Graphic Novels Down More than Periodicals
February 21, 2024
Sales of comics and graphic novels in the comic store channel were down 8% in 2023, with graphic novel sales down more than periodical comics.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
January 3, 2024
This week, Salkowitz shares his predictions for the comics business in 2024, and scores his predictions for 2023.
Column by Scott Thorne
December 18, 2023
This week, columnist Scott Thorne comments on the email CEO Chris Cocks sent out announcing layoffs of Hasbro employees.
While E3 Closes Up Shop
December 14, 2023
Gamescom, the world's largest video game trade show held in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, announced that it is adding a tabletop games area to its convention. In the meantime, Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), a North American video game trade show, announced that they were shutting down.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
October 9, 2023
This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz shares thoughts on the future of the Direct Market.
Plus: Game Store Expands; Comic Shop Weathers Multiple Burglaries
September 12, 2023
In other news, a game store expands into a new space and a comics retailer keeps going after multiple burglaries.
Column by Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez
September 5, 2023
This article series explores the quiet yet strong growth of Flesh and Blood TCG over the last few years.
In Post-Covid Market
August 8, 2023
Board and card game sales were on a downward slope in the Spring 2023 (January-April) season, as the pandemic-driven demand dissipated.
In Post-Covid Market
August 8, 2023
Board and card game sales were on a downward slope in the Spring 2023 (January-April) season, as the pandemic-driven demand dissipated.
As Conditions Normalized Post-Covid
August 2, 2023
Hobby game sales rose 7% in 2022, as consumer behavior and market conditions normalized, and Covid impacts ebbed through the year.
