An occasional column from the retail trenches by Kendall Swafford
August 25, 2017
This week, columnist Kendall Swafford looks at Marvel's comic publishing from the point of view of Disney, its corporate parent.
As Losses Mount in Q2
August 24, 2017
Wizard World has released its Q2 financials, and the situation has deteriorated even further from the big loss in Q1.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
August 22, 2017
This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz looks at the digital comic market in the wake of Madefire's big announcement.
Column by Scott Thorne
August 21, 2017
This week, Scott Thorne looks at the reasons why distributors exist in the hobby games business.
Column by Paul Levitz
August 17, 2017
In his latest column, Paul Levitz looks at the role of immigration in the comics industry.
Biggest Ever in Indianapolis
August 16, 2017
Gen Con has sold all available badges for this week’s event, show organizers announced this week.
View of the Market, Comics and Games
August 15, 2017
In Part 1, we talk about the down market in comic stores and what's happening in bookstores, the mass channel, and game stores.
Hasbro, 'Star Wars', Nasdaq, More
August 15, 2017
In Part 2, we talked about what IDW’s doing with its key licenses Hasbro and Star Wars , the status of its move to an exchange listing, and the company's key releases in comics and games for the rest of 2017.
In-app Purchasing, Digital and Print Differences, Overlap
August 14, 2017
In Part 2 of our interview with comiXology CEO David Steinberger, we talk about in-app purchasing and the differences and overlap between the digital and print customers.
With Rainy Day's Steve Ellis
August 11, 2017
Oni Press has launched Oni Games, a new imprint dedicated to adapting the company’s library of comics and graphic novel titles.