For Nationwide Sales
June 9, 2023
Asmodee USA has signed an agreement with rep group Diverse Marketing for nationwide sales.
After Eight Months
June 8, 2023
TCGplayer is exiting the comics business as of June 15; the initiative lasted less than eight months.
Plus: Game Kastle Expands
June 6, 2023
Game Kastle adds a new location in San Jose.
Column by Scott Thorne
June 5, 2023
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at how Games Workshop's marketing model makes it especially difficult to handle major June releases from GW, Atomic Mass, and Wizards of the Coast.
Fall 2023 Catalog Includes Marvel GNs, 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?' Stories, and More!
June 1, 2023
Abrams’ Fall 2023 catalog includes a new graphic novel series based on Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark? series, two Marvel graphic novels for kids, and more.
Column by Milton Griepp
May 30, 2023
It seemed like a good time to take a look at what this means for Diamond Comic Distributors and the future of the comics business.
'In 1965, a Teenage Bud Plant Rifled Through a Bin of Comics.'
May 26, 2023
The story begins: in 1965, a teenage Bud Plant rifled through a bin of comics.
Comics in the 1960s, Including Some of the First Comic Stores
May 26, 2023
In this first video, Plant talks about the very early days of the comics business in the 1960s, and some of the first comic stores in California.
Phil Seuling, Beginning the Direct Market, the First Comics & Comix
May 26, 2023
In this second video, Plant talks about meeting Phil Seuling, the beginnings of the direct market, and opening the first Comics & Comix store.
Rapid Growth, Selling Out to Diamond, The Meaning of It All
May 26, 2023
In this third video, Plant talks about rapid growth in the 1980s, selling his wholesale business to Diamond, and the meaning of it all.
