Conference Call Round-Up
May 11, 2020
We round up the big news from the Funko conference call last week.
Column by Scott Thorne
May 11, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne shares a letter on coping with the coronavirus era from Mary Alice Wilson of Dark Star Books in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
'Copperajah V Box' and 'Trainer’s Toolkit'
May 7, 2020
The Pokemon Company will release the Pokemon TCG : Copperajah V Box and the Pokemon TCG: Trainer’s Toolkit in June.
Geek TV News Round-Up
May 6, 2020
We round up recent geek TV news, which as usual these days, is concentrated on streaming channels.
As Collectibles Continue Surprising Quarantine Performance
May 5, 2020
Original art by five premier artists drew six figure prices in last week's $9 million Heritage Auction, with comics, Pokemon, and video games all bringing strong prices as well.
Column by Scott Thorne
May 4, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne looks at Konami’s organized play announcement and shares a thoughtful piece by Chad Boudreau of ComicReaders in Regina, Saskatchewan about the future of games and organized play in their store.
VIZ Manga Ties in to Latest Pokémon Movie
April 30, 2020
An August Pokemon manga ties into this year's CGI Pokemon feature.
Sales Estimates for March Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 29, 2020
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during March 2020.
Cute Animals Doing Funny Things for Young Readers, Slice-of-Life for Middle-Grade, and Sequels and Series for Everyone
April 27, 2020
In kids graphic novels for the rest of 2020, we see cute animals doing funny things for young readers, slice-of-life for middle-grade, and sequels and series for everyone.
Column by Scott Thorne
April 27, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne looks at the impact of the coronavirus on in-store play, a key element of the game store business model.
