Organizers Maintain Hopes of Hosting Gen Con 2021 as a Live Event
December 16, 2020
Gen Con, LLC. announced that it has postponed badge registration and event submission for Gen Con 2021.
20% Ahead of Last Year in Sales Even with Shutdowns
December 15, 2020
Alan Hochman went from being a childhood collector to a weekend dealer to 31 flavors and a lot of experience.
WotC Adds Canada to the Suspension; Ups Max Entry Fee for 'MTG Arena' and 'MTGO'
December 10, 2020
Wizards of the Coast expanded its suspension of in-store play by adding Canada to the list of countries affected.
Sales Declines in Q3 Worse than Expected
December 9, 2020
The same store sales decline was worse than the expected 20.5 % decline expected by analysts.
Fantagraphics Unveils 2021 List
December 7, 2020
Fantagraphics Books unveiled highlights of its 2021 graphic novel list.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
December 7, 2020
This week, Rob Salkowitz looks at an under-the-radar vector for fan culture that's driving sales of everything from comics to t-shirts.
Peter Hansell's Company has Recently Re-Opened After the COVID-19 Shutdown with 'Bike Route Sacramento'
December 4, 2020
TableStar Games is back in the board game business as of Q4 2020.
New Top Dog in the Hobby Channel
December 4, 2020
Wingspan was the top board game in the hobby channel for Summer with enough product hitting the market to allow retailers to meet demand.
Proceeds from Anthology to Benefit Binc
December 2, 2020
Penn State University Press will kick off its new graphic novel imprint Graphic Mundi with COVID Chronicles: A Comics Anthology, a volume that collects more than 60 short comics by various creators, both emerging and well known. A portion of the proceeds from sales of this anthology will go to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc).
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."
