WBZ News Radio – February 2023
Carl Stevens conducted a brief interview with shop owner Tim Finn (with an able assist from Hub employee Dave McCarthy) for a brief text, audio, and Twitter piece on romance in comics, which Tim turned into a quick history of the romance comics genre. Listen here.
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(Hub Comics was somewhat closed from March 2020 to August 2021 for the COVID pandemic shutdown and a long in-the-works shop renovation, hence a lack of press in that time span.)
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Department of Nerdly Affairs – October 2018
Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm take a biweekly deep dive into arts and pop culture, and for 95 minutes, interviewed shop owner Tim Finn and manager Jesse Farrell on the topic of Hub Comics and the state of comics retail. Listen here.
ICv2 – October 2018
When he’s not helping to run the wonderful comics non-profit The Hero Initiative, Jim McLauchlin writes a monthly column called Business 3×3 at the comics news and business website ICv2. Hub Comics owner Tim Finn gets profiled here.
DigBoston – July 2018
In advance of his Hub Comics signing, Karl Stevens discusses his new book The Winner with DigBoston’s Chris Faraone for the 07.05.2018 issue. Read it online here or the paper version here.
WBZ Boston – August 2017
For his “Secret Worlds of Boston Comic Con” webseries, writer/producer Jonathan Case accompanied host Wes Hazard to ask Hub Comics staffer Juliet Kahn about manga and anime! Lots of other great interviewees, context, and history here.
Boston Voyager – June 2017
Edward Clark of Boston Voyager facilitated this article on Hub Comics covering the basics, some history, and current reflection. Read it here.
WhereTraveler – May 2017
Mike Hodgkinson mentions and pictures Hub Comics in his rundown of Union Square businesses for a May 18th 2017 post at WhereTraveler. Read it here.
CBS Boston – February 2017
Mark McLaughlin interviewed Hub Comics owner Tim Finn on juggling the comics retail business with teaching for CBS Small Business Pulse. Read it here.
Somerville Media Center – May 2016
In this three-minute video, Hub Comics manager Jesse Farrell gives a brief overview of the shop’s history and mission, as well as hyping our then-upcoming Wonder Woman art show. Watch it here.
BostonGlobe.com – August 2014
Clea Simon covered the increases in hip food and shopping in Somerville’s Union Square for the August 31st Boston Globe. Read the online version here, and we’ll upload a paper scan soon.
DigBoston.com – February 2014
Clay Fernald interviewed Liz Prince online in anticipation of her 02.11.2014 signing at Brookline Booksmith. The event was co-sponsored by Hub Comics, celebrating Valentine’s Day and the release of Prince’s new book Alone Forever. Hub owner Tim Finn interviewed Prince in front of an audience of 50. Read Fernald’s “Earth Prime Time” column here.
DigBoston.com – December 2013
Cartoonist (and Hub Comics employee!!!) Jack Turnbull dishes on his and MK Reed’s 12.07.13 reading/signing at Hub Comics for Clay Fernald’s online “Earth Prime Time” column here.
Boston Herald – December 2012
The 12.21.2012 Boston Herald ran a full-page article on Hub’s 4th Annual Dark Knight on a Dark Knight art opening. Thanks to Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald for the full-page article, online version and paper scan.
DigBoston – March 2012
The 02.29.2012 DigBoston featured a cover blurb and a full page feature on Hub and Hub owner Tim Finn. A week later, a much longer version of the interview went online. Thanks to interviewer Corey Estlund, photographer Jamie Meditz, and art director Scott Murray for the kind coverage.
Culture Club – February 2012
Rachel Strutt of the Somerville Arts Council interviewed Hub Comics owner and comics professor Tim Finn, cartoonist Liz Prince, and children’s book author Jef Czekaj for her show “Culture Club” on SCATV (Somerville Community Access Television) in Union Square, Somerville, MA. February 9, 2012. Watch the full 26-minute episode and see photos from the shoot here.
DigBoston – January 2012
Clay Fernald covers RELAUNCH! — Hub’s Under New Ownership/4th Anniversary Party.