The Comic Shop Down $72K: Another Account of 2017 Sales Slipping
Being down $72,000 in sales in nothing to laugh about and takes some courage to admit. As the Beat continues to look at retailers...
Marvel Announces Variant Covers for Captain America #700
April will see the release of Captain America #700, the oversized wrap-up to the Mark Waid's & Chris Samnee's story arc. (Is it their...
Marvel introduces Tessa Thompson style Valkyrie in Exiles
I gotta admit, as a kid, the original Valkyrie from Defenders was one of my most favorite Marvel characters. A somewhat naive six foot...
When a Comic Shop Has To Do a Podcast About Marvel Sales Declining
You'll recall last week we told about how Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago didn't have the greatest 2017 on record and was down...
Gail Simone is back at Marvel with Domino #1
Well well well. After getting her big break into writing comics at Marvel in the early aughts with a great run on Deadpool, Gail...
More 2017 Sales Slippage Reported in the Direct Market – $22K Less Marvel Sales...
Earlier in the week, we told you about Challengers Comics having a slow 2017 and selling $21K less of Marvel single issues. Tilting at...
Venom is turning 30 and all he got for his birthday is a Map
Everyone's favorite demon-tongued symbiote is turning 30 this year! And to celebrate Venom's birthday, Marvel is putting out a map! However more surprises and...
The Marvel Rundown: Counting Down to Infinity with the Early GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY...
Where there is Thanos, there is Adam Warlock! This week Marvel is bringing the inverse of one of their biggest baddies back to the Marvel...
Marvel Brings Back “Exiles” Book with New Roster and Creative Team
Marvel continues its nostalgia based publishing strategy with the announcement of a new Exiles book from writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Javier Rodriguez. Ahmed...
Bendis Ruled Marvel Unlimited in 2017 – Favorite Writers and Series Revealed
Marvel Unlimited sent out an email to subscribers yesterday that detailed what was most popular with readers in 2017. Some of the answer might...
2017 Sales Slip: Here’s One Store’s $21K Drop-Off In Marvel Sales
Get comfortable for a few different threads to come together. The fireworks are starting early this year.
You know how it's become a custom in...
Marvel creates new portal to create your own incredibly boring comics
Another day, another announcement from Marvel that, far from creating goodwill towards persons, has instead flopped. In this case it's Marvel: Create Your Own, a...
