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Cape & Cowl Comics

@capecowlcomics.bsky.social

Eisner Award winning comic book store located at 1601 Clay St. in beautiful Oakland, CA! https://linktr.ee/capecowlcomics

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David Harper@davidharper.bsky.social · 3w ago

2026 has been insane for comic shops, as shops like @capecowlcomics.bsky.social, @challengers.bsky.social, @thirdeyecomics.bsky.social, and more are doing their best to keep up with demand and new customers. Today on SKTCHD, I wrote about the banner year so far in comic shops.

SKTCHD@sktchd.bsky.social · 3w ago

I checked in with a bevy of comic shops about the year so far, and 2026? It's left the often record setting 2025 in the dust. I wrote about a banner year for comic shops, as retailers share what's fueling it, including the continued surge of new, younger customers, Absolute Mania, and more.

David Harper@davidharper.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Selling comics to comic shops is hard work, but could it be done more effectively? And made easier, even? I tried to find out, as I asked retailers like @thirdeyecomics.bsky.social, @capecowlcomics.bsky.social, and @challengers.bsky.social for tips on how creators can better sell their work.

SKTCHD@sktchd.bsky.social · 5mo ago

How can creators better sell their comics to comic shops? I reached out to a bevy of retailers who shared tips for creators looking to do just that, as they offered a guide to better sell your comics to comic shops.

Tim Daniel@timdanielcomics.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Rare that I get to co-write/illustrate a cover/design the book. W/ Estuary from Oni Press (!), I had the opportunity to do all that & felt the need to level-up as a member of this incredible the team: Andry/House/Canon/Esposito/Pallares/Del Rey Pre-order weekend is here!

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David Harper@davidharper.bsky.social · 5mo ago

For my final (written) piece from ComicsPRO, I talked to folks like @jazzlynstone.bsky.social, @patrickhorvath.bsky.social, @filipsablik.bsky.social, @capecowlcomics.bsky.social, and more about what's making them the most hopeful about this moment in comics. The results were...honestly quite lovely!

SKTCHD@sktchd.bsky.social · 5mo ago

What's making the publishers, creators, retailers, and beyond in the direct market of comics the most hopeful about this moment in comics, particularly coming out of the recent ComicsPRO? I went around that event and asked people just that, and this piece features their answers in full.

SKTCHD@sktchd.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I wrote about ten things I liked or didn't like from the week of comics, including Squirrel Girl heading to Webtoon, Oni getting redistributed, a great looking French graphic novel, a podcast nearing its end, Batman title pages, a publisher on pause, a comic shop doing cool things, and more.

Comics Disassembled: Ten Things I Liked or Didn't Like from the Past Week in Comics, Led by...Squirrel Girl???? - SKTCHD

There are always a lot of places Comics Disassembled can start, or at least ten of them, as it’s a look at ten things I liked or didn’t like from the week of comics. But when in doubt, especially duri...

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SKTCHD@sktchd.bsky.social · 6mo ago

How did @nickdragotta.bsky.social build out the look and feel of Absolute Batman? I talked with the artist for a feature about the design of that character and title, and the mindset that went into it. This feature from 2024 is open to non-subscribers.

The Design of Absolute DC: Nick Dragotta on Building a Bigger (and Maybe Better) Batman - SKTCHD

DC is launching its new Absolute Universe this October, and a trio of titles in Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, and Absolute Superman are leading the way. Each is an intriguing reimagining of ...

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SKTCHD@sktchd.bsky.social · 7mo ago

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