We talked to IDW Media Holdings CEO Ted Adams at San Diego Comic-Con recently to get his view of the market and talk about IDW’s latest initiatives and plans. In Part 1 of our two-part interview, we talk about comics, including the Direct Market, variants, the book channel, mass, and digital.

We talked to IDW Media Holdings CEO Ted Adams at San Diego Comic-Con recently to get his view of the market and talk about IDW’s latest initiatives and plans. In Part 2 of our two-part interview, we talk about games, the entertainment division, running a holding company, and upcoming releases.

Amit Desai, formerly DC Entertainment Senior Vice President has been promoted to Executive Vice President, adding DC Collectibles, finance, and other functions to his responsibilities.

In Business 3x3, a business retailer or executive will share their experience with three things they’ve done right, three things they’ve done wrong, and what else they’ve learned along the way.

In Part 1 of our three-part interview, we talk about the overall state of the market, the graphic novel business, international sales, comic stores, and variants.

In Part 2 of our three-part interview, we talk about a new test in a large mass retailer, the digital market, changing the characters, and the kids market.

In Part 3, we talk about the reasons to re-use Marvel Now!, comic price resistance, Champions , and big graphic novels for the coming seasons.

Columnist Rob Salkowitz looks at why some superhero movies aren’t very good, and what it means.

CMON Limited and Good Games Publishing have announced an agreement under which CMON will co-brand, market, and distribute Good Games products.

Live entertainment merchandising firm Araca Group will set up more than 50 “pop-up” stores in theaters this weekend.