'Howl's Moving Castle,' 'My Neighbor Totoro,' & 'Whisper of the Heart'
November 21, 2005
Buena Vista Home Video will release three Studio Ghibli films on DVD on March 7th.
Out in May
November 21, 2005
Upper Deck Entertainment has announced that it is planning a May release for Pirates of the Caribbean , the second trading card game (TCG) featuring its new Quickstrike gaming system.
Among the Top 5 Boys Licensed Properties
November 21, 2005
In a survey of more than 3,700 boys ages 6-17 Star Wars , Yu-Gi-Oh! and Spider-Man all finished in the top five.
Toy Line to Debut at Toy Fair
November 21, 2005
Art Asylum has announced the acquisition of the Speed Racer toy license from Speed Racer Enterprises.
Based on 'Perfect Dark Zero'
November 20, 2005
Random House division Prima Games has announced plans to publish a series of comics and a graphic novel collection based on Perfect Dark Zero.
Real Superheroes from 1986
November 20, 2005
Dave Itzkoff reviewed the $75 Absolute Watchmen edition in Sunday's New York Times Book Review , and in addition to noting some of the important extras included in this new edition, he analyzes the dramatic realism of Alan Moore.
To Support Brick and Mortar Stores
November 20, 2005
WizKids has followed up its announcement of the MechWarrior Officer's Club with the announcement of plans to launch the HeroClix Collector's Club in February.
Including Two Anime
November 20, 2005
Two anime features, Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle and Katsuhiro Otomo's Steamboy , are among the ten animated features that have been declared eligible for the best animated feature Academy Award.
New Upper Deck Game Engine
November 20, 2005
Upper Deck's new Avatar TCG , due for release in January, will introduce the company's new Quickstrike game engine, making the Avatar TCG release compatible with all future releases using the new engine.
Trading Cards for February
November 20, 2005
Inkworks Cards will release Veronica Mars Premium Cards in February.
Panelists Include Buyers, CEOs, Experts, and Publishers
December 5, 2005
An ICv2 Release. Pop culture publishing and consulting company ICv2 has announced that it will host the ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference at New York Comic-Con next February.
Column by Steve Bennett
November 17, 2005
This week, Bennett talks about how he's solved the manga buying problems at Dark Star.
