Media First or Comics First? How Indie Publishers are Competing for Their Slice of the DM Audience
Column by Rob Salkowitz
November 24, 2020

Comic publishers not named Marvel or DC are already looking up a steep slope.

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Rolling for Initiative -- Of Cauldrons and Lawsuits
Column by Scott Thorne
November 22, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne dives into the details of recent lawsuits against Wizards of the Coast.
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Business 3x3: Regan Clem at Summit Sports, Comics, and Games
'Adjust to What’s Hot'
November 16, 2020
The co-owner of the two-store chain shares what he's learned, and how he found his way back to the part of retailing that brings him joy.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Asmodee's MAP Holiday
Column by Scott Thorne
November 15, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne breaks down Asmodee's "MAP Holiday" which began on November 15.
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Towards a Post-COVID Comics Industry
Column by Rob Salkowitz
November 9, 2020
What would a vaccine for COVID mean for the comics industry, given the huge disruptions that have taken place this year?
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Rolling for Initiative -- 'Magic' and 'D&D' in the Time of COVID-19
Column by Scott Thorne
November 8, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne provides some retail analysis of the recent Hasbro results.
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Confessions of a Comic Book Guy -- Future Shock
Column by Steve Bennett
November 4, 2020
This week, Steve Bennett discusses the upcoming DC Future State event.
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Rolling For Initiative -- Getting in the Spirit Again
Column by Scott Thorne
November 1, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne takes a look at what Holiday Season 2020 has in store for retailers and their customer bases.
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Confessions of a Comic Book Guy -- Playing With Toys
Gifts Week Column by Steve Bennett
October 28, 2020
This week, Steve Bennett offers up his best holiday toy picks for ICv2 Gifts Week.
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Rolling For Initiative -- Gifts For Gamers 2020
Column by Scott Thorne
October 28, 2020
This week in a bonus column, Scott Thorne offers up some game selections for the Holiday Season.
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Gifts for Graphic Novel Fans 2020
Column by Rob Salkowitz
October 26, 2020
The holiday season is just around the corner, and really, is there anything we'd rather celebrate than the end of 2020?
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Rolling For Initiative -- Musings on MAP and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Column by Scott Thorne
October 25, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne continues his deep dive into the prisoner's dilemma as it applies to game stores.
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