Iguana Comics

June 3, 2011

OWNER: Karl Callahan and Jeff Egli

MANAGER: Sandra Egli

NUMBER OF LOCATIONS: 2

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 3

YEAR OPENED: 2010

STORE SIZE (Sq. Ft.): 1,700

WEBSITE: www.iguanacomics.com

FACEBOOK: Iguana Comics

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Grants Pass, OR's Iguana Comics

Favorite Recent Comic Book: Image Comics' Invincible (Jeff), IDW's Locke & Key (Sandra), Oni Press' The Sixth Gun (Karl)

Special Events: In-store gaming and Free Comic Book Day.

Community Involvement: Star Wars 501st appearances, and we support the Girl Scouts.

What aspect of your store are you most proud of? Our customers are amazing!

What do you do that is innovative within your store? We have art classes to help young creators and we host a graphic novel book club.

What has been your best out-of-store or cross-promotion? Our own comic giveaway in conjunction with "Dutch Bros Coffee".

What recent changes have you made to your store? We've added an art supply section.

What are your plans for the near future? Opening our second store and hosting more art classes.

How did you choose your store name? When we first opened a store back in the early nineties we were going to call it Gecko Comics. But when looking for our mascot, a gecko bit Jeff. So he said "No more bad lizards", and he went looking for a "nice" one, and found an Iguana.

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Star Wars to the left of us, GNs to the right, and here we are, stuck in the middle with Iguana.

Iguana has something for everyone, be they young, old or in between.

After shoppers have made their weekly pickups, they can refer to the copy of PREVIEWS on display here to plan their future purchases.

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Traditional gifts like candles mix with import toys and comics at Iguana.

It is "game on", as friends settle in to engage in battle.

Meet Iguana manager and owner Sandra and Jeff Egli: enemies of geckos.

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