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NYCC 2018: One thing is missing this year – the ICv2 White Paper

10/03/2018 12:45 pm by Heidi MacDonald

NYCC 2018: One thing is missing this year – the ICv2 White Paper

There’s quite a lot to do at New York Comic Con, but this year there is one less things for industry pros: the annual ICv2 White Paper conference put on by Milton Griepp. We’ve covered this extensively over the years, but there won’t be one this year. As Griepp told his mailing list: We regret […]

Filed Under: News, NYCC, Sales Charts Tagged With: ICv2, Milton Griepp, nycc '18, white paper

Analysis: Comics and graphic novel sales down 6.5% in 2017

07/13/2018 12:45 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Analysis: Comics and graphic novel sales down 6.5% in 2017

ICv2’s Milton Griepp and Comichron’s John Jackson Miller have released their annual report on comics and GN sales , and it confirms that sales were not boffo in 2017 – in fact overall comics and Gn sales were down 6.5%. However the marker remained over $1 billion in sales for the year – so we can still say we work […]

Filed Under: Sales Charts, Top News Tagged With: comichron, comics sales 2017, icve, john jackson miller, Milton Griepp

The Top 20 Graphic Novels of 2017 Prove Diversity in Comics is Alive and Well and Selling a Lot

02/05/2018 1:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

The Top 20 Graphic Novels of 2017 Prove Diversity in Comics is Alive and Well and Selling a Lot

This year’s best selling graphic novels show a wide range of material from a strikingly diverse group of creators.

Filed Under: Graphic Novels, Sales Charts, Top News Tagged With: Black Panther, diversity, ICv2, kristen mclean, march trilogy, Milton Griepp, my favorite thing is monsters, npd/bookscan

NYCC Day 1: Loading Docks, Doritos, Data Points and a little Doomsday Clock

10/06/2017 9:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

NYCC Day 1: Loading Docks, Doritos, Data Points and a little Doomsday Clock

It was a full day of survival and revelations as New York Comic Con 2017 opened. Plus, why Geoff Johns needs to be in R. Sikoryak’s Carousel.

Filed Under: NYCC, Sales Charts Tagged With: ashley eckstein, Bookscan, Doomsday Clock, doritos, goeff johns, industry events, laurie halse anderson, Milton Griepp, ngozi ukazu, NYCC, nycc '17, nypl, Sales Charts, shareablee

ICv2 and ReedPOP announce NYCC Insider Sessions with Eckstein to keynote

09/14/2017 11:55 am by Heidi MacDonald

ICv2 and ReedPOP announce NYCC Insider Sessions with Eckstein to keynote

A comics business conference early in NYCC has been a tradition for a long time, with Milton Griepp of the pop culture industry business site ICv2.com usually delivering a white paper and other industry heavy hitters speaking out. This year’s event will be a little different though: ReedPOP and ICv2 have joined forces for something […]

Filed Under: Business News, News, NYCC Tagged With: ashley eckstein, ICv2, Milton Griepp, nycc '17

Marvel addresses event fatigue and retaining hot talent in retailer summit

03/28/2017 1:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Marvel addresses event fatigue and retaining hot talent in retailer summit

As The Beat told you last week, Marvel has just their first retailer summit in nearly 20 years, in which 14 retail organizations from the Top 300 Marvel accounts were invited to meet with Axel Alonso, David Gabriel and other top execs to talk about the steps Marvel is taking to improve sales.

Filed Under: Business News, Marvel, Top News Tagged With: Generations, ICv2, marketing, marvel retailer summit 2017, Milton Griepp, retailing

NYCC ’16: ICv2 announces Insider Talks and Happy Hour with Berger and more

09/23/2016 4:15 pm by Heidi MacDonald

NYCC ’16: ICv2 announces Insider Talks and Happy Hour with Berger and more

Over the years, industry website ICv2 has produced various one day conferences covering the business of comics and pop culture. Last year, owner Milton Griepp delivered his traditional white paper which was paired with a reception.  This year, the reception and white paper return with the addition of three talks by pretty notable people. On Thursday, October […]

Filed Under: News, NYCC Tagged With: ICv2, industry statistic, insider talks and happy hour, karen berger, Milton Griepp, nycc '16, rob salkowitz, Sales Charts, vivek j tiwary

NYCC ’15: ICv2 to host White Paper Happy Hour industry event

09/23/2015 12:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald

NYCC ’15: ICv2 to host White Paper Happy Hour industry event

In past years Milton Griepp’s ICv2 site hosted an industry event the day before NYCC. This year they’re scaling back a bit with an invite only happy hour event. PR: ICv2 has announced that it will be hosting an invitation-only event for business professionals, the ICv2 White Paper Happy Hour, on Thursday afternoon, October 8, […]

Filed Under: Business News, NYCC '15, Top News Tagged With: ICv2, Milton Griepp, NYCC'15, Top News

ICv2 announces The New Comics Customer conference at NYCC

09/02/2014 12:26 pm by Heidi MacDonald

ICv2 announces The New Comics Customer conference at NYCC

ICv2 will once again hold a conference the day before New York Comic-Con officially kicks off, on Wednesday, October 8th. This year’s conference has a timely theme: “The New Comics Customer” — given all the quickly changing demographic info we’ve been seeing in the last 12 months, this should be a lively one. (Disclosure: The […]

Filed Under: Business News, Top News Tagged With: ICv2, Milton Griepp, NYCC '14, Top News

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