INTERVIEW: Wes Eastin

Joining us today is the filmmaker behind Shopping For
Superman, the upcoming documentary that takes the viewer on a
50-year journey that reveals the origin story of their friendly
neighborhood comic shops and the people fighting to keep their
doors open.


"Since it began, the retail comics industry has contracted by
over 75% with more shops closing every month. After five years of
diminished sales, a global pandemic, distributor upsets, and the
digitization of retail shopping dominating most markets, Shopping
for Superman asks the question, 'Can our local comic shops be
saved?'

Shopping for Superman does more than explain the history of
retail comic book shops. Its underlying narrative reveals how
shops directly influenced comic book publishing to cultivate some
of the most daring and controversial materials ever committed to
print."


It is our honor to welcome Wes Eastin onto The Oblivion
Bar Podcast!


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