'Not..One Good Comment'
June 30, 2002
Tim Schulte of Granite City Comics in St. Cloud, Minnesota was prompted by Marvel's change in the advance information it provides to send us this comment.
Profiting on 80???s Pop Culture
June 26, 2002
Thanks to trends in its collectibles business, the folks at the Bookery Fantasy shop anticipated the current retro trend by at least 18 months, and is currently capitalizing on it with a variety of special displays.
The Shortsightedness of Manufacturers
June 25, 2002
Yu-Gi-Oh is a hot topic with retailers because they can see that this CCG could be a top seller in the hobby if only enough product were available. Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics contrasts M:TG with Pokemon and has some advice for Upper Deck if they want to make Yu-Gi-Oh a perennial seller.
What's up with Upper Deck?
June 25, 2002
Robert Thumith of Enterprise Comics see a basic inequity between the way Upper Deck is distributing Yu-Gi-Oh in the hobby and in the mass-market.
Only Hurts on Limited Series, Specials, etc.
June 18, 2002
Tim Marks of Friendly Frank's first raised the issue of Marvel's new policy on (not) distributing info on upcoming titles. Gabriel Hagmann, the owner of DreamStrands Comics in Seattle, Washington feels that the damage will be localized, but substantial.
Nice Acronym
June 17, 2002
A few additional nuggets related to our recent story on Gameboard Distributors and its connections to an Orlando retailer have turned up in the last couple of days, and we're passing them on.
He Wants Them on the First Three Issues
June 16, 2002
Paul Bene of House of Fantasy Comics and Games in Niagara Falls, New York reacted to the recent debate on overprints by proposing an alternative solution to shared risk on early issue.
Plus Retro, Spider-Man
June 12, 2002
For the first time in May, collectible miniatures games dominated our Top 10 Cool game products, powered by the performance of the superhero-themed Marvel HeroClix CMG.
To Lead Push into Bookstores
June 12, 2002
Kuo-Yu Liang is leaving his position as an Associate Publisher for Ballantine Books at the end of this month to join Diamond Comic Distributors, where he will spearhead Diamond's drive into the book trade.
He Hates Demand Without Supply
June 10, 2002
Robert Scott of Comickaze in San Diego, California had a strong reaction to last week's Marvel press conference on The Call of Duty: The Brotherhood #1 and related topics. He feels that Marvel's policies hurt its own sales.
