Comic Shop News
| Editor | Cliff Biggers and Ward Batty |
|---|---|
| Categories | comic book news |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | CSNsider |
| First issue | 1987 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | CSNsider.com |
Comic Shop News (also called CSN) is a free weekly newspaper distributed throughout comic book specialty stores. It was launched in 1987 by Cliff Biggers and Ward Batty, both of whom continue to edit it today.
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[edit] History
In 1982, Biggers became a co-owner of a Marietta, Georgia, comic shop, Dr. No's, for which he began writing a newsletter, The Doctor Knows. That newsletter grew into Comic Shop News. CSN grew to become the largest-circulation weekly in the comic book industry, and still continues as a weekly publication.
CSN was originally four black-and-white pages, with a weekly circulation of 30,000. Now, over 1,100 issues later, CSN is eight pages and full color. Distributed to over 500 comics stores weekly, it is sold in bundles to retailers, who give it away to customers as a promotional tool.
[edit] Appearances in other media
A fictional issue of CSN is featured in the opening credits of Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy.
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