Column by Marcus King
April 12, 2016
This week, King talks about what a publisher owes his store, and what he owes them.
And Announces Partnership With Crunchyroll
April 11, 2016
Kadokawa Corporation will acquire majority control of Hachette Book Group’s Yen Press manga imprint.
Replaced by Microsoft Exec
April 11, 2016
Greg Leeds has resigned as CEO of Hasbro division Wizards of the Coast, the company announced today, and will be replaced by former Microsoft executive Chris Cocks.
Sales Estimates for March Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 11, 2016
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during March 2016.
Column by Scott Thorne
April 10, 2016
This week, Thorne responds to criticisms of the brick and mortar game store model as "antiquated."
As DC, BOOM Improve
April 8, 2016
The North American comics and graphic novel market in the Direct Market channel managed a 1.32% growth rate for Q1 2016, but...
Column by Rob Salkowitz
April 5, 2016
There’s been a lot of interesting goings-on in the geek industry the past two weeks, so here’s a roundup of some interesting nuggets.
Week of April 5, 2016
April 3, 2016
It’s a very strong week for home entertainment releases, led by J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with the latest seasons of Doctor Who and The Expanse, the brilliant comedy series Episodes , and a bevy of great anime titles including a new Ghost in the Shell movie and an Attack on Titan OVA.
'We Do Not Condone the Free Riders' Parasitic Business Model'
March 30, 2016
Privateer Press has announced a new sales policy which it hopes will end deeply discounted online sales.
In the Hobby Games Business
March 30, 2016
The year that just ended, 2015, was a seventh consecutive growth year in the hobby games business, according to retailers, distributors, and publishers interviewed by ICv2.
