ICv2: The Business of Geek Culture: Columns

Rolling for Initiative--How Stores Can Compete Against Amazon, A Further Look at Ryan Raffaelli's Research

Column by Scott Thorne

July 16, 2018

This week, scientific evidence on the three reasons why local bookstores are thriving while battling Amazon and digital books.

Make Geek Culture Your Business at SDCC 2018: Panels for Industry Professionals

Column by Rob Salkowitz

July 16, 2018

As we kick off San Diego Comic-Con week, columnist Rob Salkowitz identifies programming for people in the business of geek culture.

DVD Round-Up: 'Rampage,' 'Isle of Dogs,' 'Super Troopers 2,' 'Son of Zorn,' & 'The Expanse'

Week of July 17, 2018

July 15, 2018

This week's home entertainment offerings include the best-reviewed video game movie ever, a superb stop motion-animated film from Wes Anderson, a zany comedy sequel 17 years in the making, a failed, but innovative live-action/animated sitcom, and the third season of the hard "sci-fi" TV series The Expanse.

'Hotel Transylvania 3' Tops 'Skyscraper'

'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Tumbles 62%

July 15, 2018

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Hotel Transylvania 3 easily topped the weekend box office with an estimated $44.1 million, but the Dwayne Johnson-starring disaster movie Skyscraper failed to meet expectations and the total of the top 12 films was down slightly from the same frame last year.

Rolling for Initiative--Six Things Customers Do Not Want from a Store

Column by Scott Thorne

July 9, 2018

This week, Scott Thorne recaps a recent study on why consumers don’t return to a store.

DVD Round-Up: 'A Quiet Place,' 'Lean on Pete,' 'Last Man on Earth,' 'The Magicians,' & 'Mosaic

Week of July 10, 2018

July 8, 2018

This week’s home entertainment releases include one of the very best films of 2018 so far, John Krasinski’s superb horror movie A Quiet Place , plus the underrated drama Lean on Pete , as well as the final season of the groundbreaking post-apocalyptic sitcom Last Man on Earth , plus the third season of Syfy’s The Magicians , and Stephen Soderbergh’s innovative HBO mystery series Mosaic .

Frontloaded 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Buzzes Its Way to $76 Million

'Incredibles 2' Sets Domestic Record for an Animated Film

July 8, 2018

Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp easily topped the weekend box office with an estimated $76 million. While this total was 33% more than the original Ant-Man's debut, it wasn’t enough to keep the total of the top 12 films from sliding down 10% from the same weekend last year.

Confessions of a Comic Book Guy - Between the Spoilers and the Spoiled

Column by Steve Bennett

July 5, 2018

This week, Steve Bennett looks at the chain of events around DC's spoiling of the Batrimony storyline through the New York Times .

Rolling for Initiative--WOTC Open House, Promo Material and Library 'Magic'

Column by Scott Thorne

July 2, 2018

This week, Scott Thorne looks at the outreach programs Wizards of the Coast has in place to get more people into the behemoth that is Magic: The Gathering.

DVD Round-Up: 'Blockers,' 'Beirut,' 'The Scarlet Empress,' & 'Grimm'

Week of July 3, 2018

July 1, 2018

This week’s home entertainment offerings include the R-rated comedy Blockers and the savvy thriller Beirut , both of which deserved a wider audience than they received, along with a new high-definition collection of the most beautifully photographed films in Hollywood history, plus complete collections of the Grimm and Psych TV series.

'Jurassic World,' 'Incredibles' Sequels Power June Box Office Boom

Summer Tally Up 15.3%

July 1, 2018

As expected Universal’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Disney’s Incredibles 2 remained atop the box office charts during the final weekend of what has been a very strong month of June with the summer box office tally now running 15.3% ahead of the same point last summer.

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