These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during March 2017.

Four titles featuring The Legend of Zelda made the March Top 20 Adult Fiction Graphic Novel chart.

The movie box office took a bit of a break before the impending release of the certified blockbuster Fast and Furious 8 , Dreamworks Animation’s animated holdover Boss Baby easily demolished its direct competition.

For the fifth consecutive month, beginning last November, sales of comics and graphic novels to the comic store channel by Diamond Comic Distributors fell in March.

Q Workshop is expanding its high-end custom metal dice line with a licensed Call of Cthulhu Dice Set.

Batman superteam Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo are reuniting for Dark Nights: Metal .

Longtime Production IG executive Maki Terashima-Furuta has been promoted to President of Production of Production IG USA, the company announced.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story dominates this week’s home entertainment releases like it ruled the box office, but there are a few other offerings of interest including the raunchy, star-studded, R-rated comedy Office Christmas Party , a strong new film from Jim Jarmusch, plus Blu-ray editions of some 1990s anime classics including Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 , and Martian Successor Nadesico.

Dreamworks Animation’s animated Boss Baby narrowly edged out Disney’s massive hit Beauty & the Beast to grab the weekend box office crown with an estimated $49 million, while the Scarlett Johansson-starring live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s manga Ghost in the Shell opened way below expectations.

In Part 2, we covered the discussion of talent management, securing hot talent, creating new talent, event fatigue, timing of events, and trade pricing.