I took my 13 yr old grandson to our local comic book store yesterday (in a suburb of Houston). It's a fairly large store and we got there about 10 minutes after they opened. I about fainted when I saw the line waiting to get in. We had to wait outside in line for almost an hour. The place was packed with people of all ages. I spent the hour talking to people (surrounding us in line) about comics, particularly Red Giant. Nobody was familiar with them, but they got interested when I told them I was an investor and started explaining they were just getting started. Everyone was really interested in the weekly free comic model. A dad with three teens said his kids love comics, but the prices were killing him.
When we got inside the store, there were long tables with stacks of the free comics. They explained the start of the tables were comics geared for younger children and then progressed to adult at the end. I asked the guys behind the table if they had the Red Giant comics and they knew instantly what I was talking about. They said they were in different locations on the tables depending on the book. They allowed us to take 5 free comics each, so I was able to get all 4 of the issues. My grandson grabbed 3, he passed on the Magika because he said it looked like it was for "kids". LOL I watched carefully after we went by the tables to see if other people were grabbing them. There were a lot of comics to pick from, but I saw several people grab the Red Giant issues. Especially Magika, because there were a lot of young children there, but not really very many comics for them. The people I stood by in line found the Red Giant issues and had to show me they had picked them up too! LOL
My grandson is a "Dr Who" and "Deadpool" fan. He was looking for a couple of classics and the manager of the store helped him with them. The manager was probably about 40 and very knowledgeable about comics. I asked him about Red Giant, he knew of them and said they were starting to do some interesting things. He asked me if I saw their comics on the table and I told him I got them.
I was very happy with the Red Giant comics. Although I haven't had time to read them all, the artwork is great! After my grandson read the classics he bought, he started on the 5 free ones he got. He told me the 3 Red Giant comics were "actually" pretty good (better then the other 2 free ones he picked up). He said "Wayward Sons" and "Pandora's Blogs" were his two favorites. He said he would like to have more of both. That was all I needed to hear! LOL
Anyway, I'm happy to own shares here. I see a bright future, if they can continue to implement their plan and get a handle on the dilution.
