ICv2: The Business of Geek Culture

Relive Classic X-Men Moments in July

With Four Facsimile Editions

April 22, 2019

Marvel is ramping up the X-Men facsimile editions this July.

Supplementary 'Space Base' Content Offers Bigger Games

Expanding Player Count and Storage Space

April 22, 2019

Alderac Entertainment Group has announced a new expansion set for its Space Base game.

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips Do Comic Con Noir

In 'Bad Weekend'

April 22, 2019

Image will release a collection of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ hardboiled glimpse of comic conventions from the other side of the table.

ICON: Celebrating Pop Culture South African-Style

Column by Rob Salkowitz

April 22, 2019

This week, Rob Salkowitz's column is dateline: Johannesburg, where he reports from the 27th ICON Comics and Gaming Convention.

U.S. Licensed Products Powerhouses Expand International Footprints

USAopoly, NECA Get New Rights Outside U.S.

April 22, 2019

Two companies with big U.S. lines of licensed products tied to geek brands have acquired new rights to sell products outside the U.S.

New 'Signature Spellbook' Coming to 'Magic: The Gathering'

Featuring Gideon Jura

April 22, 2019

Wizards of the Coast has revealed the cards and art for Signature Spellbook: Gideon.

WizKids Releases The 'Kraken' Into 'D&D Nolzur's' Line

Unpainted version of WizKids' Sea-beast

April 22, 2019

WizKids will take another crack at the gargantuan Kraken miniature when it joins the Dungeons & Dragons Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniatures line.

Hobby Game Sales Total $1.5 Billion in 2018

Collectible Games Decline, Especially at Mass, Pulls Down Category

April 22, 2019

The decline was driven by a 14% decline in collectible games, which was the only down category of five.

PRO: Hobby Game Sales Total $1.495 Billion in 2018 - In Depth

Collectible Games Decline, Especially at Mass, Pulls Down Category

April 22, 2019

The decline was driven by a 14% decline in collectible games, which was the only down category of five.

Rolling for Initiative--You Don't Need What I Sell. Well, Actually You Do: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Column by Scott Thorne

April 22, 2019

This week, Scott Thorne explains where games fall in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

DVD Round-Up: 'Escape Room,' 'Destroyer,' & 'Shameless'

Week of April 23, 2019

April 21, 2019

It looks like the studios home entertainment divisions took Easter/Passover off this year since there are few releases of interest save for the spunky horror suspense film Escape Room, Karyn Kusama’s neo-noir Destroyer, and the ninth season of Shameless.

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