“Serious Business, Part 2″ Plans are set in motion as Barry and Vlad try to undo Ben’s influence, but the outcome reveals bigger consequences. Check out part 2 of The Variants season finale guest starring Ben Templesmith.

“Serious Business” Richard brings comics artist superstar Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Fell, Chronicles of Wormwood) to Dallas to generate some revenue for the store in dire times. But just how dire are they? Only Keli seems to have a hint, and Richard is more distracted than usual. Joe and Barrys rivalry also heats up with the arrival of Templesmith. Who will he side with?

“Power Outage” The staff suspects losing sales to a street vendor while dealing with a loss of power and sanity.

“Manga Mia” Joe’s keeping a secret and the rest of the store is determined to get to the bottom of it.

“Tsunami” An upset customer leads to the staff changing job responsibilities.

“The Heist” Joe accidentally sells a comic from a customer’s pull box. Now Joe and Keli have to track down another copy at another store while Richard and Barry handle a comic convention solicitor.

The gang hosts a comic book signing for guests Scott Kurtz and Dave Crosland, but they may be too much for the store to handle.

A movie pass giveaway forces the employees in the store overnight. Can they keep back the hordes and survive until dawn? Watch episode 4 of the web series, The Variants.

The Variants Web Series Episode 3, “The Upsell” The crew gets into character in order to increase sales.

“Dead Man’s Comics” in discovering a vintage comic, Joe discovers his co-workers ignorance in Kurt Russell filmography. Watch episode 2 of the the web series The Variants.