By McFarlane
June 13, 2006
McFarlane Toys has announced two multi-character boxed sets of Simpsons figures, planned for late fall release.
With New Material
June 13, 2006
Margaret Weis Productions has sent the Serenity RPG core book back to press for a fourth time, and is expecting to ship additional copies within the next four weeks.
'Something New'
June 12, 2006
Ron Catapano of Ron's Comic World in Mount Holly, New Jersey has some ideas for DC.
License from conceptcard
June 12, 2006
Peter Adkison's Hidden City Games has acquired the rights to publish and market a horse-themed game developed by conceptcard.
Gonzo
June 12, 2006
ICv2 has confirmed that FUNimation has acquired U.S. rights for Black Cat , a very recent anime based on the Shueisha (here Viz) manga.
For 'The Spoils'
June 12, 2006
Tenacious Games will distribute over two million free cards and award $60,000 in tournament prizes before it ships its first product in November.
Launching in September
June 12, 2006
Osprey Publishing, famed publisher of military history, is entering the graphic novel field with a series of non-fiction c om ic trade paperbacks.
And Nearly 100 Years of Literary History
June 12, 2006
For the first time, Houghton Mifflin will publish a c om ics edition of its Best American series, which has been collecting the best short fiction and non-fiction in the U.S. since 1915.
Route 66 Tromps 666
June 11, 2006
Pixar's Cars roared to a first place finish in the weekend box office derby with an estimated total of $62.8 million.
Corporate Staff
June 11, 2006
Borders Group Inc. has laid off 90 employees from its corporate workforce, about 6% of the total in that group.
'Talent'
June 11, 2006
Movie rights for Talent , a new comic miniseries from Boom Studios, have been picked up by Universal.
From New Line
June 11, 2006
New Line has acquired the remake rights to Battle Royale , the 2000 live action feature based on the Battle Royale manga.
