Comic Shop Spotlight: Comics & Gaming Bethany Beach

Jan 26, 2016

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Comics & Gaming in Bethany Beach, Delaware.

OWNER: Tom Chillemi

MANAGER: Andrew Fulton

NUMBER OF LOCATIONS: 4

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 6

YEAR OPENED: 2014

STORE SIZE (square feet): 1,200

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Favorite Recent Comic Book: Justice League: The Darkseid War. Geoff Johns’ incredible writing with Jason Fabok’s amazing art are just a match made in heaven.

How was your Halloween ComicFest event? It’s not as strong as FCBD but it’s a fun event that kids enjoyed last year.

What has been your best promotion or event? We live and breathe for the summer here and the 4^th of July is a huge event for the town that brings in a lot of locals and tourists.

What recent changes have you made in the store? We took out one of our display gondolas to make space for a sale table. It was really popular.

What steps have you taken to expand your customer base or to reach out to individuals unfamiliar with your store or comics in general? We use Facebook to keep community engagement as well as post flyers for upcoming events within the community.

What are your plans for the near future? We’ll be going into our first holiday season and just hoping for a great end to the year.

How did you choose your store name? Just wanted to keep it simple; a potential customer gets a very good idea what we are selling.

What superpower would you most like to have? Either a Green Lantern ring or Plastic Man level stretchy powers. Basically the ability to create anything I can imagine either with a tool or with my body.