Takeaways, and the Future
December 31, 2023
I offer up some takeaways, and a look ahead.
An ICv2 Retailer Resource
December 22, 2023
This new retailer resource offers what will become a running tally of ICv2's top stories, continuing monthly into 2024, easily accessible from the Featured Resources box on the ICv2.com home page.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
December 18, 2023
Columnist Rob Salkowitz's annual retrospective of the stories that shaped our industry in the past year.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
December 5, 2023
The publishers had more than a decade to try to fix this.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
November 20, 2023
Columnist Rob Salkowitz explains why 1986 was the year when the Direct Market model proved that creating comics for the most devoted and discerning readers was the future of the business.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
November 6, 2023
This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz looks at the ways AI could impact the comics business, including some more positive than others.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
October 23, 2023
Columnist Rob Salkowitz shares his gift ideas for 2023.
Retailers Discuss New Strategies for a Changing Market
October 18, 2023
Retailers and others discuss how comic shops can survive and thrive in a changing market.
Plus Sessions on the Past and Future of the Direct Market
October 11, 2023
The ICv2 Insider Talks at New York Comic Con will include the ICv2 White Paper, with facts and figures on North American comics and graphic novel market as the Direct Market turns 50, plus sessions on the past and future of the Direct Market.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
October 9, 2023
This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz shares thoughts on the future of the Direct Market.
