This week, Scott Thorne looks at the pros and cons of distributor exclusives for each tier of the distribution chain.

After a bunch of slow weeks the pace of home entertainment offerings picks up this week with the release of the latest installment in the biggest horror film franchise of all time, plus the first season of the densely-populated DC Comics-based series Legends of Tomorrow , a Twin Peaks -infused take on the teen heroes of Archie Comics, the latest season of Once Upon a Time , and a great collection of vintage Sheena TV series and movies.

Warner Bros. scored another much needed win as Annabelle: Creation , the fourth film in the doll-themed horror franchise, easily took the box office crown with an impressive $35 million debut, but it wasn't enough to stop Hollywood's summer slump.

This week, columnist Steve Bennett looks at the surprising news coming out of Archie.

The ugly situation actually speaks to a larger issue affecting fan events that have seen their popularity grow during the "peak geek" era.

This week, Scott Thorne looks at recent events in the world of exclusivity.

Sony’s adaptation of Stephen King’s sprawling fantasy The Dark Tower , which was supposed to create a film and TV franchise, won the weekend box office crown with an estimated $19.5 million, but with terrible reviews from critics and fans, the film’s weak debut has all but doomed the movie side of the franchise.

The Dog Days of August don’t typically see the release of great films on disc, and this week is no exception with three of the summer of 2017’s many box office duds getting home entertainment releases including a frenetic Arthurian fantasy from Guy Ritchie, a rare comic misfire from Amy Schumer, and a failed “reboot” of the Wimpy Kid series, though this week’s lineup is leavened a bit by new seasons of Portlandia and Blindspot as well as the disc debut of Tokyo Ravens .

Kids do read comics, but mostly they don’t read them in the monthly pamphlet format.

Let’s talk about a real dilemma in our field today: homelessness.

This week, Scott Thorne looks at why mass media game stories seem surprised that tabletop games still exist.

This month, O'Neal looks at the reasons a game might not make the cut.