Tag: tilting at windmills
Tilting at Windmills #289: Looking at NPD BookScan: 2021 – and it’s a doozy
In 2021 comics thoroughly exploded in a way that almost defies rationality – with more comics material was sold in 2021 than 2018 and 2019 combined
Tilting at Windmills #288: November was Wild West month for retailers
From the supply chain to FOC - November saw yet more disruptions to the way comics shops do business
Tilting at Windmills #287: The Era Changes Part Two
Penguin Random House's first week of distributing Marvel comics was a disaster
Tilting at Windmills #286: The Era Changes – Part One
The changes to comics distribution may be harming the ecosystem of the direct market, and that is not good.
Tilting at Windmills #285: Looking at NPD BookScan: 2020
A detailed breakdown of graphic novel sales in 2020, publisher by publisher
Tilting at Windmills #283 – Marvel’s move to PRH changes everything
Retailer Brian Hibbs on what the Marvel?PRH move means...a lot.
Tilting at Windmills #281 – Looking at BookScan: 2019
2019 was the best year of comics that we’ve ever tracked in the Top 750!
Tilting at Windmills #280 – The Perils of Tuesdays
Our retail columnist explains why he thinks DC's FOMO moves and selling comics on Tuesdays create more problems than they solve
Comix Experience Launches Comics Masterpieces Graphic Novel Club
The new club kicks off in June with Preacher and Garth Ennis.
Tilting at Windmills #279: The Plague Diaries – How comics retailing moves forward
The future is cloudy, but retailers are planning for a better industry
Tilting at Windmills #278: The Future is Young and the Problem with Metadata
Our retailer columnist muses about the future and the tyranny of custom...and bad metadata.
