Contest of Challengers
Hosted by Patrick and Dal · CHALLENGERS Comics + Conversation
4.7from 60 ratings
- 805
- Episodes
- 137
- Transcribed
- 60
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2009
- First episode
About Contest of Challengers
From Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago, this is Contest of Challengers, a podcast about the business of running a comics shop. From publishers to distributors to the sales floor itself, each episode deals with the issues of the week and how they affect the way Challengers conducts business, and that includes the actual comic book issues themselves. Hosted by Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush. Thanks for listening. Keep Reading Comics!
- Publisher
- CHALLENGERS Comics + Conversation
- Category
- arts · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 31 Jul 2009
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
137 of 805 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
TO OUR STANDARDS
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
19 RUINED BOOKS.
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
UNDER THE DOME WITH STUBHY
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TO OUR STANDARDS
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But what if the podcast is doing so well, you can have better insurance? I certainly understand that. And honestly, I think in general, the hope with the podcast was that it would do well enough, not only for the Patreon aspect, but also help the store. And it does. People come in all over the year. […]
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- Kaustubh Pandav
- Andrea Bell
- Thomas Negovan
- Kyle Higgins
- Lance Briggs
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 59 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 90
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Who hosts Contest of Challengers?
Patrick and Dal host the show. Published by CHALLENGERS Comics + Conversation.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Contest of Challengers take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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