The Coronavirus Journal: The Death of the Direct Market
The direct market has been dying for years. Will this be the end?
The Retailer’s View // The Rise of the Modern Speculator
How speculation never went away, and why we might be doomed to keep repeating history forever.
The Retailer’s View // The Revenge of The Walking Dead
The end of The Walking Dead has brought a lot of anxiety to the comic industry — but why?
The Retailer’s View: The Problem With Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day is great... but does it more to harm the industry than help?
The Retailer’s View // Thank You, Next
The old ways of the comics industry are dying. And it is about time.
The Retailer’s View // It’s Always the End of the World Somewhere
What was DC trying to pull with the Batman/Catwoman wedding? We've got an answer, but you might not like it.
The Retailer’s View // Light It Up
The Retailer's View returns with a warning about the future of the comics industry... and a look at what can hopefully be done to fix it.
The Retailer’s View // What Is Marvel Saying?
We wanted to write something positive this week. Really we did. But then you start telling people that you want your business to point out when things are garbage and something happens to counter...
The Retailer’s View // A Disgrace To The Industry
Since last we spoke, the store received its first bit of hate mail, which was nice.
As a shop, we had been fairly vocal about our take on Marvel’s big Secret Empire event and how...
The Retailer’s View // Should Printed Single Issues Go Away?
Our story begins a few years ago, when I was still managing another comic shop in the city. A man walked into the store, smiling and humming to himself.
“Interesting place you got here,” he...
The Retailer’s View // Do Retailers Dream of Lenticular Sheep?
It’s the beginning of a new month, which means retailers have just sent another batch of initial orders off to Diamond to butcher, and another set of data has arrived. Diligent retailers will have...
The Retailer’s View // The Flood
Welcome to the end of the world as we know it. Walk with me into the maw of the abyss, dear friends. It’s time to talk comics retail in 2017.
