Tag: the direct market
ComicsPRO releases results of Comics Retailer Survey
In 2023, both periodical and graphic novel sales declined in a majority of comics shops surveyed by ComicsPRO
RIP Mel Thompson, comics retailing pioneer
Comics retailing pioneer Mel Thompson passed away recently, and his colleagues remember his innovations
Report: Periodical comics sales were up 49% in 2021
Total year sales charts for 2021 are coming out all over, and the consensus is: it was a great year, in bookstore, in comics shops, for graphic novels, for comic books. Online. Out of line. Everywhere.
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.
Interview: Adam Philips launches Untold Stories Marketing
A new marketing company from a DC veteran is going to help publishers get more information to retailers.
