Thursday is Industry Day at New York Comic Con with virtually an all day slate of talks, stories and confabs – with some mingling thrown in. As is custom, ICv2’s Milton Greipp will maintain his ICv2 Insider Talks 2023: Direct Market Summit and Comic Industry Social Hour, on Thursday afternoon, October 12, 2023. The setting is the dramatic 4th flooring River Pavilion on the Javits Center, operating from 3:30 to five:30. This 12 months’s presentation will embrace the standard White Paper and IK particular deal with the fiftieth Anniversary of the Direct Market. The occasion is sponsored by Mad Cave, WorldCocombine and DiamondComic Distributors.
“This is the 50th anniversary of the comics Direct Market, and 2023 is a period of change unlike any we’ve seen in decades,” mentioned Griepp”We all need to perceive what these modifications imply for comedian shops, the place trendy geek tradition was birthed and nurtured, and the passionate clients they serve. At this necessary milestone, we’re bringing collectively business thought leaders to assist us perceive the previous, current and way forward for this distinctive phenomenon.”
And right here’s the schedule for the occasion:
The occasion will kick off with the Comic Industry Social Hour, co-hosted with ComicsProfessional, at 2:30 Thursday afternoon, October 12, adopted by three displays:
ICv2 White Paper: State of the Market at 50, introduced by ICv2 CEO Milton Griepp.
How We Got Here: Building the Comic Store Channel, with three panelists who performed necessary roles within the progress and success of the Direct Market: Paul Levitz at DC Comics, Jim Shooter at Marvel Comics, Valiant Entertainment, and others, and Milton Griepp at Capital City Distribution.
The Future of the Direct Market: Where Do We Go From Here, moderated by Rob Salkowitz (ICv2, Forbes) with Stu Colson of Heroes for Sale and POS system ComicHub; Dimitrios Fragiskatos of native shops Anyone Comics and Everyone Comics & Collectibles; Jenn Haines, President of the board of comedian retailer group ComicsProfessional and proprietor of The Dragon; author/artist Jamal Igle (Molly Danger, Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine); and Cara O’Neil, Vice President of Marketing at writer and leisure firm Dark Horse Comics.
When: 2:30-5:30 p.m., Thursday, October 12:
Comic Industry Social Hour, Co-Hosted with ComicsProfessional (2:30-3:30)
ICv2 White Paper: State of the Market at 50 (3:30-4:00)
How We Got Here: Building the Comic Store Channel (4:00-4:45)
The Future of the Direct Market: Where Do We Go from Here? (4:45-5:30)
Where: 4th Floor River Pavilion, Javits Center
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