House IP
August 19, 2007
Sabertooth Games announced at GenCon that it will launch a new game featuring its own intellectual property for the Universal Fighting System .
License for 'HorrorClix'
August 19, 2007
WizKids has acquired a license from New Line Cinema that will allow it to include horror characters from three films in its HorrorClix line.
Trade Day, Electronic Games
August 19, 2007
The 40th annual GenCon gaming convention wrapped up on Sunday after marking both its 40th anniversary and growth in new directions.
Most Watched Cable Show Ever
August 19, 2007
The debut of High School Musical 2 on the Disney cable channel last Friday night set a new record for a cable show.
'Stardust' Falls Just 42 Percent
August 19, 2007
Superbad easily topped the weekend box office with an estimated total of $31.2 million and a per-theater average of $10,583.
And Getting Paid for Both
August 19, 2007
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times by Jay Fernandez cleared up some of the confusion over who is writing Marvel Studio's new Hulk film.
Parties Move On
August 19, 2007
The lawsuit filed by science fiction writer Harlan Ellison against Fantagraphics Books Inc., Gary Groth and Kim Thompson has been settled.
Live Action Movie
August 19, 2007
Viz Pictures has announced plans to release the live action movie based on Aya Nakahara's shojo manga, Love*Com .
As 'Silk N. Floss'
August 19, 2007
Scarlett Johansson is in final negotiations to portray the femme fatale Silk N. Floss in Frank Miller's adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit .
Graphic Novels Flat
August 20, 2007
Direct market sales of comic stores were up a modest 6% over the previous year in July, and graphic novels were up only 1% leading to a combined growth rate of 5% vs. 2006.
With Over 165K
August 20, 2007
The launch issue of Thor , which shipped with three covers during July, topped comic sales to comic stores in July with over 165,000 copies sold.
Sales Estimates for July Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
August 20, 2007
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during July 2007.
