Rolling for Initiative -- Comments I Would Be Happy to Never Hear Again
Column by Scott Thorne
August 15, 2022

This week, columnist Scott Thorne notes five customer comments he would be happy to never hear again.

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Confessions of a Comic Book Guy -- Some Leftovers From Last Week
Column by Steve Bennett
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This week, columnist Steve Bennett addresses a potpourri of leftovers from last week, including discussion of Roachmill and his review of Lightyear.
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Column by Rob Salkowitz, Photos by Eunice Verstegen
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Columnist Rob Salkowitz attended this year's Crunchyroll Expo and provides his observations on the show.
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This week, columnist Scott Thorne offers publishers some packaging hints, and reminds us of the importance of demo copies.
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Columnist Rob Salkowitz got to the bottom of recent events at Tapas with CEO Chang Kim.
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Rolling for Initiative -- How To Make Comic Returnability Work
Column by Scott Thorne
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This week, columnist Scott Thorne discusses how comic publishers have classically gone about enticing stores to carry new comics, and the merits and pitfalls of deep discounting and returnability.
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Column by Rob Salkowitz
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This week, columnist Steve Bennett discusses Thor: Love and Thunder and some of the controversies surrounding the film.
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Column by Scott Thorne
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This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at the many promotional cards for Magic: The Gathering: Dominaria United.
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An Industry Professional’s Guide to SDCC 2022 Programming
Column by Rob Salkowitz
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This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz lays out the business-oriented programming at San Diego Comic-Con, and there's a lot of it!
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