Tokyopop has announced that Scholastic Books has sold nearly a half million units of SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom's Most Wanted. Previously ICv2 had reported that Scholastic had moved 250,000 copies of the SpongeBob Cine-Manga (see 'Manga Display Space Growing'), but the doubling of that already impressive number indicates the immense potential of the Scholastic Book Club, and the appeal of the Spongebob property to the school-age demographic.
Via Its Book Club
Posted by ICv2 on December 16, 2004 @ 11:00 pm CT

MORE SHOWBIZ
At AnimeNYC
August 22, 2025
The winners of the 2025 American Manga Awards, organized by AnimeNYC owner LeftField Media and Japan Society, were announced in a ceremony at AnimeNYC in New York on August 21.
Mecha, Mystery, and Martial Arts from Famed Hong Kong Artist
August 22, 2025
Veteran Hong Kong artist Seto mixes martial arts, robots, and a quest for missing scientists in his new graphic novel.
MORE COMICS
From Marvel Comics
August 22, 2025
This October, Marvel Comics celebrates the release of TRON: Ares with new variant covers.
From Dynamite Entertainment
August 22, 2025
Here's a preview of Sonja Reborn #1, published by Dynamite Entertainment.