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Today, Diamond Outside Sales Manager Dave Hawksworth
swings by Pasadena, CA’s Comics Factory!
VITAL STATS
Owner: George Huang
Employees: Five
Year Opened: 1994
Store Size: 2,500 sq. ft.
Website: www.comicsfactory.com
Favorite Recent Comic Book: Archaia’s The Killer
Products Carried: New Comics, Back Issues, Import Comics, Magazines, Graphic Novels, Toys (New and Imports), DVD, T-Shirts, Other Apparel, Models & Statues, CCGs, Miniature games, Prints, Posters, Supplies (Comic) & Supplies (Non-Comic)
Special Events: Store signings
Community Involvement: Sell to community college classes and art instructors; work with local libraries
How was your Free Comic Book Day ‘09? Ridiculously busy. Our opening line stretched over 100 yards out of the store! 2009 was the best FCBD ever. A lot of new faces and FCBD has expanded our kid clientele.
What aspect of your store makes you most proud? Our customer service. We try to approach service as a comic book version of Cheers, “where everybody knows your name.”
What has been your best in-store promotion? Has to be FCBD. Wall-to-wall busy for over eight hours.
What has been your best out-of-store or cross-promotion? Participating with local movie theatres on comic movie releases.
What are your plans for the near future? Plan a major overhaul of displays and use of space.
How did you choose your store name? Previous owner chose name
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Owner George Huang
Comics Factory offers an extensive selection of graphic novels for shoppers of every taste.
New Comics and Apparel are part of what makes Comics Factory diverse and interesting.
Movie rentals bring in customers regularly.
Close-up of a small part of Comics Factory's wide array of Graphic Novels.
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