A Fall surge of TCG products tested the limits of the market in 2022, leaving winning and losing brands behind, according to what we heard from retailers, distributors, and publishers in the TCG business.

The explanation for why the comic store channel is called the comics Direct Market is rooted in the origins of the distribution system.

We interviewed VIZ Media Vice President Kevin Hamric for ICv2 Manga Week, and heard about VIZ's top Fall 2023 releases, including box sets and Star Wars: The Mandalorian Manga.

ICv2 is presenting a year-long series of articles, video interviews, panels, and other features exploring and celebrating the history, development, and future of the comics Direct Market.

ICv2's complete coverage of the past, present, and future of the comics Direct Market.

Phil Seuling saved comics, invented the Direct Market, and pioneered the modern comic con. So why haven't you heard of him?

Diamond Comic Distributors has signed on as Co-Sponsor of ICv2’s year-long celebration of the comics Direct Market, which will mark its 50th anniversary in 2023.

The distribution deal comes as Moore readies a new collected edition of Strangers In Paradise, which will be released later this year.

In the interview, we discussed the company’s tabletop game pivot, its webcomic collections, the market, and what's coming from Skybound.

Plans also call for the Invincible Universe Compendium, a collection of related stories, and two 20th anniversary versions of the first issue.