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Off Panel:
Talking the
New Vertigo
with Chris Conroy

20
Observations
About New York
Comic Con 2025

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Looking at how Binge-Reading is Changing the Way Comics are Bought and Read

We look at how new consumer mentalities are impacting comics

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Retailer Patrick Brower on the Success and Support of Batman Day

In the first edition of The Retailer Report, an Eisner winning retailer talks Batman Day

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Postcards from the Edge: Taking a Deeper Look at Image Comics’ Greatest Villain

We reveal the identity of Image's secret villain

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Backmatter and the Golden Age of Comic Book Letters Columns

In 2015, what have comic creators had to do make letters columns relevant again?

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Alpha and Omega Men: A Look at Trade Release Strategies in Today’s Comic Industry

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The Indispensable Value of Marvel and DC in a Creator-Owned Era

If creator-owned is the new endgame, what does that mean for Marvel and DC?

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The American Dream: How Telling Your Own Stories Became the Endgame for Comic Creators

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The Perceptions and Realities of the Artist Credit Movement

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Do Publishers Need to Rethink the Format of Comics?

The growth of graphic novels despite a greater focus on floppies is analyzed

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SKTCHD Survey: The State of Comic Book Retail

The comic industry is in a boom period. Are retailers seeing similar results?

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