The Retailer’s View: Hindsight is 2020
The comic industry, and the world, is in post-normal times. But what does that mean?
The Retailer’s View: Trying to find worth in a Bad Idea
"They’re providing the product and the sizzle, but a sizzle amounts to a whole lot of nothing if you don’t know how to cook."
The Coronavirus Journal: Surviving and Thriving After DC’s Big Change
So DC Comics stopped distribution through Diamond. What happened next?
The Coronavirus Journal: DC, Diamond, and Direct Market Destruction
A discussion about where the industry was, where it is, and how Diamond Comics destroyed itself.
The Coronavirus Journal: The Death & Rebirth of Print Single Issues
The 20 page single issue isn't long for this world, and we have to evolve or die.
The Coronavirus Journal: Alternative Distribution Will Help Us Survive
DC made a good choice in moving away from Diamond.
The Coronavirus Journal: The Death of the Direct Market
The direct market has been dying for years. Will this be the end?
The Retailer’s View // The Rise of the Modern Speculator
How speculation never went away, and why we might be doomed to keep repeating history forever.
The Retailer’s View // The Revenge of The Walking Dead
The end of The Walking Dead has brought a lot of anxiety to the comic industry — but why?
The Retailer’s View: The Problem With Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day is great... but does it more to harm the industry than help?
The Retailer’s View // Thank You, Next
The old ways of the comics industry are dying. And it is about time.
The Retailer’s View // It’s Always the End of the World Somewhere
What was DC trying to pull with the Batman/Catwoman wedding? We've got an answer, but you might not like it.
