Make Mine Manga!
April 9, 2020
Manga was more prominent than ever on the list of the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels in the book channel.
Social Distancing Hits the Top 20
April 9, 2020
Sales look pretty similar to sales in March 2019, a sign that rumors of panic book buying by readers going under safer-at-home orders may be true.
'Mad' Stalwart Passes at 91
April 9, 2020
Mort Drucker, who did as much as anyone to create the look and feel of Mad Magazine for decades, passed away yesterday of non-coronavirus causes. He was 91.
A Look Back at the Early Days of Distribution in the Business of Geek Culture
April 8, 2020
The coronavirus crisis, which threatens the network of independent retailers and the distributors and publishers that serve them, heightened my interest in looking back at a time when that network was just forming.
Marketing and Expanding the Base
April 7, 2020
Darin Henry, writer/publisher at Sitcomics, offers this two-step plan for saving comics.
Yen, Kodansha, and Vertical
April 6, 2020
Yen Press, Kodansha Comics, and Vertical Thave announced that they will slow print releases in the coming months in response to the coronavirus crisis, with some variations in approach.
'It Was the Middle of a Sunny Day of 1991 in Paris'
April 4, 2020
We received this statement from Humanoids Publishing about the passing of comics and game artist Juan Gimenez from the Covid-19 coronavirus.
As Coronavirus Crisis hits Publishing
April 4, 2020
Marvel Entertainment is “pausing” work on one-third of its planned May and June comics output.
As James Patterson Kicks in $500K To Help Bookstores
April 4, 2020
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation is shaping up as the key non-profit collecting and disbursing relief funds for comic stores, bookstores, and their employees.
And Delays Launch
April 3, 2020
The company also announced the delay of its first release, Eniac #1
