From Little, Brown
April 20, 2008
Yen Press sister company Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has announced that it will publish English language translations of the Haruhi Suzumiya light novels.
For Miniseries, Graphic Novels
April 20, 2008
Boom! Studios announced at New York Comic Con that it has licensed the rights to publish comics based on the Farscape television series.
With Virgin Comics
April 20, 2008
Stan Lee and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Comics announced at New York Comic Con that they will collaborate on the creation of a new superhero universe, to be launched in early 2009.
New Organized Play from WotC
April 20, 2008
Wizards of the Coast is launching Wizards Play Network, a network of local grass roots organizers that supports a wide variety of play formats.
Quick Summer Release
April 20, 2008
Bandai Entertainment has announced that it has acquired the rights to the Gainax mecha anime Gurren Lagann .
In U.S.
April 20, 2008
To no one’s surprise, Viz announced at its New York Comic Con press conference that it will publish Ultimo , the new collaboration between Stan Lee and Shaman King manga-ka Hiroyuki Takei in the U.S.
'Real-Time Card Game'
April 20, 2008
Upper Deck has announced that it will launch Call of Duty , a new two-player “real-time card game” based on Activision’s successful videogame series.
New Organized Play from WotC
April 20, 2008
Wizards of the Coast is launching Wizards Play Network, a network of local grass roots organizers that supports a wide variety of play formats, including leagues, multi-player, and team play.
Everything's Up
April 20, 2008
New York Comic Con closed on Sunday night after a very successful weekend, with attendance over 64,000 and satisfied exhibitors and attendees.
Reed Vice President in Charge of NYCC
April 20, 2008
We caught up with Reed Exhibitions Vice President Lance Fensterman on Sunday evening after the show for a brief rundown on the show from his perspective.
A Free Man!
April 19, 2008
At 4:30 on Friday afternoon, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund received word from its attorneys that all remaining charges against Rome , Georgia retailer Gordon Lee had been dropped.
Plus Comics = $705 Million
April 17, 2008
An ICv2 Release. The U.S. retail graphic novel market reached $375 million in sales in 2007, according to an analysis conducted by ICv2 and presented at its annual ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference at New York Comic Con on Thursday.