Atom! Freeman (@AtomBangFreeman) profile picture

Owner/Operator of Prana: Direct Market Solutions. Opinions are my own. But you can borrow them.

Somewhere new.
Joined July 2009
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PANICK Entertainment Publisher @krislongo talks shop on the latest episode of “Comic Industry Insiders”! Thank you @pranadms & @AtomBangFreeman for having Kris on to chat @time.to.panick and our friends @Modern_Fanatic! LISTEN HERE: tinyurl.com/25shjkut #comics #publishing
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In many ways, I've been working on this project for years. The response has been wonderful.
Big news from New York Comic Con! During Prana's presentation at the inaugural Retailer Day, Adam Freeman and Stephanie Gerk just unveiled an exciting new way to measure comic shop data we're receiving from our new partnership with Manage Comics: the Fan Confidence Rating (FCR).
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Atom! Freeman retweeted
This data from Prana looks to be an important tool for retailers and publishers to see what's hitting with consumers...information that the industry desperately needs. #retailerday #NYCC
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Atom! Freeman retweeted
LIVE from #NYCC Retailer Day! Presentation from @AtomBangFreeman on things Prana is doing and some huge news! Partnering with @managecomics to put together sales data, and presenting some preliminary data including some sales charts. Data based on 32,000 different customers.
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So proud and excited for @AtomBangFreeman and bummed that I don't get to keep making comics with my friend. For the first time in 12 years, Atom! and I aren't on the phone 20 times a day trying to push a comic shaped boulder up a hill. I find myself calling random people and saying "Atom's idea for a time traveling baby Hitler story is terrible." just to feel a little bit of that old Atom! goodness.
It's finally time to be open about a poorly kept industry secret. This year, I transitioned away from @badideahello as my primary employer. I've owned Prana: Direct Market Solutions since 2018 including my time with Bad Idea....
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It's finally time to be open about a poorly kept industry secret. This year, I transitioned away from @badideahello as my primary employer. I've owned Prana: Direct Market Solutions since 2018 including my time with Bad Idea....
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the incredible talent that was and is there will inspire and inform my work for many years to come. I owe many thanks to the printing, tech, and fulfillment partners we worked with along the way but my biggest thanks for the support and patience shown goes out to the...
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Bad Idea Fans and Destination Store partners. Your appetite for our shenanigans and the highest standard for quality in comics was what kept us all going and creating. Thank you all for that chapter in my life and career. I can't wait to work with you all again in the next one.
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Comics Retailers! Indulge my curiosity on something? Go to your pullboxes (pulls, subs, whatever you call them), pull out the largest delinquent stack you have, take a picture and post it here or tag me in the post. Give the total retail value of the stack in the post.
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I'm curious to see if we can get a total amount of delinquents by the end of the day.
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Photo credit by Rod Lamberti from his article on @bleedingcool
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Basketball fans! If you were at a party and met someone who played college ball for Duke in the late 80s, what would ask them?
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Atom! Freeman retweeted
Always a pleasure to talk about the business of comic books with my friend @AtomBangFreeman and doubly so on his excellent podcast - Comic Industry Insiders. Watch: youtu.be/-r0REPy78BQ Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… open.spotify.com/episode/0al…
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A few more 1980s Crest commercials, designed by The One and only JACK KIRBY co-creator of almost every Marvel superhero you can think of!
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Hard agree. The value of a publisher to the creator is the audience and infrastructure they bring. If you are relying on the creator for this, why do they need you?
Here’s the thing. Creating comics & marketing them are two different skillsets. Some can do both & a creator will be the best person to promo their book bc of their passion. But relying on them solely for promo in the marketing plan isn’t a plan. It’s a tool. Use multiple tools.
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Don't you wish you knew what they wished you knew? Now you can know it!!!
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