I hope that you and those that you love are well.
Thankfully, my family is.
But it's clear now that all of our lives are being impacted in ways that most of us have never seen before.
So what does this mean for Alter Ego?
Over the last few days, I've had to make some of the most difficult decisions of my life.
I voluntarily closed Alter Ego Comics to walk-in traffic at the end of business on Saturday, March 21.
But it turns out that I was just a bit ahead of the governor of Ohio, who issued a "Stay at Home" order today at 2:30 pm.
Without walk-in traffic, and without new shipments coming in from China (action figures & statues), I had no choice but to lay off my team. God-willing, I will bring them all back when this crisis is over.
Without new products, I'll be struggling to pay recurring bills like utilities & bank loans for my business.
If you're able to, there are ways that you can help.
You can place an order for any in-stock item at Alter Ego Comics.
You can use coupon code URW5KKVHH8 to save 15% on any in-stock here
https://alteregocomics.com/in-stock/.
The other thing that you can do is to shop for comic books, games, and Funko POPs at AlterEgoComics.biz, our site that's connected to our in-store point of sale system.
If you don't have a local comic book shop, and you would like to set up a subscription to any titles, you can do that at customer.comichub.com and choose Alter Ego Comics as your shop.
As long as I am able to go into my shop, I will continue to ship items out. And I will be answering emails as long as my laptop has power.
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After 17 years of Alter Ego Comics moving forward, I now find myself back at the beginning...when my wife and I were running the business out of our home.
But I know that things will get better.
And I hope that you'll be there with us when they do.
Be smart.
Stay safe.
And I'll talk to you soon.
Marc Bowker
Chief Everything Officer
Alter Ego Comics