'Just What I'm Looking For'
October 26, 2005
Reggie Griffin of PowerAnime in Los Angeles saw the first effort by ICv2's new columnist John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics and likes it.
From Lucasfilm
October 26, 2005
Viz Media has announced that Tonik Barber has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel.
Between Mass Merchants
October 26, 2005
Despite Wal-Mart's tough talk at the beginning of the season, price competition between the top toy retailing mass merchants is not drawing much blood yet.
Comic Retailer Payday
October 26, 2005
Diamond Comic Distributors has informed its customers that credits that are due retailers who were part of the class-action suit against Marvel for breach of terms will appear on next week's invoices.
DVD, Videogame, TCG
October 26, 2005
Shadow the Hedgehog, one of the most popular characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, will be featured in products on multiple platforms this fall.
Matthew Vaughn to Direct
October 26, 2005
Michael ( Layer Cake ) Vaughn is in final negotiations with Paramount to direct and produce his adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Stardust novel.
Wins UK National TV Awards
October 26, 2005
After an absence of sixteen years, Doctor Who returned as quite a success in the U.K. this year, winning the Most Popular Drama award at the U.K. National TV Awards.
'We Dropped Them'
October 25, 2005
Dan Urazandi of Bizarro World in Davis, California saw our article on Alderac's downsizing, and feels he has an explanation for the drop in the number of retailers purchasing games from the company.
'The Big O' Also Returns
October 25, 2005
The Cartoon Network is planning to air the 1960s Gigantor anime series at 5:30 am.
'Naruto' Remains Strong
October 25, 2005
The Cartoon Network's influence on the sales of graphic novels in bookstores was very much in evidence during the first two weeks in October.
By the Sci Fi Channel
October 25, 2005
The Sci Fi Channel has announced that it has ordered a tenth season of Stargate SG-1 and a third season of its spin-off series, Stargate Atlantis .
Kevin Taft to Script
October 25, 2005
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and Gale Anne Hurd are developing Top Cow's Magdalena as a feature film.
