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.
2020 Championship Series Canceled
March 31, 2020
The Pokemon Company has canceled the 2020 Pokemon Championship Series and all other organized play.
New Features, Benchmarks Announced
March 30, 2020
TCGPlayer CEO Chedy Hampson revealed a number of volume benchmarks and a series of service enhancements at the company’s annual Sellers Gathering at GAMA Expo in Reno.
Column by Scott Thorne
March 29, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne talks about the situation for retailers in week 2 of the Covid-19 lockdown, and offers an obituary for small press game publisher Bill Levy.
Column by Milton Griepp
March 24, 2020
The announcement Monday that distribution of new comics to comic stores was being suspended and that one of the largest hobby game distributors was shutting down hit me hard.
And Helping their Comic Book and Gaming Customers
March 19, 2020
Ralph DiBernardo of Jetpack Comics shares how they're taking care of their comic book and gaming customers in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
