An ICv2 Release. ICv2 has announced the release of ICv2's Internal Correspondence #93, which is distributed to the trade by Alliance Game Distributors, Diamond Comic Distributors, ACD Distribution, GTS Distribution, Southern Hobby Supply, AAA Anime, Bookazine, Esdevium, other distributors, and is also available directly from ICv2.
For more on the contents of this issue, see "Big Shifts in Ninth Year of Growth" and "Cautious Optimism in Comic Stores."
Internal Correspondence #93 covers the hobby game and comics and graphic novel (including manga) markets, with Top Franchise charts for the Fall/Holiday Season 2017 and Pick Hits to Click for Summer 2018.
Here’s a list of ICv2’s charts of the hobby game bestsellers for the Fall/Holiday season from the new issue, covering all five categories:
Top Collectible Games--Fall 2017
Top 10 Hobby Channel Board Games--Fall 2017
Top 10 Hobby Channel Card and Dice Games--Fall 2017
Top 5 Non-Collectible Miniature Games--Fall 2017
Top 5 Roleplaying Games--Fall 2017
Here's a list of ICv2's charts of the graphic novel bestsellers for the Fall 2017 season from the new issue, covering all four catagories:
Top 10 Superhero Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2017
Top 10 Author Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2017
Top 10 Manga Franchises – Fall 2017
Top 10 Kids/Tweens Graphic Novel Granchises – Fall 2017
ICv2’s Internal Correspondence is available online to ICv2 Pro subscribers. ICv2 Pro has a FREE trial period – try it out!
Digital copies (PDFs) are available instantly from your favorite DriveThru store. To order a digital copy of ICv2's Internal Correspondence #93, click here.
For librarians and educators interested in subscribing to ICv2's Internal Correspondence, order from EBSCO (title #408-601-128) or WT Cox (title #128411).
If you are a retailer (U.S. and Canada only), you can get a free copy. If your distributor is on the list above, just ask for your free copy of Internal Correspondence, or if not, e-mail Dennis Viau at DViau@icv2.com to request a copy.
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