Author: mdavanzo

ComicsPRO is excited to announce that Nick Barrucci, CEO/Publisher of Dynamite Entertainment, will be the Keynote Speaker for the 2020 Comic Industry Conference sponsored by ComicsPRO. The Conference will be held in Portland, Oregon from February 20-22, 2020. “I’m thrilled that Nick is speaking at our event,” said Marco Davanzo,…

ComicsPRO, the trade association for comics specialty retailers, proudly announces the nominees for its annual Comic Industry Awards. The awards honor those people who are or have been the best at what they do, making a significant difference in the business of the comic-book specialty market. There are two categories…

Dan Degnan, of Southside Comics, recently tweeted some statistics for 2019. https://twitter.com/dan_degnan/status/1213319824140623872?s=21 Gross Sales were up 14.96% while Expenses increased by 5.67%. Growth was largely due to the webstore with a small in-store bump. As with most stores, their top selling comic was Detective Comics #1. And Southside also had…

Challengers Comics, in Chicago, Illinois recently posted their top 100 selling comics and 100 selling graphic novels for the 2019. Some observations: KID GLOVES was their top-selling graphic novel! Challengers had an creator event for it. In fact, 5 Graphic Novels in the Top 39 are books they had creator…

In the next two weeks, ComicsPROgress will be writing various articles about the 2019 comic industry. We will be highlighting various stores and linking to their blog, twitter, and social media announcements. ARTICLES – SALES RESULTS 2019Challenger’s Comics – Patrick BrowerFlying Colors – Joe Field South Side Comics – Dan…

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marco DavanzoComicsPRO (949) 387-9599 marco@comicspro.org LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY® RETAILER REGISTRATION NOW OPENFifth Annual Event on for Saturday November 23 (August 31, 2019) – Local Comic Shop Day®, the day celebrating the independent spirit of local comic book shops, returns for its fifth annual event on Saturday, November…