Behind Dominant Month for Marvel
June 15, 2018
Two things that haven’t been happening with much regularity came together in comic stores in May, as comics and graphic novel sales rose for a second straight month, and Marvel had a dominant month.
From Superhero Films to Anime to Instagram, Media Tie-ins Push Sales
June 14, 2018
May was a big month for Marvel Comics and VIZ Media in their respective categories, and in the more diverse realm of Author graphic novels, Image Comics holds sway.
There's the Top of the Chart and Everything Else
June 14, 2018
Superhero and author graphic novels divide neatly into winners and losers, while manga are a bit more complicated.
Latest Geek Movie News
June 11, 2018
The latest geek movies news has casting, franchise expansions, reboots, and more.
Merchandise Losses Top $20,000
June 11, 2018
On June 10, all three Ultimate Comics store locations in North Carolina were burglarized, with more than $20,000 of merchandise taken.
'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Boffo Overseas
June 10, 2018
The distaff caper film Ocean’s 8 easily topped the weekend charts with an estimated $41.5 million, but the overall box office was down almost 20% from the same weekend a year ago, though there are signs of bigger things to come as the Jurassic World sequel debuted strongly overseas.
Valiant Above and 'Beyond'
June 7, 2018
Valiant Entertainment revealed details for the series that will round out the publisher's 2018 lineup and kick off 2019.
For 'Second Edition'
June 7, 2018
Lando’s Millennium Falcon Expansion Pack is joining Star Was: X-Wing Second Edition.
For Rebels and Imperials
June 6, 2018
The Star Wars: Legion miniatures game will be adding the E-Web Heavy Blaster Team Unit Expansion and the 1.4 FD Laser Cannon Team Unit Expansion.
The First Failure in Disney's Rebooted 'Star Wars' Franchise
June 3, 2018
After a disappointing debut last weekend, Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story plummeted 65.6% in its sophomore frame, a strong indicator that the $300 million production is crash diving into a pool of red ink.
