BookExpo 'Retired'
December 2, 2020
In a sign that the trade show landscape has been permanently altered by Covid, ReedPop has "retired" BookExpo, BookCon, and UnBound "in their current formats."
Drawn & Quarterly Announces Fall 2021 Titles
December 1, 2020
Drawn & Quarterly has revealed four releases from its Fall 2021 season.
Acquires Ceaco
December 1, 2020
The deal combines the #1 puzzle company in the U.S. (Buffalo) with #2 (Ceaco).
2019 Trends Accelerate
November 30, 2020
Trends in the gaming miniatures market that formed in 2019 accelerated during the Covid summer.
'Magic: The Gathering' 'Secret Lair: Secretversary' Superdrop Features a Set with Bob Ross Art Lands
Plus More Sets from the Superdrop Revealed; Images Included!
November 25, 2020
Wizards of the Coast announced that one the set in the Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair: Secretversary Superdrop will contain basic lands with art from the legendary Bob Ross.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
November 24, 2020
Comic publishers not named Marvel or DC are already looking up a steep slope.
Former Marvel Vice President
November 23, 2020
Mike Hobson, Vice President at Marvel Comics during the key growth years of the Direct Market, passed away peacefully on November 12.
ReedPop, Marvel Executives Out in Covid Year
November 20, 2020
Executives from two large companies in the geek culture space are out, in the latest shake-ups in a year disrupted by the arrival of a global pandemic.
Video from the ICv2 Insider Talks 2020 Livestream
November 20, 2020
In this presentation recorded at the ICv2 Insider Talks 2020 Livestream, NPD executive Kristen McLean used NPD's POS, streaming, and wider consumer data to help us understand the 2020 trends in graphic novels.
Video from the ICv2 Insider Talks 2020 Livestream
November 19, 2020
In this presentation recorded at the ICv2 Insider Talks 2020 Livestream, ICv2 CEO Milton Griepp presents a special ICv2 White Paper, helping to understand how trends were affected by the disruptions of 2020.
