Smallville Finale

Smallville is now just four episodes away from being over. The show is now at a really interesting point; Clark is genuinely on the cusp of becoming Superman. And, after 10 seasons, it's about time!


I intend this post to be a call-to-arms for any comic book fans to start watching now even if you haven't watched before. Like him or not, Superman is the biggest comic book superhero of all time. And this is the most exciting point in Superman's story, where everything comes together. You may think that it's too late to jump in if you're not a regular viewer, but this really isn't the case. The purpose of this post is to bring you up to speed on what's been happening so far in seasons 1-10 of Smallville, and to prepare you for the 4 episodes leading to the grand finale.


I'll also Chip in my two cents on what I'd like to see in the Smallville Finale.

The greatest Comic Book Store in the West (of Yorkshire)

A few days ago I spoke of an awful customer experience I had with the video-game shop “GAME”. It was an example of a bad choice of how to cater for a niche market; to have low understanding of their needs and to focus solely on Sales.

In the city of Leeds, we have an example of the polar opposite. A store that has a niche market , but looks after them superbly. That store is called “OK Comics”. Today, I’d like to talk through what they do, and why I believe they are a shining example of creating first-class customer experience.

OK Comics is a two-floor sales unit situated in a passageway between two of the main streets in the heart of Leeds. They have won awards for customer service and independent retail. They sell, as the name suggests, Comic Books and graphic novels. Unlike some other similar stores, they do not sell huge amounts of auxiliary paraphernalia. When you go into OK Comics, you really do get the sense that it is all about the comic books.