Off Panel: A Comics Interview Podcast
Off Panel: A Comics Interview Podcast
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Off Panel #503: Fun and Fundamental with Eitan Manhoff
1 hour 8 minutes Posted Jun 9, 2025 at 11:00 am.
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Retailer Eitan Manhoff joins the show to talk about the year in his shop Cape and Cowl Comics and the year in the direct market. Manhoff discusses how his role has changed, how the year has been in his shop, what's driving things, success spreading to other titles, the sustainability of the moment, customer interactions, adjustments he's had to make, the impact of available space, when things changed for his shop, the original/creator-owned side of comics, Deniz Camp's moment, the impact of micro lines, challenges from the year, Diamond Comic Distributors' bankruptcy, its impact on other product lines, what should be learned from the moment, the Eisner judge experience and more.