Rolling for Initiative -- The Cash Register Goes ''Ka-Ching''
Column by Scott Thorne
January 13, 2025

This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at four big products driving sales in the coming weeks, and at some recent news bits.

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Comic Industry Forecasts 2025
Column by Rob Salkowitz
January 6, 2025
Columnist Rob Salkowitz predicts, "…[W]e're heading for the most predictably unpredictable stretch of history in most of our lifetimes."
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Rolling for Initiative -- Predictions for 2025
Column by Scott Thorne
January 6, 2025
This week, columnist Scott Thorne lays out his predictions for 2025.
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Rolling for Initiative -- My Score for 2024 Predictions
Column by Scott Thorne
December 30, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks back at his predictions for 2024 to see how he scored.
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Top Comics Business Stories of 2024
Column by Rob Salkowitz
December 23, 2024
We may be ending the year with more questions than answers, but here are five major trends that helped shape the business this year.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Early Christmas Sales and Second Bites of the Apple
Column by Scott Thorne
December 23, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne reports on holiday sales to date and looks at second bites of the apple on hot games.
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Rolling for Initiative - Reminded Again Why I Seldom Back Kickstarters
Column by Scott Thorne
December 16, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at reasons that keep retailers from backing many Kickstarters.
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Up? Down? Sideways? Decoding the Mixed Signals in the Collectibles Market
Column by Rob Salkowitz
December 9, 2024
Columnist Rob Salkowitz asks whether collectibles are still stuck in their post-pandemic funk, or if there are signs of life.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Giving Thanks, Better Late than Never
Column by Scott Thorne
December 8, 2024
This week, while noting reasons some people might not want to, columnist Scott Thorne offers thanks for the market contributions of Wizards of the Coast and Games Workshop.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Black Friday 2024, and 'D&D' Controversy Continues
Column by Scott Thorne
December 2, 2024
This week, Scott Thorne looks at initial reports on Black Friday sales in 2024, and discusses the continuing controversy around The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977.
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Comics Publishers Are Backing Into the Future With Imprint Relaunches
Column by Rob Salkowitz
November 25, 2024
This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz looks at imprint relaunch trend in comics.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Musk Ado About 'Dungeons & Dragons'
Column by Scott Thorne
November 25, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at the social media controversy revolving around The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977.
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