''ICv2'' is an online

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that covers

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for retailers. ''ICv2s main areas of focus are

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, and

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products. The site offers news, reviews, analysis, and sales information for retailers and librarians. ''ICv2'' holds an annual trade conference in conjunction with the

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; the company also periodically publishes ''ICv2 Retailer Guides'' in

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format. The site is produced by GCO, LLC, based in

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Name

''ICv2'' stands for ''Internal Correspondence'' version 2, named after a trade magazine published in the 1980s-1990s by Capital City Distribution.

History

Capital City Distribution co-founder

Milton Griepp Milton Griepp (born c. 1954) is an American businessman who has spent the bulk of his career involved with American comic books. He was the co-founder and CEO of Capital City Distribution, a Direct market, distributor of comic books and related ...

published ''Internal Correspondence'', first as a newsletter and then as a magazine, until Capital City was acquired by Diamond Comic Distributors in 1996, retaining rights to the name. He launched ''ICv2'' in January 2001. The ''ICv2 Retailer Guides'' magazines were launched in 2002. In 2011, ''ICv2'' began holding an industry conference on the eve of the

, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Held annually, the ''ICv2'' event is now known as the "White Paper Happy Hour."MacDonald, Heidi
"NYCC ’15: ICv2 to host White Paper Happy Hour industry event,"
''The Beat'' (September 23, 2015). Griepp (on behalf of ''ICv2'') supervised the 2015 American Anime Awards balloting.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:ICv2 Online magazines published in the United States Professional and trade magazines Magazines established in 2001 Magazines published in Wisconsin Magazines about comics