Tilting at Windmills #294: Looking at NPD BookScan 2022
Graphic novel sales had another record year, although growth slowed from the pandemic boom year of 2021 according to NPD Bookscan numbers
Tilting at Windmills #293: What’s Wrong with the Periodical???
Retailers Brian Hibbs lays out the current problems with the periodical comics market, including variant covers and over-saturation.
Tilting at Windmills #292: En Garde
After getting some pushback on his last column, retailer Brian Hibbs explains more about why shrinking margins on periodicals are affecting his business
Tilting at Windmills #291: I didn’t leave floppies; floppies are leaving me
Retailer Brian Hibbs explains how distributor discounts are making it harder and harder to carry DC periodical comics - and wonders if the twilight of the comic book is truly at hand.
Tilting at Windmills #290: The Era Changes Part IV – the devil is in...
Everything you always wanted to know about comics retailing discounts and shipping costs, but were afraid you would not understand.
Tilting at Windmills #289: Looking at NPD BookScan: 2021 – and it’s a doozy
In 2021 comics thoroughly exploded in a way that almost defies rationality – with more comics material was sold in 2021 than 2018 and 2019 combined
Tilting at Windmills #288: November was Wild West month for retailers
From the supply chain to FOC - November saw yet more disruptions to the way comics shops do business
Tilting at Windmills #287: The Era Changes Part Two
Penguin Random House's first week of distributing Marvel comics was a disaster
Tilting at Windmills #286: The Era Changes – Part One
The changes to comics distribution may be harming the ecosystem of the direct market, and that is not good.
Tilting at Windmills #285: Looking at NPD BookScan: 2020
A detailed breakdown of graphic novel sales in 2020, publisher by publisher
Tilting at Windmills #284: Hold ‘em, Fold ‘em, Walk Away, Run
Retailer Brian Hibbs explain why he is closing his second, periodical focused store.
Tilting at Windmills #283 – Marvel’s move to PRH changes everything
Retailer Brian Hibbs on what the Marvel?PRH move means...a lot.
