Fantagraphics Books unveiled highlights of its 2021 graphic novel list.

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.

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).

Artists Writers & Artisans Studios has hired a Senior Editor for its POP! imprint, concentrating on the imprint's "Visions" stories, which will have artists in the lead creative role.

What would a vaccine for COVID mean for the comics industry, given the huge disruptions that have taken place this year?

The sessions for the hobby games track of the ICv2 Insider Talks Livestream include the ICv2 White Paper, a conversation on the trends in the red-hot TCG market, and a talk on retailer strategies to stay connected with customers.

Z-Man Games unveiled Paleo, a prehistoric cooperative board game by Peter Rustemeyer, for release into stores on November 20.

ICv2 will present the ICv2 Insider Talks 2020 - Livestream, a virtual event for professionals in the business of geek culture with data, strategies and inspiration for the COVID era, on October 28 and 29, the company announced.

In a bid to compete more effectively with Walmart, Amazon is opening over 1,000 U.S. delivery hubs, but there’s positive news for indy retailers in a new consumer survey.

The initiative is calling for public donations alongside high-value items donated by industry professionals to support two upcoming charitable auctions.