This week, Scott Thorne looks at the history of marketing and how it applies to the games business.

This week’s home entertainment offerings include the 12th and final Fox X-Men film, the latest season of the CW’s Supergirl, musicals set in the disparate worlds of competitive rap and country music, a 47-episode collection featuring the 10th Doctor Who, and the final season of the Sherlock Holmes series, Elementary.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2019.

The biggest change since our last was a full bay of inexpensive family games and classics being sold under a house brand created for Target by Buffalo Games.

The company shared info on its top properties for the quarter, and more on its games business.

This week, Scott Thorne discusses the method to the madness of the Secret Lair Drop Series and looks at the possibilities it holds for future releases.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2019.

This week, Scott Thorne offers up three predictions for the decade to come.

The 2020 box office started out the way 2019 finished with “geek” titles dominating the domestic market, accounting for 5 out of the top six spots led by Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.

IDW will produce board games, and Funko will produce Pop! Vinyl figures, along with other products, based on The Junji Ito Collection.