April 2021 graphic novel picks and news
A look at graphic novels of interest coming out in April 2021. Also, thoughts on Marvel dropping Diamond for Penguin Random House as a direct market distributor.
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Anthony's graphic novel picks for July 2020
Here’s my look at graphic novels and trade paperbacks of interest coming out in July 2020. (Disclosure: The blog is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, and will earn a commission for
Diamond plans to resume shipping comics on May 20
A month ago, Diamond was forced to temporarily cease shipping new comics and shut down, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Granted, a lot of local comic shops were also forced to shut down,
DC Comics to use two new direct market distributors
The coronavirus pandemic has led to many temporary changes in society: no sporting events; all major conventions cancelled; all movie theaters closed; and no new single issue comics. The last one comes from
How to fix (or save) direct market comics?
My thoughts on how the direct market for comics can be fixed or improved.
July 2014's top-selling comic is...Rocket Raccoon?
Comics sales figures for July 2014 are in, and interestingly, the top-selling comic is… Marvel’s “Rocket Raccoon” #1. Apparently, a reseller of pop cultural merchandise bought a ton