'More Content for Less Dollars'
March 13, 2005
Joe Krolik of C om ics America in Winnipeg, Manitoba saw the news that Marvel c om ics will be sold in 7-11 stores and the c om ment on the plan fr om Jim Brocius of Cosmic C om ics, and sent us his thoughts on content for the c-store channel.
Update on Allocations
March 9, 2005
Daniel McAbee of The Tangled Web in Spartanburg, South Carolina saw the comment from Rembert Parker of Reader Copies on Yu-Gi-Oh! allocations and sent this update to his earlier comments.
'I Applaud Marvel's Efforts'
March 6, 2005
Steve Bates of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio saw the news that Marvel comics will soon be available in 7-11 stores and offers his thoughts on the increased availability of Marvels.
Not Enough
March 6, 2005
Daniel McAbee of The Tangled Web in Spartanburg, South Carolina is concerned about the size of his Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG allocations for 2005.
ICv2 Reports
March 1, 2005
The market for graphic novels in the U.S. and Canada grew around 25% last year to over $205 million at retail.
WotC Founder Has New Game
February 28, 2005
Wizards of the Coast founder Peter Adkison (who sold the company to Hasbro) has formed Hidden City Games, a new game company.
Column by Steven Bates
February 22, 2005
This week Bates talks about the closing of a comic store.
Lengthy Article in the 'Arts' Section
February 15, 2005
Tuesday's New York Times included a substantial article by Julie Salamon on the Games Workshop Warhammer Miniatures game.
Column by Steven Bates
February 15, 2005
This week, Bates looks at movie tie-ins and their upside and downside potential.
'Create Bounce-back Traffic'
February 13, 2005
Robert Scott of Comickaze in San Diego, California saw the comment from Sara Grey on the Spider-Man 2 movie going out free with the first million of Sony's new portable game platform and feels there are better ways to capitalize on media tie-ins to drive traffic to comic stores.
