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
TILTING AT WINDMILLS #303: Re-figuring the basics Part 3: distribution
Retailer Brian Hibbs looks at the economics of the small press distributors that have sprung up in the wake of Diamond's bankruptcy
MARK SPEARS MONSTERS #8 Blind Bag sells 362,000 copies
The latest Mark Spears MONSTERS Blind Bag variant to go on sale has sold 362,000 copies to retailers – with more than 1.3 million copies of MONSTERS in print
Interview: Kodansha USA CEO Alvin Lu on bringing Japanese storytelling to SoHo
Alvin Lu discusses Kondasha House, how the project came to life, and why SoHo was the perfect neighborhood to plant Kodansha's cultural flag.
Diamond consignment inventory dispute goes to mediation; Sparkle Pop sues Dynamite
Everyone involved in the contested sale of the consignment inventory held by Diamond has agreed to mediation
NYCC ’25: Retailers get a ComicKnowledge drop
At NYCC '25, Joey Vazquez and Mike Staub of Midtown Comics made a compelling presentation on the ComicKnowledge POS system for retailers.
NYCC ’25: Walmart Marketplace announces VeeFriends & Shortboxed collabs, con exclusives
Walmart Marketplace has announceed its New York Comic Con 2025 presence, including new collabs with VeeFriends and Shortboxed.
Diamond Doings: Drip, drip drip and a lease assigned
Bits and pieces of various Diamond news: Dynamite gets discovery; Sparkle Pop makes a promise and gets a lease; lawyers get paid
Image Comics announces 27-day comics shop exclusivity window
Comics shop owners should be happy about a new 27-day exclusive just announced by Image Comics
Diamond updates: “AENT’s self professed naivete defies credulity.”
Previews will publish its last issue next month, the final closure of Diamond foretold, and Raymond James fires back at Alliance Entertainment.
So what happened at this week’s Diamond/Sparkle Pop hearing, anyway?
The court has decided that Sparkle Pop can no longer sell any of the consignment inventory they hold
