Open questions
Items flagged [needs research] across the written streams, pending follow-up. This page is updated each time a new stream is drafted.
From Stream 2 — Footprint
Open questions from the Footprint stream were not separately catalogued during initial drafting. To be reconciled during the editing pass.
From Stream 3 — Portfolio
Open questions from the Portfolio stream were not separately catalogued during initial drafting. To be reconciled during the editing pass.
From Stream 4 — Channel Shifts
- What does SBE’s edicola economics actually look like at 10,720 newsstands? Per-copy distribution cost, breakeven thresholds, dependency on M-DIS oligopoly. Knowable from internal bilancio detail or M-DIS data.
- Did SBE consider joining Europe Comics or Izneo before building Bonelli Digital Classic? If yes, what was the decision rationale? Knowable from SBE 2021-2022 industry communications or interviews. The answer would meaningfully inform how to interpret the December 2022 calendar synchronicity between SBE’s launch and the European cross-border digital infrastructure retreat.
- What is Izneo’s current paid subscriber count? And what is the breakeven threshold for a pan-EU digital comics subscription product? The financial trajectory matters as a benchmark for what Bonelli Digital Classic’s ceiling might look like.
- Why has the Italian trade-channel decline been particularly sharp on manga in 2024-2025? Saturation, price inflation, or substitution to webtoon platforms? Bears on Stream 5 (platform geography).
- How are non-English-language European publishers currently using GlobalComix? Are there French, German, Spanish, or Italian-language catalogs of meaningful size on the platform? GlobalComix positions itself as language-agnostic but most documented usage is English-language indie. For Stream 5 (platform geography).
- Reconstructing the full Italian channel mix — combining trade-channel (AIE/NielsenIQ) data with fumetteria, edicola, and fair sales — is not done in any public report. The aggregate Italian comics market size is therefore not directly knowable, only estimable.
From Stream 5 — Platform Geography
Not yet written.
From Stream 6 — Audience Shifts
Not yet written.
From Stream 7 — Piracy & Unmet Demand
Not yet written.
From Stream 8 — Formats
Not yet written.
From Stream 9 — Models
Not yet written.
From Stream 10 — Production
Not yet written.
From Stream 11 — Synthesis
Not yet written.