Soon You’ll Be Able to Buy Comics in Gamestops
Though the announcement to test-sell comics may come as a surprise to many, in some ways it does make sense as the company has had some past-experience when it comes to printed media. Up until 2004, bookseller Barnes & Noble had control of Gamestop, after which the latter became its own company.
Mark Millar issues dire warning to retailers: no reprints of THE MAGIC ORDER #1
In a throwback to the gogo days of NüMarvel, Mark Millar is taking a page from the old Bill Jemas playbook, announcing that there will...
Tara Ferguson announces Comics Marketing, a new independent marketing company for comics
As the comics industry adapts to changes in marketing, creators have to spend more nad more time on business functions. Some are trying to...
Celebrating International Tabletop Day with Some Personal Beat Staff Favorites
In honor of today being International Tabletop Day, myself and fellow Beat staffer Victor Van Scoit have decided to share some of our own personal-favorite tabletop games. As criteria, we've decided to stay away from oldies like “Chess,” “Monopoly,” and “Dungeons & Dragons,” because there are a TON of other games out there. We have also decided to only share games that are still available for purchase if there are any readers who wish to experience these games for themselves.
The Retailer’s View // Light It Up
The Retailer's View returns with a warning about the future of the comics industry... and a look at what can hopefully be done to fix it.
The Man Behind Homestuck: An Interview with Andrew Hussie
With the release of his massive hit webcomic hitting the bookshelves, I had the opportunity to speak with Andrew Hussie, the elusive and hilarious...
Watch Diamond Founder Steve Geppi’s keynote speech
Diamond has posted Steve Geppi's keynote speech from the 2018 Retailer Summit.
Notes from a summit Day 1: “Our retail partners”
Who invented the phrase “our retail partners”? At every presentation at yesterday’s Diamond summit, publishers over and over again spoke about “our retail partners”...
Live from the Retailer Summit Day 0: “It feels like the 90s again.”
As the 2018 Diamond Summit kicked off, retailes enjoyed tiki drinks and rememebred shops that had been lost along the way.
Diamond Retailer Summit kicks off with 400 retailers and a Steve Geppi keynote speech
\More than 500 attendees, including 400+ retailers representing 230 stores will attend the Diamond Retailer Summit that kicks off today.
Now that you’ve read about BookScan, you might want to read ‘The Inevitable Direct...
So a lot of people are reading Brian Hibb's yearly BookScan analysis and saying it backs up what we've been saying about the change...
