In a branded fan event, the host controls everything: the program, the vendors, the signage, the data, and every jot and tittle of the fan experience.

In this column, Rob Salkowitz interviews key players and surveys the convention business in the COVID-19 era.

The organizers of San Diego Comic-Con and WonderCon have canceled both shows for 2020 and plan to return in 2021, the organization said in an announcement today.

Rob Salkowitz looks at the story behind the cancellation of a major comic convention and the implications for the event business.

Here's a look at some of the top manga trends, including a new publisher, deluxe classics, plenty of shonen, and more.

These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2019.

Marvel Comics will launch Giant-Size X-Men, a new series written by X-Men overlord Jonathan Hickman, in February.

Marvel Comics will launch an all-new Wolverine ongoing series in February 2020.

This week, Steve Bennett confesses that Snoopy reminded him that it was 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, and he then explores the famous beagle's relationship with NASA.

This week, Rob Salkowitz looks at the explosion of activity by the streamers at New York Comic Con.