Tag: tilting at windmills
Tilting at Windmills #255: The long and diminishing tail of graphic novel series
By Brian Hibbs
Here’s my preface on this column, so you understand my point-of-view: I am bullish on graphic novels. They’ve been the leading category...
Tilting at Windmills #254: The One About Nighthawk
Retailer Brian Hibbs is back with a look at the swirling controversy over the state of the Direct Market and the health of the comics industry .
Tilting at Windmills #253: Was DC’s Rebirth a Commercial Hit… or Failure?
We’re still very much in the short-term phase as I write this as the fifth issues of the initial “Rebirth” series just come out, and we’re still at least a quarter, perhaps two, to see how the greater market ends up reacting over-all – but I can look at my own data and draw out a few initial suppositions.
Tilting at Windmills #252: Is Marvel Now what retailers need now?
By Brian Hibbs
Welcome to Tilting at Windmills #252. Some of you will be scratching your heads and saying “Wait, doesn’t this appear on Comic...
Tilting at Windmills #247: Looking at BookScan: 2015
By Brian Hibbs
(Originally published February 2016)
"There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics”
It’s Lucky Thirteen! Yes, for the thirteenth year in...
Tilting at Windmills #240: Looking at BookScan: 2014
By Brian Hibbs
(Originally published February 2015)
“There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics”
For the twelfth (!) year in a row, I’m...
Tilting at Windmills #230: Looking at BookScan: 2013
By Brian Hibbs
(Originally published February 2014)
“There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics”
For the eleventh (!) year in a row, I’m...
Tilting at Windmills #221: Looking at BookScan: 2012
By Brian Hibbs
(Originally published February 2013)
“There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics”
For the tenth (!) year in a row, I’m...













