As most of you are aware comic shops get their comics from Diamond, the main (sole) distributor for most comics. Retailers receive a discount on their book; for most it’s 50-56% off cover price. With that profit they pay for the store, staff, expenses and some even offer a discount to...

A lot of news has been made over the closing of Dragon Lady Comics, a Toronto comic shop that’s been around for a long time, first on Queen Street and then on College Street since 1996. A good amount of the coverage comes from Toronto media outlets, bemoaning the closing of a legend in...

Just received this from DC, regarding their gigantic New 52 HC. DC COMICS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL TUESDAY ON-SALE DATE FOR DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 HC Due to a printing delay, the DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 HC (AUG110243) will not arrive at retail for Wednesday, December 7. It is...

Diamond announced at New York Comicon this week that starting in 2012 there will be a second free comic book day event in October for Halloween.  Here’s a snippet from ICv2: …but Diamond indicated that it had managed to interest both large and small publishers in...

Last month I had the opportunity to visit The Dragon in Guelph Ontario.  I had heard good things about the store and wanted to see it for myself. The location is in a mall with a unique layout, designed as a covered street.  It allows each store to look and feel like a separate building.  I...

When you collect trade paperbacks and graphic novels there’s Amazon and everything else.  They have the market share, deep discounts, availability, free shipping, recommendations and even preview pages. There’s no denying it so retailers need to recognize, adapt and overcome. ...

I just read a wonderful article by retailer Brian Hibbs about selling trade paperbacks and collected editions.  Give it a read and come right back…alright, let’s get into it.  Is your local comic shop a bookstore selling mostly collected editions, or a newstand selling mostly...

Here’s a letter sent to all retailers this afternoon; exciting times ahead? To our comics retail partners, In the time I’ve worked at DC Comics, I’ve witnessed any number of industry defining moments. But today, I bring you what is perhaps the biggest news to date. Many of...