ComicsPro Distribution Announcements Round-Up
February 28, 2024
Lunar announced it would accept affidavit returns, and PRH pointed to upgrades in its packaging and website, which will make it easier for retailers to place orders.
Manhwa, ROM, and 'Jujutsu Kaisen' All Make the Top 20
February 23, 2024
The January charts include plenty of manhwa, the massive ROM omnibus, and a whole lotta Jujutsu Kaisen.
'Solo Leveling,' 'TMNT' Boost Sales, 'Chainsaw Man' Not So Much
February 23, 2024
Solo Leveling and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles led strong sales on the Author and Superhero charts, while manga sales sagged.
As Distributor Sales Conference Fades in Favor of Trade Association Events
January 26, 2024
Diamond Comic Distributors has canceled its 2024 Retailer Summit, as the distributor sales conference fades in favor of trade association events.
For All Channels, Worldwide
January 23, 2024
Penguin Random House Publisher Services has reached an agreement to distribute the publishing output of Wattpad WEBTOON to all sales channels worldwide.
New 52-card Deck and Guidebook from Penguin Random House
January 12, 2024
Penguin Random House will release the Magic: The Gathering Oracle Deck, a 52-card deck and guidebook, into retail.
New Officially-Licensed 'D&D' Stationery
January 11, 2024
Penguin Random House will release Dungeons & Dragons: Mimic Treasure Chest Notebook Set, a new officially licensed D&D stationery box, into retail on August 13, 2024.
An ICv2 Retailer Resource
December 22, 2023
This new retailer resource offers what will become a running tally of ICv2's top stories, continuing monthly into 2024, easily accessible from the Featured Resources box on the ICv2.com home page.
'What I Am Witnessing Today Is an Inexorable Disintegration of the… Comic Book Distribution System that I Helped… Create.'
November 29, 2023
In this Talk Back, Chuck Rozanski, owner of Mile High Comics, comments on the current state of the Direct Market and what might be done to keep it from dying.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
November 20, 2023
Columnist Rob Salkowitz explains why 1986 was the year when the Direct Market model proved that creating comics for the most devoted and discerning readers was the future of the business.
