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AvatarDavid Harper
12:19
I've heard from a lot of shops that tell me that some customers buy literally everything, or "all miniseries." Or "all ongoings."
No curation. Just all.
12:20
My local shop recently just had a customer looking to sell his collection who had been buying everything for about 20 years.
I cannot fathom how big that collection is.
12:21
So, in those stretches, I imagine the most movement happens with the customers who are buying fewer titles and dropping some, just because they're more discerning.
The giant pull list folks often just buy out of habit. But if you're already curating, it's easier to tighten things up. I've seen that with myself this year.
From a shop: No clue on an average, but there are customers with 100s of comics on standing orders.
12:22
But yeah, the biggest space for dropoff would come from those big customers, but I just don't know how much they drop for obvious reasons!
Mike Lanuzo
12:22
Two basketball questions for you.

  1. How are you feeling about the in-season tournament?
  2. Top three non-Pacer league pass teams?
AvatarDavid Harper
12:23
  1. I absolutely love the in-season tournament, and not just because my Pacers are 3-0 and onto the next round!
12:24
It actually feels special, and it seems clear to me that teams are taking it more seriously. This one Kings game ended with Domantas Sabonis losing his mind because Kevin Huerter dribbled out the clock instead of scoring more points as point differential is a big thing for moving on as a wild card.
That was a moment where I was like, "OH SO THIS IS A THING FOR THEM."
And the Lakers are taking it insanely seriously, and as LeBron goes, so does the league. So I think it's awesome, the courts are about 50% cool and 50% nightmare, and it just feels different. Big fan.
12:25
  1. Top three non-Pacer league pass teams. They're not great, but the Spurs because I have family there and Wemby is fun to watch.
The Thunder because they're a lot of fun (insane current Josh Giddey stuff not withstanding).
And...
Not the Bulls. The Bulls are miserable.
12:26
Actually, the number one answer is the Timberwolves.
I love Anthony Edwards and that team rules. Tons of fun. They're my favorite non-Pacer team.,
Nuggets are up there too though.
Wes Gift
12:26
For someone as busy as you are with your many comics-related projects (Off-Panel, SKTCHD), what tip(s) do you have for others to help stay organized?
AvatarDavid Harper
12:26
This is something I struggle with, Wes.
12:27
It may not seem like it from the outside, but organization is not my strength, at least in terms of personal organization. I'm very laissez-faire and instinctual about how I work.
Every work review I have is a ton of pros and one massive con of organization.
That said, I make it work nonetheless.
12:28
So, my tips would be...
Always keep some sort of document tracking active and prospective projects, and do what you can to keep all the irons in the fire and balls rolling.
12:29
Don't take on more than you can handle, because that's a surefire path to your organization crumbling.
Take time every once in a while to just do administrative work. Sometimes you get so focused on the capital W "Work," but if you don't take time to make sure everything is moving forward and you're not staying on top of email, things crumble.
12:30
And lastly, my biggest tip is this: Do what's right for you.
Some people use bullet journals. Some use regular notebooks. Some calendar or whiteboard. Some just spray and pray emails and hope for the best. Find the answer that works for you and don't try and force something that isn't a fit for how you do things, because that's a good way for things to fall apart.
Charles F
12:30
What did you think of The Marvels?
AvatarDavid Harper
12:31
HOOOOOOOOO BOY.
12:32
Never in a million years did I expect that a movie as often delightful and entertaining as The Marvels was to become a dividing line where people are just constantly arguing about it or making bold stances without even seeing it in theaters, which is kind of the central problem with the movie.
But my ultimate take is I liked it a lot! I actually felt a lot more like a phase one or phase two movie, and it was elevated by great rapport between its leads and an exceptional performance by the insanely charismatic Iman Vellani.
12:33
Its villain was eh and it sort of dropped the ball on certain beats, so it wasn't perfect, but it was an entertaining and brisk viewing. It was, funnily enough, a kind of perfect movie theater experience.
12:35
It has made me wonder how social media and the world at large would have responded to other box office disappointments. How would everyone react to Hudson Hawk bombing? I need my thinkpieces about the merits of Danny Aiello and Bruce Willis singing so they could better time out heists, and whether it impacted the movie's box office.
Another answer from a retailer on average number of titles pulled, and they said I could use this.
"It's an impossible question to answer. It's feast or famine. I couldn't even fathom a guess."
There you go!
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