Via Dave Hawksworth Award
November 1, 2022
The cash grant came with the Dave Hawksworth Memorial Comic Shop Improvement Award.
Distribution, Webtoons, Kickstarter, More
October 13, 2022
Insights, news, and market information from ICv2 Insider Talks on distribution, webtoons, and crowdfunding are now becoming available on the ICv2 website, the primary source of information on the business of geek culture.
Diamond and Lunar Reps Discuss Ordering, Catalogs, and the Post-COVID Landscape
October 7, 2022
Representatives from Diamond and Lunar discussed ordering, whether the Previews catalog has run its course, and what comic shops will look like in 20 years.
Based on 'D&D Spelljammer' Characters
October 7, 2022
WizKids unveiled three new Kidrobot Dungeons & Dragons: Phunny Plush toys, based on D&D Spelljammer characters.
At The Toy Foundation's TOTY Awards; Full List of Award Winners Included
September 23, 2022
The Toy Foundation's Toy of the Year Awards announced that Pokemon TCG: Pokemon GO Elite Trainer Box by The Pokemon Company International is their 2022 Game of the Year.
'The Mandolarian', Spider-Man, Avengers, 'Obi-Wan Kenobi', More
September 23, 2022
Diamond Select and Gentle Giant Spring 2023 releases include items from The Mandalorian, Spider-Man, Avengers, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and more.
To Sell Hunt A Killer's Mystery Games Internationally; Deal Excludes the U.S. and Canada Distribution
September 22, 2022
Moose Games, a division of Moose Toys, and Hunt A Killer announced that they have entered in a multi-year international licensing deal to distribute Hunt A Killer's mystery games.
L.A.'s Top 'Counterculture Comic Store'
September 16, 2022
This month, McLauchlin talks to the Co-Founder of Black Star Collectibles, tagged L.A.'s "Top Counterculture Comic Store."
'From Creator to Reader - The New Comics Supply Chains'
September 16, 2022
We're looking at the earthshaking changes that have taken place in comics supply chains, from how creators first show their works to fans to how comics get to comic stores, plus a Happy Hour!
Rolling for Initiative -- The Perfection Fallacy Strikes Back and the Phyllis Opolko Charity Auction
Column by Scott Thorne
September 12, 2022
This week, columnist Scott Thorne talks about how the Perfection Fallacy finally caught up with him, the TCG market, and the Phyllis Opolko Charity Auction.
