Statement From Laughing Ogre In Columbus, Ohio About Any Impact From Sister-Store Closedown

With Gary Dills resigning from the board of the retailer organization ComicsPRO for what is believed to be potential financial improprieties, a bunch of CR's readers perked up when news came that the mini-chain's Landsdowne store would be closing a week from today.

Of particular interest is if the closure migh have a ripple effect into the Fairfax location or all the way up into Ohio with the famed Laughing Ogre store on High Street. Jeff Stang of the Columbus location would like to assure his customers and comics more widely that they're not going anywhere. "This store is just fine," he said in a statement he e-mailed to CR and put up on the store's social media presence. "We're currently in a transition phase and there will be a few bumps along the way. We expect new books to be here on time this week and the following weeks. There will be no changes in staffing. Stang, Gib and the rest of the motley crew aren't going anywhere. The closure of the Lansdowne location will not effect how business is run at the store here in Columbus. This store is here to stay and will still provide you with the service and product that you have come to expect from us."

There had been a bit of on-line chatter about shipping difficulties at multiple locations, the kind of thing that gets customers worried. It's good to know that for now, at least, those involved with the Columbus location are confident moving forward. That is one of the great stores of its era and remains a foundational comics shop today.
 
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