Steve Bennett looks at the state of the comics business, some DC comics that are a great fit for new readers, and comics with coronavirus connections.

While I find the case that the DC-Diamond situation has made matters worse convincing, there are some who believe it might be a good thing in the long run – assuming there is a long run.

This week, Scott Thorne compares how Asmodee NA handled backing out of Alliance Game Distributors against how DC Comics backed out of Diamond Comic Distributors.

This week, Scott Thorne looks at the upcoming Dungeon Crawl Classics Day.

I'd like to suggest a new model for taking advance orders on geek culture products, such as games, comics, and merch.

This week, Scott Thorne looks at support programs for game stores by publishers.

This week, Scott Thorne passes on a suggestion for Wizards of the Coast on handling prerelease weekend for Magic: The Gathering, shares news on weekend sales, and offers thoughts on private equity and retailer bankruptcies.

This guest column by Paul Levitz is reprinted with permission from a Facebook post he wrote in response to the news that Martin Pasko passed away.

This week, Scott Thorne shares a letter on coping with the coronavirus era from Mary Alice Wilson of Dark Star Books in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

It's time to lay them to rest. They're an anachronism, and have been for at least a decade.

In this column, Rob Salkowitz looks at how young readers are different, and what that means for the future of the comic store.

This week, Scott Thorne looks at the impact of the coronavirus on in-store play, a key element of the game store business model.