Comics retailers are stronger together.
The trade association for comics retailers since 2004.
ComicsPRO is the only trade organization dedicated to the progress of direct-market comic book retailers. Membership puts your shop in a room of working peers, and behind a single voice the industry actually listens to.
Open to storefront retailers actively selling comics. Every application is reviewed by the board.
Retailer membership
About ComicsPRO
Life as a comics retailer can be overwhelming and isolated. What began as a passion gets quickly buried in distribution errors, bookkeeping struggles, subscription tracking, payroll, and more. ComicsPRO brings retailers together: to connect, to learn, to engage with publishers and distributors, and to promote the benefits of comics reading to the larger world.
200+
Member shops
2004
Founded
50+
Vendor partners
What membership includes
- Group discounts with industry vendors
- Retailer mentoring, run by working retailers
- Members-only variants and publisher promotions
- The members’ resource library and by-laws
- A vote at the annual membership meeting
Dues buy leverage you can’t get alone
A single shop asking a vendor for a discount gets a single shop’s answer. Two hundred shops asking together get a different one. That is most of what this organization is: pooled weight, applied where independent retailers have historically had none.
The rest is knowledge: what’s selling, what’s coming, what a publisher just changed, and who has already solved the problem you’re having this week.
Connect
Our community is unparalleled. Our annual conference and regional convention-tied retailer days bring us together in person; monthly online member chats and online mini-conferences keep us connected when we are apart.
Learn
ComicsPRO will help you learn what you need to know to take your shop to the next level. Everything from training your staff to running conventions, from working with librarians to working with CPAs, ComicsPRO has trainings and certifications to make you the best there is at what you do.
Communicate
The comics retail industry is defined by independent shops and regional chains, but our individuality can make our solitary voices feel small. ComicsPRO amplifies our collective impact, providing direct access to industry partners and a unified voice to address shared challenges.
Save
ComicsPRO has negotiated group discounts with vendors you work with every day, so that your membership fee will pay for itself.
Promote
Despite industry growth, comics are often viewed as a niche or antiquated hobby. ComicsPRO’s marketing corrects these misconceptions, bringing the joy of modern comic shops to the broader cultural conversation.
Annual Conference
Feb 17–20
Glendale, California
Hotel block TBD
Retailer & vendor registration
Reflect, celebrate, and grow at the 2027 ComicsPRO Annual Conference
Four whole days in Glendale CA to meet publishers, distributors, vendors, creators, and your fellow retailers. The only time all year that you can find the whole direct market gathered in one place.
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2027 Annual Conference heads to Glendale
Four days of programming, the vendor hall and the membership meeting, February 17–20 in Glendale, California.
Ready to invest in your shop’s future?
Storefront retailer? Join now. Applications are reviewed by our team and you’ll hear back from us within the week.
