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Paizo Plans to Maintain Release Schedule
Nearly 100 Products in 2020
April 6, 2020

Paizo plans to maintain its release schedule for 2020, with plans to release nearly 100 products over the course of the year.

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PRO: Channel Check: Target (Games) During the Pandemic Lockdown
April 3, 2020
April 6, 2020
We wanted to see what the games displays looked like in the midst of the coronavirus lockdown, when mass merchants like Targets were among the few retail stores open.
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Three Manga Publishers Slow Print Releases, with Variations
Yen, Kodansha, and Vertical
April 6, 2020
Yen Press, Kodansha Comics, and Vertical Thave announced that they will slow print releases in the coming months in response to the coronavirus crisis, with some variations in approach.
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Rolling for Initiative -- Finally, GAMA Has a Store Locator (and Three Ways to Improve It)
Column by Scott Thorne
April 5, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne looks at the new game store locator launched by GAMA.
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Marvel Reschedules All Phase 4 MCU Films, 'Captain Marvel 2' Gets Date
Check Out ICv2's Best in Shows Rescheduled Film Release Database
April 5, 2020
The Disney moves follow rescheduling announcements for other summer films by Warner Bros., Sony, and other studios -- full schedule available here.
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Humanoids Execs, Talent Eulogize Juan Gimenez
'It Was the Middle of a Sunny Day of 1991 in Paris'
April 4, 2020
We received this statement from Humanoids Publishing about the passing of comics and game artist Juan Gimenez from the Covid-19 coronavirus.
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Bill Schanes on the Book Distributors Continuing their Distribution Operations
'Profits Over Public Safety'
April 4, 2020
Longtime Diamond Comic Distributors executive Bill Schanes (retired) spoke up about the continuation of graphic novel operations in the book channel, arguing they put "profits over public safety."
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'Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG' Printer Shuts Down
'Eternity Code' Delayed
April 4, 2020
Due to the stay-at-home order imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Texas, operations of one of Konami's product manufacturers have been “temporarily impacted.”
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Marvel 'Pausing' Work on One-Third of May and June Titles
As Coronavirus Crisis hits Publishing
April 4, 2020
Marvel Entertainment is “pausing” work on one-third of its planned May and June comics output.
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DC Donates $250K, Jim Lee Donating Art To Help Comic Retailers Via BINC
As James Patterson Kicks in $500K To Help Bookstores
April 4, 2020
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation is shaping up as the key non-profit collecting and disbursing relief funds for comic stores, bookstores, and their employees.
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Funko Cuts Incoming Shipments
And Furloughs Employees
April 3, 2020
In addition to cutting its orders for manufactured product, Funko is also cutting staff costs.
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Stonemaier Planning 'My Little Scythe' Expansion
'Pie in the Skky'
April 3, 2020
Stonemaier Games has revealed plans for Pie in the Sky , an expansion for My Little Scythe , the all ages version of the hit game Scythe.
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