On Becoming a Distributor and Negotiating with Publishers as a Teenager
July 10, 2023
Schanes talks about establishing their distribution business, dealing with Marvel Comics and DC Comics while still in his teens.
On the Early Days of the Direct Market
July 10, 2023
For our article on the early days of the Direct Market, ICv2 interviewed Bill Schanes, who with his brother Steve was an early retailer and distributor.
Column by Scott Thorne
July 9, 2023
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at a couple worrisome factors related to the recent June 2023 jobs report.
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
July 7, 2023
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
July 7, 2023
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.
In December 2023 Anthology from Dark Horse
July 7, 2023
Dark Horse Comics will publish the anthology in December 2023.
Pioneering Horror Comic Edited by Pat Mills
July 7, 2023
Pat Mills, the first editor of 2000AD, also edited this groundbreaking girls’ horror comic.
And Changed Collecting, Selling Comics, and Comics Themselves
July 5, 2023
Being a comic collector was a tough slog in the early 70s, but the Direct Market changed everything: collecting comics, selling comics, and comics themselves.
Plus: 'Fairy Tail' Omnibus, New Genre Titles for Spring 2024
July 3, 2023
Kodansha's Spring 2024 releases will include an omnibus edition of Fairy Tail and a number of new series in popular genres.
Shinder's Had 14 Stores, Then It Crashed and Burned
July 3, 2023
One of the most massive movers of the direct market was a 14-store juggernaut until a new owner got busted on drug and weapons charges.
