Retail Exclusives a Growing Trend
June 30, 2003
Hot Topic is beginning an exclusive merchandise program for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
From Watches to Motorcycles
June 30, 2003
Though T3 will be accompanied by action figures, comics, trading cards, and more, some high-end merchandise will also be offered,
Sues Sony Electronics
June 29, 2003
Marvel filed a $10 million lawsuit against co-venturer/litigant Sony Corp. last Friday, alleging that Sony Electronics has not licensed Spider-Man for its own consumer electronic products,...
Tie-in to August Theatrical Release
June 29, 2003
ComicsOne has announced that it will adapt Steven Chow's Shaolin Soccer into graphic novel form.
The Cult Classic Continues
June 29, 2003
88 MPH Studios and Disney Publishing Worldwide recently announced a new Tron comic book series.
Weekend Box Office Down 15% From Last Year
June 29, 2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle won this weekend's box office derby with an estimated gross of $38 million. Ang Lee's Hulk suffered a big second week drop, plummeting some 70% from $62 million plus to an estimated $18.4 million.
For More Bucks
June 29, 2003
Marvel has expanded and extended its relationship with top international print publisher Panini S.p.A.
Charlie's Angels' Scribe On Board
June 29, 2003
On Friday Variety reported that screenwriter John August, the high-profile writer of Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, has been hired (for a substantial seven-figure fee) to write the screenplay for a big-budget feature version of Tarzan for Warner Brothers.
Anime Fanbook & Novel Out This Fall
June 25, 2003
Comicsone's Onegai Teacher manga series was a hit in bookstores even before Bandai released the anime version, Please Teacher.
Against Law Calling For Hiding Covers
June 25, 2003
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has joined with the American Booksellers Foundation, and the ACLU of Arkansas to strike down Arkansas Act 858.
Only Four Episodes Produced
June 25, 2003
Stan Lee's Stripperella premieres tonight, but according to the website Animation HQ only four episodes were produced before the crew was laid-off.
From IDW
June 25, 2003
Steve Niles, creator of Dark Days , 30 Days Of Night and Criminal Macabre , is back with a new five-part mini-series, Wake the Dead.
