The holidays are almost here, so I thought I’d make a list of graphic novels and trade paperbacks that might make suitable presents.
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Tag: trade paperback
The problems with the traditional single issue comic format
For decades, the single issue comic book’s been popular. However, like the penny, it’s clearly showing problems as things now stand.
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2016 comics sales up by 5%, thanks to graphic novel sales
Comichron and ICv2 have released overall comics sales figures for 2016. Graphic novel sales are the biggest area of growth.
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How to save money on comics
Comics, especially single issues, can be a pretty expensive medium to follow. Fortunately, there’s various ways to save money on your comic budget.
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2015 comics sales top $1 billion; majority from trade paperbacks and graphic novels
Once again, Comichron and ICv2 have released their annual joint report on the fiscal state of the comics industry. The good news is that 2015 was one of the best years in awhile; comics sales reached a record modern-era high of $1.03 billion, up 10% over 2014.
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Anthony’s trade paperback and graphic novel recommendations (spring 2016)
I thought it might be useful to offer up a post listing my recommended trade paperbacks and graphic novels. The[…]
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DC Comics raises its newsstand books to $5
Bleeding Cool reported a few days ago that DC Comics is raising the price of its newsstand comics to $5. Not[…]
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Comic review: Kevin Keller: Welcome to Riverdale
Kevin Keller: Welcome to Riverdale Written by: Dan Parent Art by: Dan Parent “Welcome to Riverdale” is a trade paperback[…]
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Superheroes and mainstream comics addendum: Diamond sales
Here’s an addendum to the previous post about how “mainstream” superheroes are: Diamond sales. Diamond, the monopoly distributor to comic[…]
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There’s been a lot of words written online lately about who “real” comic fans are, spurred by comic book illustrator[…]
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