Battlefront CEO Responds to Dust Studios Complaints
May 14, 2015
Battlefront Miniatures CEO John-Paul Brisigotti responded today to the social media accusations from Dust Studios regarding the breakdown of their partnership for the Dust: Operation Babylon miniatures line Kickstarter.
Column by Marcus King
May 14, 2015
View from the Game Store is a new bi-weekly column by Marcus King, Director of Retail Operations at Troll and Toad in London, Kentucky. This week, King kicks off the new run of his column on ICv2 with some relationship advice.
Column by Scott Thorne
May 10, 2015
This week, Thorne talks about the philosophy of the store, and how it affects three product lines.
KaBOOM! Sales Patterns, 'Lumberjanes' Tipping Point, 'Peanuts'
May 8, 2015
"It’s one of the single most important things that we can be doing in our industry."
The Display, Section Performance, Selling to Libraries
May 8, 2015
In Part 1, we talk about his display area, how the section compares financially to other parts of the store, and building a relationship with libraries.
Why Have a Kids Area, Events, the Philosophy of the Store
May 8, 2015
In Part 2, we talk about the ancillary benefits of the kids area, events, and the philosophy of the store layout.
Disney, Turtles, and the IDW Kids Line
May 7, 2015
We talked about what sells best, upcoming TMNT and Disney comics offerings, and their advice on how retailers can improve sales of kids titles.
Selling Kids Graphic Novels
May 6, 2015
We talk about the market for kids titles, the changes at Papercutz, and which titles are working the best.
Selling Kids Graphic Novels
May 6, 2015
We talk about the publisher's plans for Fall, including Stan Lee's The Zodiac Legacy , Disney Graphic Novels, Dennis the Menace , Nickelodeon Magazine and comics, and more (with previously unreleased images).
Marvel's Perlmutter Down on Big Screen Female Superheroes
May 5, 2015
In spite of some recent high profile successes by female superheroes on the print side of the busiensss, Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter is not bullish on female-starring movies.