Coming from the creative minds behind the revived Valiant publishing team, we get BAD IDEA. BAD IDEA comics will only be found in your local comic shops and will not be offered in any other format other than monthly single issues. That means no digital, trades, reprints, and variant covers. The first comic by BAD IDEA is going to be Eniac, by Matt Kindt and Doug Braithwaite, which will release on May 6th to 100 stores selected. Many of the stores listed below have already started taking preorders for Eniac #1 or for every book that BAD IDEA will release.
For more information, read the Press Release below
| Drumroll, please… After an avalanche of phone calls, emails, texts, DMs, Facebook messages, and even a stray MySpace message or two, BAD IDEA – the unruly new comic book publisher debuting in select comic shops this May – is pretty darn pleased with itself. Now, we’re excited to reveal not only our complete list of participating retailers, but also announce that the first wave of BAD IDEA Destination Stores™™ has grown to a satisfyingly round roster of 100 truly excellent comic book stores. (A whopping 0.5% of all comic book stores around the world!) As first detailed at ComicBook.com, BAD IDEA‘s raison d’être – to make the best monthly comics possible and sell them exclusively in comic book stores – is going to be kicking off in full force at exactly 100 of the world’s greatest comic shops when ENIAC #1 – the mammoth, 40-page first issue of BAD IDEA’s prestige format debut by New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT), artistic powerhouse Doug Braithwaite (Justice) and colorist Diego Rodriguez (X-O Manowar) – hits shelves on May 6th, 2020. Initially slated to roll out in just 20 stores when BAD IDEA‘s disruptive self-distribution strategy was first announced at the beginning of February, non-stop (and, hey, let’s face it, more than a little aggressive at times) demand from comic book shop retailers resulted in the company expanding that number to 50 total stores at the ComicsPRO conference just a few short weeks ago. Since that time, requests have continued to pile up to the point where we’ve thrown up our hands and said, screw it, 100 is the absolutely the maximum we can accommodate fulfilling by ourselves. And that’s not the last of it. From here on out, we’ll continue to add new stores on a rolling basis (and maybe cut a few that don’t follow the rules!), so everyone can get in on the fun as BAD IDEA continues to debut new releases from talents including Robert Venditti (Justice League), Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier), Tomas Giorello (X-O Manowar), Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer), Peter Milligan (X-Statix), Mae Catt (Young Justice), and more over the coming months. In order to qualify for participation, each BAD IDEA Destination Store™™ has agreed to a stringent set of rules and criteria that includes prominent in-store placement for Bad Idea comics, some truly galling promotional displays, and strictly enforced “limit one per customer,” street date, pre-order, pricing, and minimum/maximum order and allocation policies for all BAD IDEA releases. If they fail to comply with the spirit and/or letter of these somewhat ridiculous edicts at any point, they’re out of the program – it’s pretty simple. So, without further ado, here’s BAD IDEA’s “Handsome Hundred” list of Destination Store ™™ retail partners. Don’t see your store here? To find out more about BAD IDEA, our bad ideas, and how your store can participate, read on after the list below: |
| Friendly Neighborhood Comics 799 South Main St. Bellingham, MA 02019 (508) 966-2275 Big Planet Comics 7315 Baltimore Ave. College Park, MD 20740 (301) 699-0498 Brave New World Comics 22722 Lyons Ave., Ste 2 Santa Clarita, CA 91321 (661) 259-4745 Knowhere Games and Comics 744 Grand Ave Ste 102, San Marcos, CA 92078 (760) 891-8333 The Dragon 55 Wyndham St. North, Unit T-19B Guelph, Ontario Canada (519) 763-5544 The Comic Place 105 E. Holly St. Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 733-2224 Time Warp Comics & Games 3105 28th St. Boulder, CO 80301 (800) 552-9108 Keith’s Books and Comics 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane Dallas, TX 75206 (214) 827-3060 Kings Comics 283 Clarence St. Sydney NSW 2000 Australia 02 9267 5615 Titan Comics 3128 Forest Lane, Suite 250 Dallas, TX 75234 (214) 350-4420 Njoy Games & Comics 8820 & 8824 Reseda Blvd. Northridge, CA 91324 (818) 709-0599 Comics Adventure 15705 SE McLoughlin Blvd., Suite A Milwaukie, OR 97267 (503) 305-7946 BaT Comics & Games 218 Broadway St. Chico, CA 95928 (530) 898-0550 A Comic Shop 114 S. Semoran Blvd. Winter Park, FL 32792 (407) 332-9636 Alternate Reality Comics 4110 S Maryland Pkwy. Las Vegas, NV 89119 (702) 736-3673 Anyone Comics 1216 Union St. Brooklyn, NY 11225 (347) 350-8422 Variant Edition 10132 151 St NW Edmonton, Alberta T5P 1T4 Canada (780) 452-9886 Fourcorners Comics 42 Baltimore St. Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 334-2336 Pop Comics 203 W Center St Promenade Anaheim, CA 92805 (657) 208-3835 Rick’s Comic City 2720 Old Lebanon Rd. #104 Nashville, TN 37214 (615) 883-7890 The Collective 515 E. Altamonte Dr., Unit 1023 Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 (321) 295-7091 Comics Elite 5575 Elmwood Ave., Suite E-2 Indianapolis, IN 46203 (317) 755-2533 Memory Lane Comics 201 Princess St. Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 392-6647 Rebel Base Comics & Toys 701 S Sharon Amity Rd., Suite C Charlotte, NC 28211 (704) 442-9660 The Adventure Begins 525 Woodland Square Blvd. #130 Conroe, TX 77384 (936) 273-3223 Samurai Comics 1602 E. Indian School Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85016 (602) 265-8886 Summit Comics & Games 216 Washington Square South B Lansing, MI 48933 (517) 485-2369 Green Brain Comics 13936 Michigan Ave. Dearborn, MI 48126 (313-582-9444) Comics Are Go 5214 Detroit Rd. Sheffield, OH 44035 (440) 695-8401 I Want More Comics 550 E Thornton Pkwy. #114 Thornton, CO 80229 (303) 460-7226 The Nerd Store 601 South 2700, West Suite G106 West Valley City, UT 84119 (801) 964-4776 Ultimate Comics 1301 Buck Jones Rd. Raleigh, NC 27606 (919) 377-8778 Flying Colors 2980 Treat Blvd. Concord, CA 94518 (925) 825-5410 Beyond Comics 5632 Buckeystown Pike Frederick, MD 21704 (301) 668-8202 Aw Yeah Comics 313 Halstead Ave. Harrison, NY 10528 (914) 732-3600 Cosmic Comics 3830 E Flamingo Rd, Suite F-2 Las Vegas, NV 89121 (702) 451-6611 The Fantasy Shop 10560 Baptist Church Rd. St. Louis, MO, 63128 (314) 842-8228 Safari Pearl 660 W Pullman Rd. Moscow, ID 83843 (208) 882-9499 Global Pop Culture Collected 7420 N Beach Street #236 Fort Worth, TX (817) 576-3656 Borderlands Comics and Games 1434 Laurens Rd. Greenville, SC 29607 (864) 235-3488 Space Cadets 27326 Robinson Rd #117 Oak Ridge North, TX 77385 (281) 298-1111 More Fun Comics and Games 103 W. Hickory St. Denton, TX 76201 (940) 387-5893 Pittsburgh Comics 113 E. McMurray Rd. Canonsburg, PA 15317 (721) 941-5445 Captain Blue Hen Comics 280 E. Main St., Suite 101 Newark, DE (302) 737-3434 Books With Pictures 1401 SE Division St. Portland, OR 97202 (503) 841-6276 Alakazam Comics 17777 Main Street, Suite E Irvine, CA 92614 Big Bang Comics – Ireland 2,3 Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Rd Dundrum, Dublin 16 Ireland (+353) 1 216 5093 Dr No’s Comics & Games Superstore 3372 Canton Rd. #104 Marietta, GA 30066 (678) 903-3705 Challengers Comics & Conversation 1845 N Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60647 (773) 278-0155 Cards, Comics & Collectibles 51 Main St. Reisterstown, MD 21136 (410) 526-7410Collector’s Paradise 319 S. Arroyo Pkwy., Unit 4 Pasadena, CA 91105 (626) 577-6694 Zeppelin Comics 929 1st St. Benicia, CA 94510 (707) 297-6126 Redd Skull Comics 720A Edmonton Trail Calgary, Alberta, T2E 3J4 Canada (403) 230-2716 The Beguiling 319 College Street Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1S2 Canada (416) 533-9168 Third Eye Comics 209 Chinquapin Round Rd., Suite 200 Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 897-0322 Comic Quest 23811 Bridger Rd. #100 Lake Forest, CA 92630 (949) 951-9668 The Comic Shop 14837 Washington Ave. San Leandro, CA 94578 (510) 562-0205 Illusive Comics 1270 Franklin Mall Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408) 985-7481 Ssalefish Comics 3232 Silas Creek Pkwy., Suite 20 Winston-Salem, NC 27103 (336) 760-9851 Things From Another World 2916 NE Broadway St. Portland, OR 97232 (503) 284-4693 The Dark Side 935 N. Beneva Rd., Suite #902 Sarasota, FL 34232 (941) 363-0840 Geek Geek Nerd Nerd 2127 S. Hwy 97 Redmond, OR 97756 (541) 923-7345 Heroes Haven 4339 Gunn Hwy Tampa, FL 33618 (813) 269-8859 Comix Warehouse 52 S. Main St. Pearl River, NY 10965 (845) 216-9100 Strange Adventures 5110 Prince St. Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1L3 Canada (902) 425-2140 Cosmic Monkey Comics 5335 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97213 (503) 517-9050 Comic Central 1425 WP Ball Blvd. Sanford, FL 32771 (407) 321-5111 Cape & Cowl Comics 1601 Clay St. Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 907-0678 Paradox Comics-N-Cards 26 Roberts St. Fargo, ND 58102 (701) 239-9505 Vault of Midnight 219 S. Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 998-1413 Midtown Comics 200 W. 40th St. New York, NY 10018 (212) 302-8192 Bedrock City Comics 6516 Westheimer Rd., Suite D Houston, TX 77057 (713) 780-0675 I Like Comics 1715 Broadway St. Vancouver, WA 98663 (360) 852-8890 Double Midnight 245 Maple St. Manchester, NH 03103 (603) 669-9636 Parker, Banner, Kent & Wayne 21500 Catawba Ave. Cornelius, NC 28031 (704) 892-4263 Golden Apple Comics 7018 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038 (323) 658-6047 Forbidden Planet UK 179 Shaftesbury Ave. London, WC2H 8JR United Kingdom (020) 7420 3666 Planet Comics 2704 N. Main St. Anderson, SC 29621 (864) 261-3578 Fantasy Books and Games 1113 E. Main St. Belleville, IL 62221 (618) 235-0844 Maximum Comics 5130 S. Fort Apache Rd. # 285 Las Vegas, NV 89148 (702) 367-0755 Geoffrey’s Comics 15900 Crenshaw Blvd. # B Gardena, CA 90249 (310) 538-3198 Impulse Creations 8228 E. 61st St #121 Tulsa, OK 74133 (918) 884-7130 Source Comics & Games 2057 Snelling Ave N. Roseville, MN 55113 (651) 645-0386 Telegraph Art & Comics 211 W. Main St. Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 244-3210 Zia Comics 125 N. Main St. Las Cruces, NM 88001 (575) 222-4347 New Wave Collectibles 4020 Skippack Pike Schwenksville, PA 19473 (610) 222-9200 Maui Comics & Collectibles 10 N. Market St. Wailuku, HI 96793 (808) 281-0440 Sterling Silver Comics 2210 Pickwick Dr. Camarillo, CA 93010 (805) 484-4708 Velocity Comics 819 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 303-1783 Speeding Bullet Comics 614 N. Porter Ave. Norman, OK 73071 (405) 360-6866 Comic Book University 7623 Shelby St. Indianapolis, IN 46227 (317) 885-6395 Retrograde Comics and Other Artifacts 2612 Kavanaugh Blvd. Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 293-0841 The Geekery 133A Main St. Matawan, NJ 07747 (732) 696-8530 POP ROC 337 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14604 (585) 310-2423 Circle City Comics 3454 W. 86th St. Indianapolis, IN 46268 (317) 280-7530 Dragon Quills 506 Broad St. Gadsden, AL 35901 (256) 549-1979 October Country Comics 246 Main St. #15 New Paltz, NY 12561 (845) 255-1115 Infinity Flux 3643 Hixson Pike Chattanooga, TN 37415 (423) 591-5689 World’s Greatest Comics 5974 Westerville Rd. Westerville, OH 43081 (614) 891-3000 Comic & Figure Addicts 30707 Union City Blvd. Union City, CA 94587 (510) 952-9681 |
| At BAD IDEA, we don’t do anything unless it’s special. First and foremost, that means producing a limited number of comic book series – no more than one or two single issues a month – at the highest possible level of quality and ruthlessly culling any components that might distract or detract from that mission. With that in mind, our comics feature no variants, won’t be released digitally, and will not be collected into trade paperbacks, hardcovers, or other bookshelf formats. Monthly comic books, sold exclusively by comic book stores, is what we do. All the time and resources we’d spend on anything else goes right back into our comics. Part and parcel with that, our books will come in a pristinely designed, prestige-format package featuring deluxe matte-laminate cardstock covers, heavy-duty interior paperstock, and lots of pictures with little words on the inside – all for the standard $3.99 cover price. Lastly – and this part is important – we’re going to get things going by self-distributing our series to a select list of just 100 participating comic shop retailers that we can work with store by store to slowly grow BAD IDEA’s footprint around the world. From there, we’ll continue to add new retailers to our roster month after month, and each time a new retailer comes on board as a BAD IDEA Destination Store™™ anywhere in the world, they’ll be able to access every prior BAD IDEA release in very limited quantities, so that you and your store can start at the beginning. Any retailer who wishes to participate can email BAD IDEA’s customer service team at hello@badideacorp.com at any point to find a time to discuss all of our assorted shenanigans. But the fun will really start on May 6th, 2020 with the historic debut of ENIAC #1 – the monumental, 40-page first issue of BAD IDEA’s prestige-format premiere from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT), incendiary artist Doug Braithwaite (Justice), colorist Diego Rodriguez (X-O Manowar), and Harvey Award-nominated cover artist Lewis LaRosa (Punisher MAX). To find out more about ENIAC (it rules), click here or visit us online at BadIdeaCorp.com. |
Check out the PREVIEW for Bad Idea’s debut comic ENIAC #1 HERE.