World According to Griepp: Distributor Cash Flow 101
Column by Milton Griepp
April 2, 2020

If it’s another week in the coronavirus era, it’s time for another blockbuster event shaking the business of geek culture to its core.

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Rolling for Initiative -- Covid-19 Shutdown Week 2, and RIP Bill Levy
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This week, Scott Thorne talks about the situation for retailers in week 2 of the Covid-19 lockdown, and offers an obituary for small press game publisher Bill Levy.
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Events Platform Patron CEO on COVID-19 Impact on Fan Events
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The announcement Monday that distribution of new comics to comic stores was being suspended and that one of the largest hobby game distributors was shutting down hit me hard.
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Column by Scott Throne
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This week, Steve Bennett talks a little about his views on being sequestered and the swath of entertainment available on streaming services.
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Business 3x3: Steve Anderson at Third Eye Comics and Games Stores
One Lesson, Opening a Game Store
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This four-store retailer added a game store to his portfolio and never looked back.
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Suggestions for Comic Publishers and Retailers on the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Author and former DC Comics Publisher Paul Levitz calls for bold actions by publishers, and offers suggestions for retailers, to help stave off the worst impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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'Bloodshot' Opens At #3
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Save for a few hard hit localities, the coronavirus pandemic has not yet shut down U.S. theaters, but COVID-19 has already had a major effect on movie-going with the total of the top ten films this week plummeting to a level not seen since mid-September 2000.
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This week, Steve Bennett takes a look at the final Scoob! trailer.
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ECCC Postponement Shakes the Fan Event Business to Its Foundations
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Rob Salkowitz looks at the story behind the cancellation of a major comic convention and the implications for the event business.
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Rolling For Initiative -- COVID-19's Effect on the GAMA Expo and Seminars I Would Like To Catch
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This week, Scott Thorne takes a look how COVID-19 is affecting GAMA Expo this year, and which there seminars seem interesting.
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