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Chicago/Bucktown ๐Ÿ“š Striving to prove the best thing about being in a comic shop, is being in a comic shop! โœ๏ธ And if you can't come in, shop online: http://challengerscomics.com ๐Ÿ‘” WIth your dapper hosts, Patrick and W. Dal!

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NEW RELEASE PHOTOS for Oct 15, 2025!

#newcomics #newgraphicnovels #newthisweek #newreleases #new #shoplocal #keepreadingcomics #challengerscomics

15.10.2025 05:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Releases for 10/08/25!

07.10.2025 23:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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02.10.2025 03:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9404    ๐Ÿ” 3985    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 497    ๐Ÿ“Œ 909
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21 NEW #1โ€™s are part of this weekโ€™s NEW RELEASES for Wed, October 1st, 2025.

New Books of Note: ABSOLUTE EVIL 1, BATMAN 2, ADVENTURE TIME BUBBLINE COLLEGE SP 1, GOTHAM ACADEMY FIRST YEAR 1, GI JOE COLD SLITHER, SPIDER-MAN NOIR 1, JUSTICE LEAGUE OMEGA ACT, IMMORTAL AUTHOR 1, and so much more!!

30.09.2025 23:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I remember when threatening a television network to replace their show or get sued by the President of the United States would have been an impeachable offense. (It was eight months ago.)

24.09.2025 03:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1077    ๐Ÿ” 152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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NEW RELEASES for Wed, Sept 24th, 2025.

New Books of Note: SKINBREAKER 1, ULTIMATE HAWKEYE 1, ORPHAN AND THE FIVE BEASTS BATH OF BLOOD 1, BATTLEWORLD 1, ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN and MARTIAN MANHUNTER REPRINTS, AMERICAN NATURE PRESENTS 3 (signing on Wednesday for it!!), ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN 21 and Vol 3,

24.09.2025 06:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wednesday! 09/24!

23.09.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Missed out on BATMAN DAY at our store? Weโ€™ve extended our sale on Bat-Stuff through Midnight CST! Save 20% on Batman comics and graphic novels, but hurry: this sale only lasts until midnight on September 20th!
At ChallengersComics(dot)com!!

20.09.2025 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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DEADPOOL/BATMAN. SURE, there are more NEW RELEASES for Wed, Sept 17th, 2025, but, you know, DEADPOOL/BATMAN.

#newcomics #newgraphicnovels #newthisweek #newreleases #new #shoplocal #keepreadingcomics #challengerscomics

16.09.2025 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you ready for the BIGGEST Comic of the Year??
DEADPOOL/BATMAN
Wednesday, 09/17/25!!

16.09.2025 04:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just a tiny, polite reminder that one of our absolute favorite creators (and humans) @andyharvest.bsky.social is signing at Challengers Saturday! 09/06! Noon-2pm!!

06.09.2025 02:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I went to Comics College with @doncardenasart.bsky.social via Packs of the Lowcountry. We shared n idea, met up for the 1st time @challengers.bsky.social (during a Mike Norton signing event!) and figured it out along the way. One reviewer called us 'indie scuzz'. I love the rad indie scuzz we made

03.09.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hahaha!! Perfect.

03.09.2025 03:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is he man? Is he bat? What he actually is is a NEW RELEASE for Wed, Sept 3rd, 2025!

New Books of Note: BATMAN 1, ARTIFICIAL 1, CLOSER, DOCTOR STRANGE 450, EVERYTHING DEAD & DYING 1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 975, ITโ€™S JEFF & OTHER MARVEL TALES, WHITE HOUSE ROBOT ROMANCE 1, and MILLIE OF THE MANOR!

03.09.2025 03:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We know what you want! NEW RELEASES for Wednesday, August 27, 2025!

New Books of Note: KNIVES (A CRIMINAL HC), INVISIBLE MAN 1, EXQUISITE CORPSES 4, IMMORTAL LEGEND BATMAN 1, MORTAL THOR 1, MASTERMINDS1, TMNT SHREDDER 1, HELLBOY BPRD PROFESSOR HARVEY, ABS WONDER WOMAN 11 & ABS MARTIAN MANHUNTER 6!

27.08.2025 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Eleven renditions of the Thing.

Eleven renditions of the Thing.

Bashful Benji, Aunt Petuniaโ€™s favorite nephew!

Iโ€™d have swapped out the Hanna-Barbera image for some Ron Wilson. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

25.08.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 108    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Copies of Big Shoulders #1 , including this limited edition variant cover by Charlie Adlard, will be available for the first time ever at @challengers.bsky.social this Saturday 12pm - 3pm ๐Ÿค˜

25.08.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We had SO MUCH FUN with @lucyknisley.bsky.social last Saturday! Thanks to everyone who came by, bought a book, and had some maple candies with us! And especially thanks to LUCY (and John)!!
If you couldnโ€™t make it, weโ€™ve still got signed copies of Lucyโ€™s SUGAR SHACK at challengerscomics(dot)com!!

25.08.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tons and tons and tons of NEW RELEASES for Wednesday, August 20, 2025!

New Books of Note: BLACK CAT 1, ESCAPE 1, JL RED 1, MARVEL ALL-ON-ONE, ALL-NEW SPIDER-GWEN 1, ABSOLUTE BATMAN 11, GHOST PEPPER 2, and IMPERIAL 3!

#newcomics #newgraphicnovels #newthisweek #newreleases #new #shoplocal

20.08.2025 05:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My book with @scott1gray.bsky.social is launching soon! Iโ€™ll be representing the Big Shoulders team at @challengers.bsky.social on Saturday, August 30th. Weโ€™ll have copies of the double-sized first issue available for sale for the first time. We hope to see you there!

19.08.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our lives are the sum of our choices. Bring home โ€œthe biggest and wildest Mission yet", Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning on digital now! Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt in this action-packed thrill ride. Over 50 minutes of jaw-dropping extras when you buy on Digital.

16.08.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bring home @TheSmurfsMovie on digital now! Buy the film critics are calling โ€œpure comedy magicโ€ and get over 35 minutes of Smurftastic extras including new music from Rihanna and more. Available at participating retailers. Rated PG. From #ParamountPictures.

13.08.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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These NEW RELEASES for Wednesday, August 13, 2025, are dripping with excitement!!

New Books of Note: ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN VOL 1 HC and SC, SUPERMAN KRYPTONITE SPECTRUM 1, PREDATOR KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE 1, POWER RANGERS/TMNT III 1, TRANSFORMERS 23, TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN 3!

13.08.2025 05:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Krossover of the Flower Kosmic is a sci-fi hip-hop epic where Kool Keith unites his legendary personas to battle GERBIK, a threat to reality itself. Written by Seamus โ€œEsotericโ€ Ryan and illustrated by @seanvongorman.bsky.social, this mind-bending adventure is a must for rap and comic fans!

10.08.2025 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Certified Fresh and what Critics are calling it the best movie of the year. Period. 28 Years Later with Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor Johnson and Jodie Comer and directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle is now available to watch on digital.

06.08.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Big, big week of tiny, tiny books! NEW RELEASES for Wednesday, August 6, 2025!

#newcomics #newgraphicnovels #newthisweek #newreleases #new #shoplocal #keepreadingcomics #challengerscomics

06.08.2025 00:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How can there be so many New #1โ€™s on such a moderately-sized week? NEW RELEASES for Wednesday, July 30, 2025!

Notable New Books: BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: LOKI, DCโ€™s KAL-EL-FORNIA LOVE, GODZILLA VS BOSTON, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK TOMORROW, G.O.D.S., SPEED RACER #1, SAVAGE WOLVERINE #1, and THE WAR #1!

30.07.2025 04:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As Everything in the Direct Market Changes, Comic Shops are Thriving - SKTCHD Youโ€™d be forgiven for thinking that everything is falling apart these days in the direct market, or the side of the comic industry comprised of comic shops. When the conversation mainly orients on Dia...

How's the year been so far at comic shops like @thirdeyecomics.bsky.social, @challengers.bsky.social, @capecowlcomics.bsky.social, and beyond?

Find out in this year's mid-year retailer check-in, as retailers share what they're seeing in their shops, what's working, what isn't, and more.

09.07.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Challengersโ€™ HOT list of NEW RELEASES for Wednesday, July 16, 2025!

Notable New Books: GHOST PEPPER #1, GODZILLA DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1, THIS ENDS TONIGHT #1, POST MALONEโ€™S BIG RIG #1, AVENGERS VERACITY TRAP, JEFF LEMIREโ€™S 10,000 INK STAINS!!

#newcomics #newgraphicnovels

16.07.2025 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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