SDCC: Direct Market 50th Anniversary Celebration

Direct Market 50th Anniversary Celebration (42:24, 97mb)
Milton Griepp, Mike Richardson, Bill Schanes and Bob Wayne reveal how they got into comics and the comic industry, how the Direct Market changed for retailers in the 1980s and 1990s, “Ground Level” comics, Carol Kalish being the unsung hero of the Direct Market with her Cash Register program, how the Direct Market allowed for smaller publishers to give much better deals to creators. Note: I came into the panel as introductions were being done.

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