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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
More on comics sales charts
While we know readers love our comparative sales charts compiled monthly by Paul O'Brien and Marc-Oliver Frisch, we also know not everyone is a...
More on barcodes
A couple more people speaking out on Diamond's new mandatory barcode decree:
§ From the retail perspective, Neptune Comics' Lisa:
Diamond primarily makes changes to benefit...
