First Casting
December 16, 2007
Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in Peter Jackson's LOTR films, has been signed to play an undisclosed (not the title) role in the upcoming TinTin feature film trilogy.
In 'Dragonball' Feature
December 16, 2007
Emmy Rossum has been cast to play Bulma, the female lead role, in the upcoming Dragonball feature film.
Best December Opening Ever
December 15, 2007
Will Smith managed to jolt the movie box office out of a Q4 fainting spell with a $76 million opening for I Am Legend.
First in Two Years
December 16, 2007
Comic periodical dollars were down 12% in comic stores in November, and a robust 29% growth rate in the graphic novel category wasn't enough to pull the combined total positive; comics and graphic novel sales were down 5%.
Holding Near 150K
December 16, 2007
World War Hulk finished its five issue run with a flourish, selling over 145,000 copies in comic stores in November, only a couple of points off sales on the fourth issue of the title.
Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
December 16, 2007
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2007.
Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title
December 16, 2007
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2007.
Manga Market Girds for Challenges
December 16, 2007
According to the ICv2 Guide #50: Anime/Manga the number of anime releases are decreasing compared to 2006, while the number of manga new volumes continue to rise.
Fall Market Updates
December 16, 2007
An ICv2 Release. ICv2 has announced the release of the ICv2 Guide #50: Anime/Manga.
Beginning in February
December 13, 2007
Gary Reed and Rafael Nieves' Transfuzion Publishing, originally planned for May 2006, will finally ship its first four books in February 2008, with another seven titles planned for March and beyond.
Away from Toys
December 12, 2007
A recent study released by Standard & Poor's Equity Research confirms that consumers are shifting spending from toys to other categories for gifts.
Plus Minx, DC, Vertigo, Wildstorm
December 12, 2007
DC has released information on its book format releases for April through July, and four new CMX manga titles launch during that period.
