Tilting at Windmills #261: Marvel Comics and The Deck Chairs of the Titanic
By Brian Hibbs
The solicits for August 2017 Marvel comics have finally been released – the start of “Marvel Legacy” – and I think it...
SDCC ’17: Getting Pretty and Becoming a Unicorn at Hasbro’s Brand Preview Breakfast
Hasbro is without a doubt one of the toy juggernauts at San Diego Comic-Con, having a fairly-large slice of the collectible’s market. Just look...
Space Goat announces retailer advisory board
Describing themselves as "scrappy and nimble," Space Goat Productions is a small comics publishers who've been around for a bit without getting that much...
Stranger Things 2 to be featured in Halloween ComicFest promotions
Here's a good team-up for comics shops: Stranger Things 2, the follow-up to the beloved kids meets creepy thigns in the 80s series will...
The Retailer’s View // A Disgrace To The Industry
Since last we spoke, the store received its first bit of hate mail, which was nice.
As a shop, we had been fairly vocal about...
All 30 Halloween ComicFest giveaway titles revealed!
As the western part of the nation struggles in 120-degree heat nothing will cool you down faster than thinking about Halloween! And Diamond has...
Philadelphia’s Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse gets a $50,000 grant for educational space
From the start, Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse in Philadelphia has been a feel good story. As the first East Coast comics shop to be...
Retail watch: Librairie Astro in Montreal is having financial troubles but you can help
Via a reader, Librairie Astro, a popular comics shop in Montreal is running a GoFundMe campaign to help with tax bills. Announcement below.
The economic climate for...
Diamond Retailer Summit returns to C2E2 and Chicago in 2018
C2E2 is back on the industry radar after a successful Diamond retailer summit, and the event will return to CHicago in 2018.
You’ll gasp when you see the film that left comics retailers speechless
https://youtu.be/s7Gfd9mm1mw
At last week's Diamond Retailer Summit, nothing got a bigger reaction than this video explaining how Diamond has upgraded their Olive Branch packing facility.
When...
Tilting at Windmills #259: What the hell is wrong with Marvel Comics anyway?!?!
By Brian Hibbs
So, right now Marvel comics is in a little spot of trouble. In February 2017 Marvel’s best-selling ongoing superhero title barely passed...
Diamond Summit kicks off; Marvel holds “no press” presentation
Greeting from the Windy City. The Diamond Retailer Summit has returned to Chicago for the first time since 2013, and the event kicked off...
