A Peak Year in the Comics Direct Market
December 29, 2023
The year was a peak in the Direct Market to that point, and for a long time to come.
The Right Person in the Right Place at the Right Time
December 27, 2023
Carol Kalish was the right person in the right place at the right time. The time was the early 1980s. The place was the offices of Marvel Comics.
Early Chicago Comics Retailer, Co-Founder of Chicago Comicon
December 27, 2023
Charet ran one of the first comics retail shops in Chicago and was the co-founder of Chicago Comicon.
An ICv2 Retailer Resource
December 22, 2023
This new retailer resource offers what will become a running tally of ICv2's top stories, continuing monthly into 2024, easily accessible from the Featured Resources box on the ICv2.com home page.
With WonderCon, Free Comic Book Day, ComicsPro
December 22, 2023
It can be argued that you can't tell the story of the Direct Market (or at least not a complete story) without Joe Field.
Dan Gearino Profiles the Co-Founder of the First Direct Distributor
December 21, 2023
Author Dan Gearino talked to Levas and people around her to profile Phil Seuling's partner in the first direct distributor.
On Early Sci-Fi and Comics Fandom and Fanzines
December 8, 2023
Thompson talks about her early years as a sci-fi and comics fan and collaborating with her husband Don to create fanzines.
The Heyday of 'Comics Buyer's Guide'
December 8, 2023
Thompson discusses her years as the editor of the Comics Buyer's Guide.
On Early Sci-Fi and Comics Fandom and Fanzines
December 8, 2023
Thompson talks about her early years as a sci-fi and comics fan and collaborating with her husband Don to create fanzines.
The Heyday of 'Comics Buyer’s Guide'
December 8, 2023
Thompson discusses her years as the editor of the Comics Buyer's Guide .
