48-Pager Has Seven Stories from Top Teams
June 12, 2020
AfterShock Comics has assembled seven new stories about the irreplaceable role comics play in the lives of creators and fans into a special 48-page one-shot, Support Our Shops (S.O.S.) .
Corner Comics and Comics Dungeon
June 11, 2020
Comics Dungeon has been in business for over 28 years and Comics Corner for over 39 years.
Column by Steve Bennett
June 10, 2020
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.
Chain Loses $165.7 Million in Quarter
June 10, 2020
GameStop's sales declined 34% in its fiscal Q1 ended May 2, taking the company to a $165.7 million loss for the quarter.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
June 8, 2020
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.
Column by Scott Thorne
June 7, 2020
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.
Negotiations to Extend Apparently Broke Down
June 5, 2020
In a statement released tonight, Diamond parent GFE CEO Steve Geppi described the negotiations that ended with DC’s announcement today that they were terminating their relationship.
As They Launch VIRUS
June 4, 2020
Heavy Metal, under new ownership and management, is planning to publish its magazine, which will have work by Moebius never before published in English, and previously unpublished work by Vaughn Bode.
Chicago, California
June 2, 2020
We round up news here of more comics and game stores, in Illinois and California, looted and damaged in rioting over the weekend.
Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Santa Monica
June 1, 2020
A weekend of riots in U.S. cities has left a number of venerable stores destroyed, damaged, or looted in their wake.