Rolling for Initiative -- Publisher Enforcement, and Ravensburger Gets Serious
Column by Scott Thorne
October 21, 2024

This week, columnist Scott Thorne discusses publisher enforcement of reseller policies, and Ravensburger's new online sales policy.

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NYCC is Upon Us, But It's Not the Only Worthwhile Event in October
Column by Rob Salkowitz
October 14, 2024
Fan culture contains multitudes, and three events taking place this month capture a broad spectrum of special interests.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Store Championships, Melee and the Spooky Season
Column by Scott Thorne
October 14, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at the further softening in Disney Lorcana, Melee software and the Spooky Season.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Dock Strike Ended; 'Magic' CRC Disbanded
Column by Scott Thorne
October 7, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne discusses the dockworkers strike and the decision by Wizards of the Coast to take the Commander format's oversight in house.
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British Comics, Comic Documentaries and NYCC Programming Gripes
Column by Rob Salkowitz
September 30, 2024
Columnist Rob Salkowitz on his visit to Rebellion in Oxford and stores in London, comic documentaries, and New York Comic Con programming.
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Rolling for Initiative – 3,773 Copies Sold?
Column by Scott Thorne
September 30, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne delves into a claim that Wizards of the Coast drastically over-reported its Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Player's Handbook sales.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Why WotC is Giving Stores Boxes of 'Magic' Collector Boosters
Column by Scott Thorne
September 23, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at the Collector Booster promotion tied to the sales of Duskmourn: House of Horror booster boxes.
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The JDS Perspective - Original Formula P3 vs. New Formula P3
How the Rebooted Line Stacks Up Against the Previous One
September 19, 2024
ICv2's Managing Editor Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez dives deep into Steamforged Games' Formula P3 line, comparing it to the previous line under Privateer Press.
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Big Changes at CMON; Hasbro May Move HQ; Topps Gets Marvel Cards
World According to Griepp – The Week in Business
September 17, 2024
There's been a big flow of business news over the past week, so I'm rounding up these three important stories in this latest column.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Alliance Open House and the Future of AI at Wizards of the Coast
Column by Scott Thorne
September 16, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne discusses the recent Alliance Open House and Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks' comments on the future of AI in Dungeons & Dragons and other Hasbro brands.
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The JDS Perspective -- ICv2's Managing Editor's Picks to Give for 2024
Column by Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez
September 12, 2024
This column by ICv2 Managing Editor Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez gives his picks to give (as gifts) for 2024.
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Way, Way Early Gifts for Geeks: Comics Edition
Column by Rob Salkowitz
September 9, 2024
With visions of sugar plums already dancing in our heads, here are a few items of the page-turning variety that might look good under the tree.
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