Holland Issues Statement
August 14, 2005
Last week local business publication Inside Business did a story on Norfolk-headquartered Decipher titled 'Is the Game Up at Decipher,' detailing the company's recent travails.
Exhibitors vs. Dealers
August 10, 2005
Daniel McAbee of The Tangled Web in Spartanburg, South Carolina saw our coverage of the attendance at Wizard World Chicago and shares his view of the competition between exhibitors and dealers.
'Oh Boy!'
August 10, 2005
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey saw our article on the Big Two comic publishers' exclusive wars and would prefer another approach to growth.
Adult Manga Sold to Adults Results in Charges
August 9, 2005
According to the Japan Times the Tokyo High Court has reduced the punishment that the Tokyo District Court had meted out to Motonori Kishi, president of the hentai publishing house Shobunkan.
Korean IP Development; the UDON Role
August 3, 2005
And in Part 3, we discuss the path of Korean intellectual property development and the relationship between UDON and the Korean publishers.
Sales Moving to Company Stores
August 3, 2005
Games Workshop has announced its year-end results for the fiscal year ending May 29, 2005, and reported sales and profit declines.
Toys, 'Crisis,' and Are Comic Movies a Bubble?
July 31, 2005
In Part 3 of our interview with Paul Levitz, we talk about the toy business, DC's Crisis editorial event, and ask whether the current spate of comics-based movies is a bubble.
DC Sales and Marketing Reorganization; Graphic Novels vs. Periodicals
July 31, 2005
In Part 2 of our 2005 interview with Paul Levitz, we discuss the ongoing restructuring of DC's sales and marketing staff, and ask whether graphic novels will ever pass periodicals.
State of the Comics and Graphic Novel Market
July 31, 2005
In Part 1 of our 2005 interview with Paul Levitz, we talk about the setting for the meeting (the San Diego Comic-Con), the state of the comics market in 2005, and DC's place in the fastest-growing parts of that market.
From Matthew Simmons Marketing
July 27, 2005
Mark Simmons of Matthew Simmons Marketing has announced a new game trade show, Games Expo, for March 2007 in Las Vegas.
