In Hobby Games Business
March 8, 2017
The hobby games business marked an astounding eighth consecutive year of growth in 2016, with the hobby channel growing around 10%, according to retailers, distributors, and publishers interviewed by ICv2 as sources for this report.
In Strong Miniatures Category
March 8, 2017
Games Workshop has revived its miniature lines in the U.S. over the past 18 months, bringing a stronger foundation to a miniatures category that was turbocharged by Star Wars over the same period.
As Cross-Currents Portend Change Ahead
March 8, 2017
Board games were a big success again in the 2016 holiday season, as the hobby games business wrestled with channel conflict, an increasing number of titles, and other changes brought about by the category’s growth over the past decade.
As 'CaH' Goes to Target
March 8, 2017
As was the case in board games, channel issues were top of mind for the industry sources we interviewed about card games sales for the Fall 2016 season.
In Reviving RPG Category
March 8, 2017
Dungeons & Dragons led year over year growth over the Fall 2016 season in a roleplaying game category that’s getting increased space and attention in hobby game stores.
For Second Season
March 8, 2017
The Greg Berlanti Archie-based series Riverdale has been given a second season order by the CW.
'Billie Holiday,' 'Sartre,' Renaud Dillies, and More
March 7, 2017
NBM’s summer slate includes biographies of Billie Holiday and Sartre, a new volume in The Louvre Collection series, a Reanud Dillies collection and more.
From IDW and Hasbro
March 7, 2017
IDW and Hasbro are teaming up on a brand new comic series inspired by Hasbro’s classic murder mystery game Clue .
Variant Cover by Tony Moore
March 7, 2017
Here is an exclusive preview of the Tony Moore variant cover for Marvel's Avengers: Zombies Assemble #1 manga adaptation.
Column by Rob Salkowitz, with ECCC Photos
March 6, 2017
Salkowitz offers a business-focused overview of this year's Emerald City ComiCon.
