ICv2 columnist, GAMA officer, and longtime game and comic retailer Marcus King passed away Tuesday following heart surgery.

This week, columnist Scott Thorne shares memories of the late Marcus King.

The first weeks of the year are hardly prime time for home entertainment releases, but there are a few items of interest including a raucous comedy from Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish, the Tarantino-esque neo-noir Bad Times at the El Royale , the first season of the Stephen King-inspired Castle Rock , and The Oath, a biting political satire.

Marcus King of Titan Games has revealed that GAMA has acquired the Game Industry News (GIN), a popular retailer discussion group.

DC Comics was the publisher with the most nominations, and Image Comics was right behind it.

This week, Rob Salkowitz highlights a few recent works that spotlight African-American culture, history and storytelling.

Two more Best Graphic Novels of 2016 lists have appeared recently.

"The problem with the Internet is not that it educates customers. The problem is that it makes customers think they’re educated." -- Marcus King.

This week King responds to email questions, elaborating on previous topics readers have asked to have explained in more detail.

King looks at his top selling non-collectible games of the year, and discusses concerns about the current state of hobby game distribution from a retailers perspective.