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Comics starting 2025 with a bang: Diamond’s bankruptcy and other signs of things to come

Dan Grote4 months ago4 months ago010 mins

On Jan. 26, my local comic shop will close for good. “18 years is a long time to do anything, really, and after that long we simply do not have the fire in our hearts that we once did to give it everything it needs,” the owners of Level Up Entertainment in Mays Landing, New…

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WMQ&A Episode 158: Level Up, um, Levels Up

Dan Grote and Matthew Lazorwitz4 years ago4 years ago01 mins

Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 158: Level Up, um, Levels Up We talk with Gregg, Scott and Joe from Level Up Entertainment as they prepare to open the South Jersey comic shop’s second location. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You…

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