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Every year, the giants of the North American comic industry congregate behind closed doors for a closed-door conference to talk about the changing landscape of comics, what they've learned, and what they are all planning to do in the future. It's not a comic convention for fans, though - it's in a B2B event called the ComicsPRO Annual Meeting, and this year Popverse is going there to bring it all to you. At the 2026 Comics PRO Annual Meeting, Popverse will be covering the announcements, the conversations, and the insight from the likes of Marvel Comics, DC Comics, VIZ Media, Yen Press, Image Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and more.

All of Popverse's coverage of this year's ComicsPRO Annual Meeting is brought to you by Lunar Distribution, one of the leading distributors bringing comics from DC, Image, and more from the publishers to your local comic shop. Come back Wednesday, February 18, for four days of live reporting, as well as interviews and additional analysis following the event. 

ComicsPRO itself is a not-for-profit trade organization for comic book stores, where they share notes, advocate for fans and the stories, share opportunities, and more. In a post-distribution monopoly world, ComicsPRO has emerged as one of the primary crossroads for comic stores (and publishers) to talk in depth about what they've done, what they've learned, and where they're going.

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