A Basket

With everything that's happening: Eggs and Baskets are on my mind. Even Easter ones. :P

In comic land, with all areas getting hit, it wouldn't be wise to put all my reading eggs into one basket either. Amazon could have its own crisis with books and comics too. Comixology might not be around forever so in that event:

• Gonna start making flash drive backups of all my digital stuff. (Esp Invincible. A fair amount of comics from my comixology account are DRM free.)
• Put out feelers for alternative book and comic sources. (Use more used book stores/antique shops/hobby shops)
• Plan accordingly with finances to get through this and still support the things I love.

Industries aren't as robust as they claim most times. One hit somewhere usually derails the whole line.

• Get stuff through curb side pickup if needed. (Media/Food/Ect.)  
• Support Alternative Networks (In order to find genres/ect that I enjoy.)
• Direct via the Source

Alterna, Silver Empire Publishing, and soon to be born things like  IndieGen.XYZ

We really are reliving the 1920s in some ways.

At this point, for comic book shops to make it through this mess: (Just my Opinion.)

• Network with each other. Go around Diamond/DC and Marvel if you can. Buying all the garbage from them to get to the 10% that's still passable or worth a damn is killing you and the readership. 
• Alternative Source of Revenue. If you have to become a Hybrid store to meet bills, do it. 
• Offer Tabletop time slots to Hardcore Table Top enthusiasts. Some shops in Tampa FL are doing this. Not just pull boxes but different tier memberships for more perks/deals.
• Collectors: All those Number 1s arent worth it. Unless you have something that is a cultural artifact like Action Comics #1 or an equivalent, buying all the drek because it has a SHINY ONE on it doesn't really help your local shop. It forces them to buy 1000s of comics not worth a damn and that will see the 50 cent bin within a few months. (Because Marvel practices and DC practices too. For industry leaders they sure don't care that all their artists and writers will be out of a job within the next year if this keeps up.)
• The Comics Industry has some of the same issues that Dead Tree Publishing has in my Book Area of Fun. I really hope more shops don't go the way of Blockbuster. Or Borders, or Walden Books.
• Sustainability: Somehow western comics have to bring in new audiences without alienating their established base. I'm already in my mid 30s. And for my area, I'm one of the younger shoppers when I do go to my LCS. 

For the "Big Dogs" of the Industry:

• Unsold stuff from Marvel and DC: 100% returnable. In fact, it should be standard for all comic companies to the stores they ship to. That way it will cut down on the practices Marvel loves to shove onto shops, IE: Get/Buy 100 copies to get a variant. They cant hide the crap within the decent stuff that way.
• Stop forcing these shops to buy duds. Provide products based on area interest. Connecting Patrons with Books/Comics they want to Collect. 
• Find a way to put more comics in places other then hobby shops, then put local ads in those comics to lead them to shops in case a person wants to get even more involved. Growth from multiple sectors.  

 As for me, its time for more work. And more Orange Juice. Gotta get that Vitamin C in.