Convention report- WWLA

It is well documented that LA is a soft retail market when it comes to comic books. Not only is SoCal filled with comic book shops, a bevy of creator store signings, everyone's local Starbucks' is filled with B-list actors, but there's also a ton of comicshows happening ALL the time. From a twice a week show in Pomona, to a monthly convention at the Shrine, to San Diego-the biggest show in North America if not the world just 2 hours down the road. This is a VERY jaded audience, we got a little bit of everything this Wiz Show has to offer on a regular basis. With that said, Jay Company had a pretty decent show- Show exclusives sold BIG TIME. The key table books sold big. Hardcovers were a little on the soft side, but we grinded it out with bargain books of overstock to maintain our grosses. Basically we sold what SHOULD sell. It's just the extra books, such as low end wall books, or the random book to complete your run wasn't there like in other cities. Good thing volume and being in our home city more than made up for it…