Rob Salkowitz analyzes the convention business as we kick off the 2019 season.

Despite some rough patches, sales in the hobby games channel grew for a tenth year in 2018, continuing a decade-long run of positive numbers.

Despite some rough patches, sales in the hobby games channel grew for a tenth year in 2018, continuing a decade-long run of positive numbers.

Funko plans to be a disruptive force in the games business, which is a bigger category with faster growth than its core action figure category.

This week’s home entertainment offerings include the latest season of Fear the Walking Dead , the first season of the Superman prequel Krypton , Oscar winners Free Solo and The Favourite , plus the solid sports movie sequel Creed II and the better-than-you-might expect comedy drama Instant Family .

IDW Media Holdings CEO Kerry McCluggage is leaving the company and will be replaced by Chairman and largest stockholder Howard Jonas, as the company’s annual report shows a $36 million loss.

Brian Hibbs is a longtime comic retailer, owner of Comix Experience in San Francisco, writer, and occasional direct market firebrand. He gave the State of the Industry address at the ComicsPRO Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina and gave us permission to reprint his remarks here.

Konami was showing off its 2019 Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Advent Calendar at Toy Fair, which will offer a new card for the first time.

Funko has made a big move into one of the fastest-growing categories in geek culture by acquiring a premier game design studio with long experience in licensed games.

Publishing group Hachette Livre has entered into exclusive negotiations with board game publisher Gigamic to acquire the company.