An ICv2 Release. The ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference will be held on Thursday, February 5th, in association with the New York Comic Con. These are the panelists currently booked for the event.

The ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference will be held at the Javits Center on the eve of the New York Comic Con--Thursday, February 5th.

In Part Four, we discuss the Dark Horse Emmy, and its film and TV projects; Richardson also hints at a big announcement coming soon.

In Part Three, we talk about the impact of illegal filesharing on comic sales; the role of social networking sites; Dark Horse’s Clamp project in 2009; and the role of anthologies.

In Part Two, we talk about the different impacts of the economy on comics and graphic novels; Richardson ’s take on the recently revived creator rights topic; and his thoughts on comics and the Web.

In Part One, we talk about the state of the graphic novel market; the future of the pamphlet; trends within the shojo market; and potential for attracting shojo fans to other material.

Sales of periodical comics through Diamond Comic Distributors rose 2% in September.

Marvel’s Secret Invasion event is in full swing and it helped boost sales in September with seven titles in the top 25.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2008.

These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2008.