Tag: tilting at windmills
TILTING AT WINDMILLS #303: Re-figuring the basics Part 3: distribution
Retailer Brian Hibbs looks at the economics of the small press distributors that have sprung up in the wake of Diamond's bankruptcy
TILTING AT WINDMILLS #302: Re-figuring the basics, part two
With ComicSuite shutting down on August 1, retailer Brian Hibbs looks at the available options for comics shop POS systems
TILTING AT WINDMILLS #301: Figuring out the basics in a new world
Brian Hibbs offers practical advice for his fellow comics retailers/book orderers on where to order their comics in the post-Diamond world
TILTING AT WINDMILLS #300: This is the big one
Brian Hibbs looks back at 34 years of writing Tilting at Windmills, and the many changes in the comics industry
Tilting at Windmills #299: The State of the Periodical Market 2024
Retailer Brian Hibbs gives the state of comic book sales in 2024: it's good! But storm clouds are on the horizon
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
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
Tilting at Windmills #296: We’re one success away from saving comics
It's a very rough time for comics retailers, but Brian Hibbs thinks there's a solution to the problem and we're just one success away.
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?
BookScan 2022 Notes: what was the best selling superhero graphic novel and more
Drilling down a little into this year's BookScan graphic novel sales report reveals some patterns and newsbites.
Tilting at Windmills #294: Looking at NPD BookScan 2022
Graphic novel sales had another record year, although growth slowed from the pandemic boom year of 2021 according to NPD Bookscan numbers
Tilting at Windmills #293: What’s Wrong with the Periodical???
Retailers Brian Hibbs lays out the current problems with the periodical comics market, including variant covers and over-saturation.
