Week of March 19, 2019
March 18, 2019
While there are very few home entertainment releases this week there are some excellent ones including the best superhero film of 2018 (and ’18 was a very good year for spandex on the big screen), an underrated musical from Disney, the first disc release from the new hit Cartoon Network series Craig of the Creek , and the 21st Pokemon movie.
Adapting the First Live-Action Pokemon Movie
March 15, 2019
Legendary Comics has announced the summer 2019 publication of the official movie graphic novel Pokemon: Detective Pikachu written by Brian Bruccellato with art by Nelson Daniel.
In 'Sun & Moon - Unbroken Bonds'
March 8, 2019
The Pokemon Company will release the Pokemon TCG: Sun & Moon—Unbroken Bonds expansion.
Pressure on Category as New Games Launch
March 5, 2019
The key feature of the Fall market for collectible game products in the hobby was that only some things were working.
Hobby Games Channel Grows in Choppy Year
March 4, 2019
Despite some rough patches, sales in the hobby games channel grew for a tenth year in 2018, continuing a decade-long run of positive numbers.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #95
March 4, 2019
These charts of the Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games, Top 3 Mass Market Channel Collectible Games and Top 5 Collectible Games Over-all reflect sales in Fall 2018.
Pokemon, Polar Bears, and a Clingy Classmate
March 1, 2019
We round up recent manga announcements featuring Pokemon, polar bears, and a clingy classmate!
We Talk to VIZ Media's Kevin Hamric
February 28, 2019
We caught up with VIZ Media’s Kevin Hamric and talked about the growth in the manga market in 2018, VIZ's top performers and emerging titles.
'Pokemon Sword' and 'Pokemon Shield'
February 28, 2019
The Pokemon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara announced Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield , the highly anticipated Generation 8 games.
And A Caffeine Addicted Pickachu
February 26, 2019
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new trailer for its live-action Pokemon Detective Pikachu movie coming to theaters this spring.