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Matthew Price
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Comics retailer, Speeding Bullet Comics, Norman, OK; contributor, Comic Shop News
Thanks to The EXP Live for having me on to talk Team America Racing! The comic book revival of the 1980s toy property is taking place in the pages of Comic Shop News 2000-2005, written by me, art by Josh Hood, colors by Lorenzo Scaramella!

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Matthew Price Orders Up!
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November 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thanks to the Tulsa World for the write up on the upcoming Team America Racing series that I will be writing in the pages of Comic Shop News!

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Oklahoma writer and comic store owner helps relaunch Team America Racing
Matthew L. Price's incarnation of Team America Racing will debut in the 2,000th issue of Comic Shop News, available free for customers at many comic book shops.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Don’t miss @cullenbunn.bsky.social signing at @sbcomics.bsky.social from 3 pm - 6 pm Wednesday, Sept 24 - 614 N Porter Ave. in Norman, Oklahoma!
September 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
My take on the new “Superman” film: open.substack.com/pub/matthewd...
New 'Superman' film offers hope
Word Balloons #1276: James Gunn's film launches new universe to theaters, but is satisfying on its own
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July 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I recently talked to @ashcanpress about the Image Comic “We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us.”

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'We're Taking Everyone Down With Us' provides twisted spy tale
Word Balloons #1269: Matthew Rosenberg and Stefano Landini team up for Image Comics title
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May 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This week’s Word Balloons column at Substack takes a look at April’s comic-book sales, including the continuing strong performance of “Hush 2.”

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‘Hush 2’ continues run with April’s chart-topping issue
Word Balloons #1268: Watchmen, Batman, Invincible among movers in main sales categories
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May 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Very successful Free Comic Book Day at @sbcomics.bsky.social today! Thanks to everyone who stopped by!
May 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Thanks to @peposed.bsky.social to chatting with me about Captain Planet for CSN!

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'Captain Planet' set to return from Dynamite
Word Balloons #1265: Writer David Pepose discusses environmental hero's return for 2020s
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April 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
You have $15 — who do you choose for your superhero team? We discuss this in a podcast episode from the IDR archive.

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Form your $15 Superhero Team!
The IDR crew drafts superheroes from Marvel and DC to form a superhero team on a budget
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April 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Reposted by Matthew Price
Some notes on March 2025 comic sales at the shop, which saw great interest in 'Hush 2.' matthewd2t3s.substack.com/p/a-hush-fal...
A 'Hush' falls over March 2025 comic-book sales
Word Balloons #1262: The return of Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee to "Batman" supercharged sales
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April 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Some suggestions on what the Alien Books - IDW partnership could look like:

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Suggestions for the Alien-IDW partnership
Word Balloons #1261: Publishing moves continue in tumultuous year for comic books
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March 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Latest column: Absolute Batman stays at #1 for February.

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'Absolute Batman' stays at No. 1 for February
Word Balloons #1259: Looking at February 2025 sales
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March 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My most recent column looked at Will Eisner week:

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Will Eisner Week celebrated with John Law and more
Word Balloons #1258: ‘Spirit’ creator was born March 6, 1917.
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March 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Some of my thoughts on the recent ComicsPRO conference.

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ComicsPRO conference offers optimism, possible ways forward
Word Balloons #1257: Retailer conference looks for new methods, new hits in wake of Diamond Distributors bankruptcy
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March 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Celebrate ComicBooks For Kids weekend, supporting the charity organization, this weekend.

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Celebrate ComicBooks for Kids weekend
Midweek update: Events will be held around the United States in support of charity
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February 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Film screenings coming up this weekend in OKC for the film “Disfluency.” Check it out!

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'Disfluency' set for OKC screenings
Film features story of former top student dealing with aftermath of trauma
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February 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I’m enjoying connecting with comic-book creators for Comic Shop News interviews! We have some neat ones scheduled for the coming months!
February 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I’ve got a new Comic Shop News article out this week, about famous comic-book siblings. Available at Speeding Bullet Comics in Norman OK and many other comic shops worldwide!
January 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Thanks to @peposed.bsky.social for chatting with me recently for Comic Shop News — read some bonus material from the interview at my Substack column!

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Writer David Pepose discusses 'Space Ghost'
Word Balloons #1251: How Batman helped inspire space faring hero and more in this extra-length content
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January 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This may make life more confusing, but the store now also has a Bluesky at sbcomics.bsky.social
Speeding Bullet Comics (@sbcomics.bsky.social)
Norman, Oklahoma’s comic shop since 1998.
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January 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Speeding Bullet is open today, 1-10-25 — beam on in if you’re out and about.
January 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Speeding Bullet Comics will close up a little early for the day, at 5 pm Jan 9, due to weather.
January 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This month’s book club at Speeding Bullet Comics will discuss Shazam! the Monster Society of Evil by Jeff Smith. 6 pm Jan 16, 614 N Porter Ave, Norman OK
January 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Holiday hours at Speeding Bullet Comics: 12-3 on Dec 23 and Dec 24. Closed Christmas! New comics on Dec. 26. Open 11-6 Dec. 26-28. Open 12-4 Dec. 29. Closed Dec. 30-Jan. 1. New comics on Jan. 2.
December 23, 2024 at 2:15 AM