Column by Steven Bates
October 5, 2004
This week Bates gives us a three-parter on store employees. This is Part 1.
More and More Difficult
October 4, 2004
John Miller of Lost Realms in Boca Raton, Florida is concerned about the increasing competition he's seeing from Internet retailers.
'FCBD Will Work If You Want It To'
September 26, 2004
Jay Bardyla of Happy Harbor Comics & Toys in Edmonton, Jasper, Lloydminster & Vancouver saw the Talk Back comment by Dean Phillips of Krypton Comics on the results of the election to choose the date for the 2005 Free Comic Book Day and has this response.
Over 500 Retailers at '04 Event
September 20, 2004
In the wake of a successful Retailer Summit in Baltimore , Diamond is evaluating its options for 2005.
'This Industry Just Rolled the Dice'
September 19, 2004
Dean Phillips of Krypton Comics in Omaha, Nebraska saw the results of the Free Comic Book Day election and explains his concerns about the results.
Out in Q4
September 1, 2004
Genio Cards will ship its new Marvel release, Spider-Man Wild Kingdom in the fourth quarter of 2004.
In September Issue
August 24, 2004
Disney's Family Fun magazine has included Mayfair's Settlers of Catan game in its September cover date issue.
Interview with Liz Schuh
August 22, 2004
Wizards of the Coast is gearing up for D&D GameDay,...
Movies and Comics; DC's European Initiative
August 17, 2004
In Part II, we talk about the impact of movies on comic sales, and about DC's aggressive move into importing European material into the U.S. this year.
Will They Replace Traditional Novels?
July 12, 2004
The cover story for this week's New York Times Magazine is 'How Cool is Comics Lit?' by Charles McGrath, a former editor of the New York Times Book Review .
