Brooklyn’s beloved Desert Island Comics fights on with a Go Fund Me
Desert Island Comics, the beloved indie comics shop, is facing a move but has launched a successful GoFundMe Campaign
Old Dogs and New Tricks #5: A Reckoning at one Brooklyn Comics Shop
Our retailing column returns with what the owner of a Brooklyn kids graphic novel shop learned about keeping the store running.
Tilting at Windmills #298: The Problem With Excess
The Big Two are leaning more and more on "superfans" to support their lines, and that's not good for long term growth
Exclusive: Cosmic Lion Productions announces Diamond distribution deal
Indie publisher Cosmic Lion Productions will make its direct market debut in the July Diamond Previews catalog.
Exclusive: Pegamoose Press to hit comic shops via Diamond in September
Boutique comics publisher Pegamoose Press has signed a distribution deal with Diamond. Its books will hit comic shops this fall.
Local Comic Shop Day moves to September
Local Comic Shop Day is moving to September 28th to allow for rebranding and strengthening industry ties.
The Indirect Market // How to Survive the Closure of Your Business
The Indirect Market returns to talk about how to survive the forced closure of your business, and what lessons the industry can learn from it.
ComicsPRO releases results of Comics Retailer Survey
In 2023, both periodical and graphic novel sales declined in a majority of comics shops surveyed by ComicsPRO
Tilting at Windmills #297: Bookscan 2023 – comics sales sag but Scholastic was still...
Marvel and DC had tough years in 2023, while Scholastic made up nearly 40% of book store sales for comics
ComicsPRO ’24: DC goes back to Wednesdays, Diamond cuts shipping costs and more
Internal changes to how comics are sold are making life easier for comics retailers, including Wednesday on sale dates for DC
ComicsPRO meeting launches this week with Marvel’s Buckley, retailer survey result and more
This week, the annual ComicsPRO retailer meetings kicks off in Pittsburgh, and it should be a banger, with the results of a retailer survey and more
EC Comics return from Oni Press, Bermejo, Aaron, Ward and more
EC Comics rises from the grave at ONi press with tales by everyone from Brian Azzarello to Malachi Ward
