On the Comics and Graphic Novel Market
August 21, 2005
In Part 1, we talk about the over-all market conditions for comics and graphic novels in comic stores, bookstores, mass merchants, and newsstand outlets.
Column by Steve Bennett
August 16, 2005
This week, Bennett begins a discussion of how a store can differentiate itself against major competition.
In 2006
August 15, 2005
Four long-time members of the game industry, James Ernest, Mike Selinker, Lisa Stevens, and Bob Watts, have announced that they will launch Titanic Games in 2006 to produce board and card games.
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.
