'Only One Positive Effect'
October 25, 2010
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey
read Chris Walsh's comments regarding the January solicitations and has
more to say about the price cuts.
'Sales Are In The Dumpster'
October 24, 2010
Ben Falconer of Phoenix Comics in Calgary, Canada writes in to share some the difficulties his store is experiencing due to the current climate of the comic book market.
'Why?'
October 24, 2010
Ron Catapano of Ron's Comic World in Mount Holly, New Jersey is wondering why the Direct Market is being asked to sign up for early release of the upcoming The Walking Dead Vol. 13 TPB in order to match the Mass Market release date.
'Price Drop Is Positive'
October 24, 2010
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey read Ron Catapano's comments regarding the upcoming comic book price drops threatening his bottom line and had this to say.
'Mixed Messages'
October 22, 2010
Chris Walsh from B-Bop Comics South in Prairie Village, Kansas has seen the upcoming DC and Marvel solicitations for January 2011 and points out which publisher was true to their word regarding price and title cuts.
'Getting Out of Hand'
October 21, 2010
Jeff Truppe of Gnu Books in Oshawa, Canada read the Q3 comic sales article and believes that too many re-launches, miniseries and one-shots are big factors in the downward sales trend.
'Byproducts of Over-Ordering'
October 20, 2010
Glen Soustek of Westlake Cards, Comics & Coins, Inc. in Roselle, Illinois read the September article report and had this to say about the plummeting numbers.
'Astonishingly Timely'
October 18, 2010
Steve Saffel, the Senior Acquisitions Editor of Titan Books, read the recent article reporting E-book sales and had this to say.
'One Insight'
October 17, 2010
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey
returns with some additional insight on comic book prices and
plummeting comic book sales.
Column by Kendall Swafford
October 17, 2010
This week, Kendall Swafford tells the story of the Cincinnati issue of Superman in his store.
'Rushing After Short Term Gains'
October 14, 2010
Ron Catapano of Ron's Comic World in Mount Holly, New Jersey comments on the news of DC and Marvel lowering their comic prices as well as the push for digital comics.
Column by Steve Bennett
October 13, 2010
This week, Steve Bennett looks at the arrival of Superman in Cincinnati, The Walking Dead in Walmart, and some of the NYCC announcements.
