Best selling comics at Pitkämies september 09

1. Löydät minut tästä kaupungista (Mari Ahokoivu)
2. Naaburger (Aapo Rapi)
3. You shall die by your own evil creation (Fletcher Hanks)
4. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen III: Century 1 (Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neil)
5. Taksi Kurdistaniin (Aino Sutinen)
6. Shenzhen (Guy Delisle)
7. Brinkley Girls (Nell Brinkley)
8. Baarien Nainen (Jupu)
9. Samuelin Matkassa (Tommi Musturi)
10. Borgtron 10 (Jyrki Nissinen)
11. Bar Miki (Michelangelo Setola)
12. Tuuli ja Myrsky (Tiitu)
13. Huuhkaja: kuin noidat yössä (Yann)
14. Savage Sword of Conan: volume 1 (Steve Buscema and others)
15. Gigantic Robot (Tom Gauld)
16. Circus Femme Fatale (Emmi Valve)
17. Äitienpäivä (Amanda Vähämäki)
18. Maalaispunkin Päiväkirja (Pauli Kallio)
19. Teratoid Heights (Mat Brinkman)
20. Apocalypse Nerd (Peter Bagge)


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Well, since there was the comic festival i took this time a top 20 of best selling comics. The number one spot is a shared one between Mari's new book and Aapo's Naaburger. They sold an equal amount of copies. I let Mari keep the number one spot because of alfabetical order, plus i know she will promote this blog post on her facebook status report. On the other hand, the best selling item by far was the fabulous Pitkämies shopping bag but i left it out of the list since it is not a comic.

I am also happy to see the Brinkley Girls there, that's an absolutely stunning book that everybody is wanting to have. And also very happy to see that my customers keep appreciating cult classics such as Mat Brinkman's Teratoid Heights. (Which reminds me, i saw it for sale on amazon for 162 dollars... mmmm maybe i should up my price a bit...?)


Here's a top 6 of best selling items from the music department: Le Corpse Mince de Francoise is now extra hot since they use the tune for the finnish version of Project Runway (Muodin Huipulle), which is ofcourse a MUST SEE tv program

Music Sales

1. Mutiny#13 (zine)
2. Joose Keskitalo Kolmas Maailmanpalo (cd)
3. Le Corps Mince de Francoise: Ray Ban glasses (lp)
4. Keränen: Green Car Crash (Casette)
5. Band of Horses: Cease to begin (lp)
6. Joose Keskitalo: tule minun luokse, kulta (cd)

Rent Kramer's Ergot 7

People have probably seen the fabulous Kramer's Ergot 7 anthology in my store. I bet you have even browsed through it. If you don't recall the book in question, here's a reminder for you



So you see, this baby is a monster. It's huge. In fact, it's so big that most people are put off from buying. "I don' t have a bookshelf that's big enough for it" is the most common reply i get when i show the book to people.


But now Pitkämies has come up with the best solution for all you people who want to read and absorb the book. Just rent it from me!

Yes, just borrow Kramer's Ergot from Pitkämies just like it's a library here. I have borrowed an old scheme a friend of mine once came up with, which i think will work perfectly here.


Renting the Kramer's Ergot costs 5 euros per month. The way it works is very simple: you come to the store and say you want to borrow the book. You give me your name and emailaddress plus one hundred euros. Then you can take the book with you to read at home. After one month you come back with the book and i return to you 95 euros. Et voila we are done.

The next person can then borrow the book with a deposit of 95 euros. This way the price of the book gets lower and lower each time somebody borrows it. If you feel like keeping the book to yourself and not return it, no problem! You have already paid for it in a way!

If you live outside Helsinki or cannot make it to the store but want to reserve it, please order it from me here and mention it on the comment section when you can come and pick it up

Top selling comics at Pitkämies June 09

1. Jeff Lint: The Caterer
2. Ville Pirinen: Yhesti yhes paikas
3. Ville Ranta: Eräänlaisia Rukouksia
4. Marko Turunen: Ufoja Lahdessa 3
5. Alan Moore: League of extraordinary gentlemen III: Century 1
6. Emmi Valve: Femme Fatale
7 Mitch Clem: Nothing Nice to say
8. Derf: Punkrock and trailerparks
9. Florent Ruppert ja Jerome Mulot: Uhkapeliä
10. Lilli Carré: Nine ways to disappear

Kuningas Toffee

Here's a snoop for you all: Kuningas Toffee will be transformed into a theatre play!

I don't know anything about the specifics but here's what i have heard so far (from a reliable source, namely Aapo Rapi himself): Kellariteatteri will perform the play based on the Kuningas Toffee comic some time in the fall. It is not yet on their website but apparently the screenplay is already finished.

The story will also unfold in the same way as the revamped comic: two characters will unearth the ancient scrolls that tell the tale of the cruel sugartooth King Toffee. When they read the content of the scrolls, it will be shown on stage whilest the two narrative characters will comment the events and acting.

This sounds like a pretty nice excuse to finally go to the theatre for me and i am hoping the same for all of you!


edit: Aapo just finished his Kuningas Toffee shirt, he printed it himself, so that means there is only a limited amount available...

Best selling comics at Pitkämies in May 2009

1. Aikakauslehti 2
2. Jupu: Baarien Nainen
3. Ville Pirinen: Yhesti yhes paikas
4. Jeff Lint: The caterer
5. Derf: Punkrock and trailerparks
6. Roju: Huonoa seksia
7. Folman/Polonsky: Waltz with Bashir
8. Alan Moore: League of Extraordinary gentlemen III: The century
9. Lynda Barry: What it is
10. Jeffrey Brown: Funny Misshapen body
11. Pertti Jarla: Fingerpori 2
12. Karstein Volle: 100 tosiasiaa maailmailta


note: this goes to show how erratic sales at Pitkämies are: only two titles are two months in a row in the top "ten"list: Ville Pirinen and Karstein Volle....

Best selling comics at Pitkämies in April 2009

1. Ville Ranta: Eräänlaisia rukouksia
2. Ville Pirinen: Yhesti yhes paikas
3. Alan Moore: The watchmen
4. Ruppert/Mulot: Uhkapeliä
5. Jeffrey Brown: Cat getting out of a bag and other observations
6. Lilli Carré: The lagoon
7. GlömpX
8. Yong-Deuk Kwon: Yölinja
9. Kaija Papu: Totally Sweet Love Awesomeness
10. Karstein Volle: 100 tosiasiaa maailmalta

Sarjakuvakeskus received the Unelmien Helsinki award!

Awesome news: Sarjakuvakeskus (which consists of Pitkämies, Kuti Kuti and the Finnish Comics Society) received the yearly Unelmien Helsinki award which is organised by Radio Helsinki and Nyt-liite. Here's what they say:

"Tänä vuonna Unelmien Helsinki -palkinnon saa Kalliossa sijaitseva Sarjakuvakeskus, jossa toimivat Suomen Sarjakuvaseura ja levy- ja vaatekauppa Pitkämies. Kolmannen linjan on kulttuurikeskuksessa järjestetään muun muassa sarjakuvanäyttelyitä ja -työpajoja. ”Paikka on saanut Helsinki-vihani laantumaan edes hieman”, totesi palkintoa ehdottanut kaupunkilainen. ”Liike tarjoaa kalliolaisille kauan kaivatun olohuoneen, jossa voi viettää aikaa kuluttamatta rahaa tai miettimättä, uskaltaako sinne otta lapset mukaan. Liikkeeseen ovat kaikki tervetulleita eikä siellä viihtyäkseen tarvitse kuulua sisäpiiriin.”


Together with the Fingerpori exhibition, this will surely bring some new people to Pitkämies!
Also, i am already gloating so i can say at the award: "It would be nice to get you lazy "Punavuorelaisia" to Kallio now and then, it's not such a big distance"

Because i have noticed that basically all people who visit the store live around Kallio. I haven't seen too many Radio Helsinki journalist coming over, to be honest. Maybe it's time to change that attitude!

For the rest, it's all awesome ofcourse


edit: here's a pic of the award. A video later