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Toho Co. Ltd., the legendary studio known for Akira Kurosawa and Godzilla films, acquired GKIDS, Inc., the North American animation producer.

The former ReedPop/Diamond/Random House exec has set up his own consulting business.

Ryall is stepping down to for his own content company, World of Zysygy

A little belt tightening, and some strong shows and Wizard World has shown a profit in Q1 2018 for the first time in a few years.

§ Nice Art: Fantagraphics has entered the "oversized, small coffee table of an art book" field with three volumes, one spotlighting Prince Valiant, one Charles Burns' Black Hole and one, the art of Jaime...

  November surprise! CNBC is reporting that Fox has been in talks with Disney to sell off most of its assets, leaving behind a lean sports/news organization. The talks have taken place over the last few...

Guess it's acquisition week, as Beckett has just announced they are entering the comics market by acquiring Comic Book Certification Service, LLC. Beckett is a long running leader in the colelctibles market, mostly with trading...

Over the past 12 months I have been witnessing troubling times in our industry. Some people choose to ignore it, some think it’s a passing thing. Many vendors have taken note and decided to take measures until the industry fixes itself again. This will take time, and may never be the same.

Variant covers are an accepted practice in comics publishing and collecting, but is Diamond enforcing its own rules on minimum orders? Retailer Brian Hibbs looks at the plusses and minuses of the world of variants.