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Inside the Industry: Comic books and collectibles with Comic Odyssey

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Inside the Industry: Comic books and collectibles with Comic Odyssey
As they say goodbye to their BGC branch, Comic Odyssey is poised to take on the digital world of hobby retailing
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“It’s always been like that in the comic-book industry… You change or you die.”

Sandy Sansolis’s words read cold but are expressed with forward-looking optimism. The founder of Filipino hobby hub Comic Odyssey will be closing the doors of their Taguig branch while opening new ones out into the world wide web.

As even the monumental Comic-Con took place online last week, local comic book retailers are now following suit. Leading the charge for Comic Odyssey is Kevin Chan, a long-time customer-turned-managing-director with a background in e-commerce.

This dynamic duo shares with us their experiences and predictions for positive growth in the Filpino hobbyist “shared universe.”

“It’s always been like that in the comic-book industry… You change or you die.”

Sandy Sansolis, Founder of Comic Odyssey

For our latest episode of Inside the Industry, we talk comic books, collectibles, and community with Comic Odyssey.

If you like this episode, you might also enjoy Making comicbooks your business with Komiket. You can also read our full episode transcript below:

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