Comics Percy Carey’s Comic Book Corner: “The Trouble With Katie Rogers” Preview

[Each week, Complex columnist Percy Carey a.k.a. MF Grimm dives into the world of comic books with industry interviews, reviews and more. All MF Grimm music can now be purchased on Itunes. Follow Percy on Twitter here.]

It’s no secret how I feel about the retail comic book industry and my opinions on what direction it should go in. I don’t want you to think I’m just talking and there was no research involved, I personally call comic book stores across the United States and speak with retailer’s directly; I listen (the key word is listen) to the store owners, and their buyers. They enlighten me about what, in their professional opinion, is needed to give first time readers the incentive to enter their comic book store, and for their regular customers, incentive to try a new tittle or a new publisher that is not normally in their store.

One of the topics I asked about is the female consumer.