Fat lady sings for retailer magazine — UPDATE
Comics Worth Reading and ICv2 report that Comics and Games Retailer , the magazine for...well, retailers published by F+W/Krause (which also publishes CBG) will cease publication with the February issue. Over the last 15...
But…it’s my only line!
Over the last few days, quite a few stories have been making the rounds that seemed to foretell the death of the pamphlet as a viable form of storytelling. First there was SLG's Jennifer...
Torpedo Comics launches
Nerdlebrity news! SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer and big time comics fan John Dolmayan has launched -- no, not a line of comic books. That is so 2006! Instead, he's started Torpedo Comics,...
ComicsPRO trustbusters
ComicsPRO, the comics retailer lobbying group, has instituted an antitrust compliance policy to ensure there will be no collusion:
In a move to allay concerns over any potential retailer collusion, Comics Professional Retail Organization (ComicsPRO),...
Can anyone here sell comics?
Last week's Tilting at Windmills by Brian Hibbs was a particularly meaty one as he delved once more into the periodical vs trade debate currently going on, and even questioned if TOO MUCH product...
ComicsPRO reaches historic accord with Wizard
Unless you closely follow retailer issues, you may not have been aware of an ongoing argument over Wizard's shipping policies -- basically they shipped unannounced special issues without any solicitation. But ComicsPRO, the retailer...
Quinlan Keep closes in Columbia
Even as things continue to trend upwards in comcis retailing, this Columbia Missourian story on the closing of a comics shop reminds us that the battle is still being fought one store at...
Bookazine adds manga to TWE
The manga onslaught continues, as PW reports that the 800-900 outlet strong Trans World Entertainment chain had contracted with wholesaler Bookazine to add manga to such places as F.Y.E, , Coconuts, Sam Goody, Suncoast...
More on retailing evolution
A few updates on the Diamond POS/bar code story that's been bubbling under for a few weeks now.
Steven Grant is big enough to admit he flubbed (we've all been there, Steven) in his previous...
Drawn & Quarterly is opening a store!
Details via the D&Q blog -- apparently it is the kind of place where a golden afternoon light always shines, as earnest folk in mufflers roam amongst the stacks of fine books -- our...
Sales charts and barcodes redux
Updates on two stories that are really frosting the ass of the internet these days:
§ Marc Oliver Frisch reacts to the reactions to his original Figure Skating column...
§ ...which includes Dick Hyacinth's lengthy reaction...
More on barcodes
Ah, and speaking of barcodes, Scott King runs the letter Diamond has sent to their vendors:
Dear Vendor:
Please be advised, that, effective for product shipping to Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. (Diamond) as of January 2008,...
