By the Book: Dollar Signs or Danger Signs for Comics in the Latest BookScan Figures?
Column by Rob Salkowitz
April 29, 2024

This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz looks at graphic novels, including the impact of Scholastic's dominance, the shrinking footprint of the Big Two, and more.

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Rolling for Initiative – Embracer Group Shuffles and No More 'D&D' Deep Discounts on Amazon
Column by Scott Thorne
April 29, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at the Asmodee spinoff and the new, higher prices for Dungeons & Dragons on Amazon.
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Rolling for Initiative -- More MAP and Cynthia Williams Resigns
Column by Scott Thorne
April 22, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at Asmodee's new Minimum Advertised Price policy, and the departure of the Wizards of the Coast president.
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WEBTOON Dustup Highlights Creators, Publishers, and the Scramble for IP
Column by Rob Salkowitz
April 15, 2024
This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz deconstructs recent discussion of WEBTOON"s creator contracts to look at the issues around creators' rights when there's a lot at stake.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Another Eventlink Crash, and a WotC Survey
Column by Scott Thorne
April 15, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at the recent Eventlink crash during prereleases, and the survey Wizards of the Coast ran about merch based on their games.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Chris Cocks: The Interview
Column by Scott Thorne
April 8, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne comments on the interview with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks last week.
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Wolverine Gets a New Credited Co-Creator, and a Couple of Sad Farewells
Column by Rob Salkowitz
April 2, 2024
This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz looks at news events of the past few days, some sad, some shocking, all noteworthy.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Miniatures Week (A Week Later)
Column by Scott Thorne
April 1, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne talks about the upcoming Heroscape release by Renegade Game Studios.
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Rolling for Initiative -- A Pair of Two-Week Windows and RIP Jim Ward
Column by Scott Thorne
March 25, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at the release windows announced for Dungeons & Dragons and Disney Lorcana and bids farewell to Jim Ward.
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The JDS Perspective -- Chris Cocks, Dungeons, Dragons, AI and Wall Street
Column by Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez
March 25, 2024
Columnist Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez looks at the reaction to Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks' comments about AI and Wizards of the Coast games.
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Comics' Two Least Favorite Technologies Are Back in the News
Column by Rob Salkowitz
March 18, 2024
This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz looks at multiple new developments in the digital comics realm.
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Rolling for Initiative -- 'Magic: The Gathering' Riding Off into 'Modern Horizons 3'
Column by Scott Thorne
March 18, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne talks Modern Horizons 3 pricing and the Heroscape announcement.
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