Comics retailers see uncertain future
A survey of comics retailers points to an uncertain climate for comics sales, and looming problems at every level
Tilting at Windmills #295: A deluge of dropping shoes
Retailer Brian Hibbs looks at the new "monopoly of three" distributors and asks: why aren't we trying to expand the market?
With Image gone, what is Diamond’s future?
Following Image Comics moving away from Diamond, industry observers are concerned for Diamond's future, but reports of their demise are premature
How many comics shops closed in 2022?
Diamond and Lunar Distribution have released numbers on their number of accounts in 2022
Diamond announces 40% reduction in freight charges
The shipping cost reduction, announced at ComicsPRO, will take place over the course of the next five months.
The Indirect Market: Diamond’s Reduced Shipping is Too Little, Too Late
Diamond's reduced shipping cost is too little too late... and possibly even worrying.
ComicsPRO 2023: One creator could feel the passion
One creator attended the ComicsPRO retailer meeting for the first time, and came away pretty jazzed about comics.
The Indirect Market: The One Thing You Need to Run a Successful Shop
There are a lot of things shops need to do to stay in business, but there is one thing that will never fail.
ComicsPRO 2023 wrap-up: happy retailers, Schanes to Oni, and more
Wrapping up news and reactions from the industry's first big trade event of the year, ComicsPRO, "the most inspiring 72 hour of the year."
ComicsPRO president Jenn Haines: “Comics retailers know how to fight and how to adapt”
ComicPRO president Jenn Haines of the Dragon has a lot to say about the past and future of comics retailing
ComicsPRO 2023 meeting kicks off in person as the industry faces challenges
For the first time since 2020, the retailing organization ComicsPRO is meeting in person - and facing a radically changed industry.
The Indirect Market: Saving the Industry, By Thinking Smaller
One of our comics retail experts talks about saving the industry, by thinking small.
