As the Manga Magazine Is Released in Japan
April 15, 2009
Rin-ne , the new manga series from Rumiko Takahashi, will be launched simultaneously in Japan and the U.S.
For Disney/Pixar
April 15, 2009
Michael Chabon has been hired to polish a script for the Pixar/Disney adaptation of ERB’s John Carter of Mars .
First Release Out on April 23rd
April 15, 2009
The Upper Deck Company has announced a 138-card set based on the American Idol TV program.
Featured in the 'New York Times'
April 15, 2009
Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s manga autobiography, A Drifting Lif e, was the subject of a major review in Wednesday’s Times .
In European 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Distribution Case
April 15, 2009
The Amsterdam Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Konami in an appeal proceedings against Upper Deck.
'Brotherhood' Creator
April 14, 2009
Steven Grant’s graphic novel 2 Guns , which is published by Boom! Studios, has been set up at Universal.
For Organized Play Program
April 14, 2009
Konami is unveiling a Barcode Scanner that can be used to enter players into OP events and compile their rankings.
Starting April 23rd
April 14, 2009
Dark Horse and Image will be joining Marvel and DC in Diamond’s “Final Order Cut-off” program.
OP 'M&M' Volume Back in New Format
April 14, 2009
Green Ronin announced that Ultimate Power will be reprinted in a handy pocket book format.
Comic Sales Down Just 5% in Q1
April 14, 2009
Sales of periodical comics and graphic novels were down just 5% in the first quarter of 2009.
Units Down More Than Dollars
April 14, 2009
For the first time since March of 2001 no comic sold more than 100,000 copies in March of 2009.
Sales Estimates for March Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 14, 2009
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during March 2009.
