Pros & Cons of the Direct Market | The Comics Pals Episode 372

The Pals are joined by HOPE writer Dirk Manning to discuss the state of the Direct Market in comics and what can be done to make it the asset it once was. They also discuss Avengers Inc being cancelled, the latest on Avengers: Kang Dynasty and much more!

00:00 Stream Start

00:45 Show Start

03:53 Why Does the Direct Market Exist?

07:39 The Pros of the Direct Market

18:00 What are the Cons of the Direct Market?

1:18:14 Dirk Manning's HOPE Kickstarter & Why HOPE Exists

1:32:39 This Episode Number in Comics History

1:44:25 Avengers Inc Cancelled by Marvel

2:06:15 Woman's Wild Claim About Raina Telgemeier's Drama

2:18:25 Anyone Comics is closing... and Reopening a few Blocks Away!

2:24:24 Michael Waldron Hired to Write Avengers: Kang Dynasty

2:32:21 The Ambassador Draft!

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