Wheelin' and dealin': At ICv2.com, retailer Dave Brzeski doesn't think bookstore chains "deserve" better discounts than individual comics shops:

"I understand that the comic companies and the distributors need to encourage everyone to spend that little bit more, but this has always been the bane of any small retailer trying to compete with just one shop against huge chains. To say the huge chains 'deserve' the better discount because of their higher buying power astonishes me. These sorts of deals have always been, and will always be, the leverage used by stronger businesses, be they publishers or retailers who want to cripple any competition before it gets a foothold on the market. It's a fact of life. We have to live with it in every commercial market, but I don't have to like it and I don't see why big chain stores 'deserve' a better deal than I do."