Column by Scott Thorne
July 16, 2018
This week, scientific evidence on the three reasons why local bookstores are thriving while battling Amazon and digital books.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
July 16, 2018
As we kick off San Diego Comic-Con week, columnist Rob Salkowitz identifies programming for people in the business of geek culture.
According to New Estimate by ICv2 and Comichron
July 13, 2018
The comics and graphic novel market slipped 6.5% in 2017, with sharper declines in comic store and newsstand sales mitigated by stronger sales in the book channel and digital, according to a new joint estimate by ICv2’s Milton Griepp and Comichron’s John Jackson Miller.
ICv2 Interview Brings Insights from MAP Policy Enforcement
July 11, 2018
We talked to Hunter McKissock, who shared some valuable insights on the landscape for companies trying to enforce Minimum Advertised Price polices.
Column by Milton Griepp
July 10, 2018
Here are my thoughts on the steps that each level of the ecosystem can take to help strengthen comic stores, where the strongest communities of comic fans are created.
Sales Estimates for June Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 9, 2018
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2018.
To the Americas
July 6, 2018
Heo, a distribution and branded collector supplies company based in Herxheim, Germany, opened in the U.S. this year.
And Adds a Game Night Kit
July 5, 2018
CMON has updated release info for four games on its summer and fall release schedule, and added a Game Night Kit for Arcadia Quest: Riders .
Sablik on What's Working, And Lessons for Other Retailers
July 2, 2018
We talked to BOOM! Studios President of Publishing and Marketing Filip Sablik about what's selling, and the lessons that can be drawn from those channels.
Summer Tally Up 15.3%
July 1, 2018
As expected Universal’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Disney’s Incredibles 2 remained atop the box office charts during the final weekend of what has been a very strong month of June with the summer box office tally now running 15.3% ahead of the same point last summer.
