Working National Numbers
September 9, 2007
Rich Waldbiesser of Six Feet Under Games in New Holland, Pennsylvania saw the second comment by Steven Olsen of A Little Shop of Comics on CCG pre-releases, in which he looked at Magic events in his area, and takes a look at national numbers for Magic events.
Critical Mass and Adult Source Media
September 9, 2007
Two U.S. hentai anime producers, Critical Mass Video and Adult Source Media, have joined together to battle illegal downloads of their licensed properties.
Making Toy Inspections Mandatory
September 9, 2007
The Toy Industry Association is requesting that testing and inspection of toys sold in the U.S. become mandatory by federal law.
This Spring
September 9, 2007
Marvel will release two collections of material from the bestselling World War Hulk event this spring.
Based on the Films
September 9, 2007
In October Margaret Weis Productions will release the Demon Hunters roleplaying game.
'It's a Tool, Not an Evil'
September 9, 2007
Edward Bolme, Brand Manager for TCGs at Press Pass , saw comments about CCG pre-release events and wanted to point out that pre-release events aren't bad, but should be offered to all stores.
'Pre-Releases for All' Works in UK
September 9, 2007
Dave Salisbury of Fan Boy Three in Manchester, England, saw Steven Olsen's additional comments about CCG pre-releases and says the UK recently adopted the pre-releases for all stores approach and recommends it to U.S. retailers.
With Tobey Maguire?
September 6, 2007
Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to produce a live action Robotech film from rights holder Harmony Gold, according to the Hollywood Reporter .
'GM Screen' in October
September 6, 2007
Margaret Weis Productions plans a series of Battlestar Galactica RPG products following up its launch of the core book this month.
Fiction, and What's Next for Tokyopop
September 6, 2007
In Part 3 of our interview with Tokyopop's Mike Kiley, we talk about Tokyopop's fiction program, the differences between Japanese light fiction and the U.S. market, and what's next after Fruits Basket .
The Manga Surge, Japanese Market, and Digital Delivery
September 6, 2007
In Part 2 of our interview with Tokyopop's Mike Kiley, we talk about the surge of manga releases coming up this fall, the market in Japan , and digital delivery.
The Manga Market and Its Parts
September 6, 2007
We recently caught up with Tokyopop Publisher Mike Kiley for one of our periodic interviews on the state of the manga market and Tokyopop's place in it. In Part 1, we talk about the over-all manga market and its breakdown by country of origin.
