdol
“Dal” Voices: James VanOsdol, RJ City, Dalton Castle, Sue (Trent’s Mom), Kevin Conroy, Kris Statlander, Skye Blue, Arune Singh
Dal and Patrick Artwork: Daimon Hampton
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Challengers Comics + Conversation
1845 N Western Ave • Chicago, IL 60647
773.278.0155 • ChallengersComics.com

IS THIS WHAT RESPECT FEELS LIKE?
•Dal already has thoughts for next year’s C2E2!
•It’s our C2E2 2025 recap episode! It was a pretty great show and got us more excited to be doing what we do.
•Who we met/talked to!
•Dal’s Dan Mora story!
•Patrick’s first-ever CGC grading experience.
•Diamond Comic Distributors has an official, legal buyer.
•Our cloudy front window.

This episode is dedicated to Hiroshi Tanahashi’s last match in the United States.

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Contest of Challengers #733

Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill)
Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol
“Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Arune Singh, James VanOsdol
“Dal” Voices: James VanOsdol, RJ City, Dalton Castle, Sue (Trent’s Mom), Kevin Conroy, Kris Statlander, Skye Blue, Arune Singh
Dal and Patrick Artwork: Daimon Hampton
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Challengers Comics + Conversation
1845 N Western Ave • Chicago, IL 60647
773.278.0155 • ChallengersComics.com

ABSOLUTE UNITS OF DESTRUCTION
•Patrick is joined by MORGAN PERRY, Marketing Manager at Square Enix, Inc.
•Square Enix has a new program for comic shops, Comic Partner, and Morgan is here to tell us about it!
•Getting manga into the hands of manga fans new and old!
•Upcoming manga series you cannot miss!
•Morgan’s email: mperry@us.square-enix.com (for retailers who want to join Comic Partner and/or just learn more about Square Enix)
•Morgan’s previous CoC appearance: https://challengers.libsyn.com/i-literally-do-not-live-in-a-world-without-comics

This episode is dedicated to the Square Enix Comic Partner program.
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Contest of Challengers #732
Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill)
Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol (with an assist from Google Translate)
Dal and Patrick Artwork: Daimon Hampton
Photo of Morgan and Patrick (outside of Club Lago): Patrick
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Challengers Comics + Conversation
1845 N Western Ave • Chicago, IL 60647
773.278.0155 • ChallengersComics.com

IT’S NOT LIKE YOU’RE CONFUSING THE CHILDREN
•Tariffs in comics.
•Dal’s take on Lost Fantasy #1.
•Cover designs.
•The closure of ThingsFromAnotherWorld .com.
•Thanks, Patrons!
•Publishers missing from Diamond.
•Updating Sidekicks!

This episode is dedicated to IKEA Kallax shelving.

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Contest of Challengers #731

Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill)
Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol
“Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Arune Singh, James VanOsdol
“Dal” Voices: James VanOsdol, RJ City, Dalton Castle, Sue (Trent’s Mom), Kevin Conroy, Kris Statlander, Skye Blue, Arune Singh
Dal and Patrick Artwork: Daimon Hampton
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Challengers Comics + Conversation
1845 N Western Ave • Chicago, IL 60647
773.278.0155 • ChallengersComics.com

APOLOGIZING FOR THINGS NOT OUR FAULT
•Trying to buy a Will Ospreay print by Rob Schamberger.
•MORE problems with Lunar shipments!
•MORE problems with Diamond shipments!
•2 annoying online transactions (one eBay, one Challengers).
•Alliance Entertainment enters into an agreement to purchase Diamond Comic Distributors! What do we know about Alliance?
•We’re 17!!

This episode is dedicated to the 22% of small businesses that make it to 17 years.

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Contest of Challengers #730

Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill)
Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol
“Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Arune Singh, James VanOsdol
“Dal” Voices: James VanOsdol, RJ City, Dalton Castle, Sue (Trent’s Mom), Kevin Conroy, Kris Statlander, Skye Blue, Arune Singh
Dal and Patrick Artwork: Daimon Hampton
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Challengers Comics + Conversation
1845 N Western Ave • Chicago, IL 60647
773.278.0155 • ChallengersComics.com

RELIABLY FRUSTRATING
•Next week is maybe the biggest New Release week we’ve ever had, in both quantity and dollar amount.
•Lunar shortages!
•Quantity limits.
•Lunar growing pains.
•Marvel’s “new” ideas.
•The return of Adventure Time comics.
•The soap opera that is Void Rivals.
•Comics talked about in this episode:
ABSOLUTE FLASH #2
DARK REGARDS #1
PLAGUE HOUSE #1
BATTLE BEAST #1, #2
RESURRECTION MAN QUANTUM KARMA #1, #2, #2

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Contest of Challengers #729

Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill)
Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol
“Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Arune Singh, James VanOsdol
“Dal” Voices: James VanOsdol, RJ City, Dalton Castle, Sue (Trent’s Mom), Kevin Conroy, Kris Statlander, Skye Blue, Arune Singh
Dal and Patrick Artwork: Daimon Hampton
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Challengers Comics + Conversation
1845 N Western Ave • Chicago, IL 60647
773.278.0155 • ChallengersComics.com

I’M SURE YOU’RE GOING SOMEWHERE WITH THIS

•The next few weeks of New Releases are MASSIVE.
•What we’re looking forward to at C2E2.
•Gabi Mendez signing recap!
•An upcoming art show.
•Comics talked about in this episode:
FIRE AND ICE WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER #1
HARLEY QUIN FARTACULAR SILENT BUTT DEADLY #1

This episode is dedicated to meals with good friends.
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Contest of Challengers #728

Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill)
Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol
“Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Arune Singh, James VanOsdol
“Dal” Voices: James VanOsdol, RJ City, Dalton Castle, Sue (Trent’s Mom), Kevin Conroy, Kris Statlander, Skye Blue, Arune Singh
Dal and Patrick Artwork: Daimon Hampton
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Challengers Comics + Conversation
1845 N Western Ave • Chicago, IL 60647
773.278.0155 • ChallengersComics.com

THE BULLSEYE OF BULLSEYES

•Godzilla vs Chicago, one week later.
•New Dark Horse graphic novels immediately unavailable.
•Andrea Bell signing recap!
•”Reducing complexity.”
•Diamond bankruptcy notices.
•DTC podcast invite.
•Comic talked about in this episode:
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #1
ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1
FREE PLANET #1
ASSORTEED CRISIS EVENTS #1

This episode is dedicated to being Satanized.
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Contest of Challengers #727

Theme: Adam WarRock (with Mikal kHill)
Intro/Outro: James VanOsdol
“Patrick” Voices: Richie Kotzen, Christopher Daniels, James Acaster, Sue (Trent’s Mom), RJ City, Arune Singh, James VanOsdol
“Dal” Voices: James VanOsdol, RJ City, Dalton Castle, Sue (Trent’s Mom), Kevin Conroy, Kris Statlander, Skye Blue, Arune Singh
Dal and Patrick Artwork: Daimon Hampton
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Challengers Comics + Conversation
1845 N Western Ave • Chicago, IL 60647
773.278.0155 • ChallengersComics.com