Robert Kirkman announced as keynote speaker for ComicsPRO 2026
Always a strong supporter of the direct market, Skybound's Robert Kirkman will be the keynote speaker at the 2026 ComicsPRO Industry Conference
Lunar’s Christina Merkler: “The numbers are bonkers.”
An interview with Lunar Distribution's Christina Merkler revealed their customer count is way up, but left us wanting even more numbers
IMAGE and GONKBONK team up for Comics Holiday Blind Bags
Image is jumping into the blind bag craze with a team up with GonkBonk with one (1) rare ratio variant per bag —guaranteed to be at least a 1:25
Shonen Jump Shop makes its Tri-State Area debut Nov. 21
The Shonen Jump Shop will be in East Rutherford, New Jersey from Nov. 21 until Jan. 20 with imported manga and anime merch from Japan.
CRWN Studios launches distribution arm
The long running Portland-based publishing services house CRWN Studios is expanding to distribution with a 25-year-Diamond Comics veteran as Director of Sales
Revenge Of Comic Creators Block Party: Rewriting the Rules of Comic Shops
LA's Revenge of comics shop is changing the comics shop game and its owners explain how
Portland’s Books With Pictures starts GoFundMe campaign
Portland's beloved Books With Pictures comics shop has launched a fundraiser to pay off debts, and the community is rallying around it
Dynamite signs with Universal for distribution in the US
Universal Distribution has signed a second publisher, Dynamite Entertainment, for a non-exclusive distribution deal in the US and Canada
The slog in Diamond: bills, delays, discussions
It has been an uneventful month in the Diamond Bankruptcy, as matters just slog along
Op-Ed: An Open Letter About Power Pulp Comics
Jamie Jones, co founder of Power Pulp Comics, an indie distributor, responds to come comments made at the Beat about the economic viability of such ventures
North Carolina retailer arrested after giving out comics for Halloween
A retailer in Sunset Beach. North Carolina has been arrested and charged with a felony after giving out a comic that contained male nudity
Report: Graphic novel sales down 4.7% and more from ComicsPRO
Last Week ComicsPRO held an online open house that presented updates on Bookscan numbers, the COMET Standard, Local Comic Shop Day and much more
