Puzzles are always a steady seller, there’s something soothing about completing that final picture – and frustrating when the missing piece rolled under the table! These items also rise a notch up in sales during the gift giving season. They’re a great way to relax, socialize, or just to recognize the interests or hobbies of

Avatar: The Way of Water, the long, long-developing but eagerly anticipated sequel to James Cameron’s visionary 2009 film Avatar has finally released its first trailer!  Only teasing viewers previously with brief glimpses into this new corner of Pandora, you can now get a fuller sense of the fully-realized world and plot of the newest film. 

For those of you with young children this is old news, but Minecraft is insanely popular!  It’s estimated that 50% of all kids 9-11 years old are currently playing the game, and 35 million students and teachers are licensed to use the Education Edition of Minecraft. The official Minecraft YouTube channel has amassed over 1

Na na na na na na na na Batman! Batman Day is this Saturday, September 17th, and we’re so excited to celebrate Gotham’s favorite mysterious hero. Bad guys beware, because somewhere out there, cloaked in the shadows of street corners, lies the city’s greatest force for justice. Batman is a unique figure in the superhero

Are there important properties missing from your shop’s children section? Today we highlight three of our best selling kids lines you may not have taken notice of yet. Season 3 of Bluey is streaming now on Disney+! Bluey is one of the most popular current TV shows, with hundreds of thousands of plays each episode.

Sometimes taking a trip to your local comic shop isn’t just about picking up the new Captain America. Comic shops thrive because they’re a hub for the alternative, in a variety of ways. Independently curated, community focused, and diversely stocked shops are the beating heart of the LCS lifestyle, and for those of us on

Whether you’re a D&D player yourself, or whether you like to watch others create the story with shows like Critical Role or Dimension 20, now there’s finally a new blockbuster Dungeons and Dragons movie on the horizon that promises to be tons of fun. Releasing in March 2023, the movie follows a band of thieves

The heat is on and the temperature is perfect to add a new recipe to your summer gatherings! With pop culture cookbooks, you can truly immerse yourself in the world of your favorite franchise. Make a tavern meal you could split with Geralt from The Witcher; indulge in Sansa Stark’s favorite lemon cake; channel The

Even the most powerful monster is nothing compared with the challenge of picking out a gift. Luckily there’s just what you need for this quest! Art books, journals, puzzles, and even a cookbook –  you can find the perfect present for any D&D fan! Check out our recommendations below!

Welcome back to Hawkins! After nearly three years Stranger Things is returning to our screens with Season 4 “Volume 1” dropping on May 27, 2022. The trailer features Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) being told “Without you, we can’t win this war.” War with the Upside Down is definitely coming! The show’s creators, Matt and Ross Duffer,

“Madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land.” -George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords House of the Dragon, the long-anticipated prequel to Game of

Welcome to the monthly staff picks, where we share our favorite comics, graphic novels, manga, & more! Check out our picks for upcoming titles, plus our favorite backlist titles that you might have missed from our U.S. Comic Market Sales team (Tyne, Matthew, Ben, Nico, Steph, Kat), our Canada Comics Market Sales team (Aleks), and