A 39% Increase Over 2004
December 27, 2005
According to the Anime News Service South Korea expects to gross over $1 billion for its cultural exports in 2005.
Every Page of Art Will Be Given Away
December 27, 2005
Dynamite Entertainment has announced a contest to promote the launch of its Painkiller Jane comic book series.
Four Weeks of Shooting Left
December 27, 2005
Zack Snyder, director of the film adaptation of Frank Miller's 300, expects to wrap up principal photography before the end of January.
Funrise Attempts to Resurrect the 90s Collectible Caps
December 27, 2005
Funrise hopes to rekindle the POG craze with a line of POG products that will be available in January 2006.
'The Day of Revolution' & Two More Yaoi Releases
December 27, 2005
Digital Manga Publishing has announced the acquisition of Mikiyo Tsuda's The Day of Revolution.
Lisa Schwarzbaum Taps 'A History of Violence' as #1
December 27, 2005
Two comic book properties, Black Hole by Charles Burns and Ex Machina by Brian K. Vaughn, actually made EW's 'Top Ten.
In California
December 26, 2005
A Federal Judge has blocked a state law that would have made it a crime to sell or rent violent video games to a minor.
In 2006
December 26, 2005
Commercials airing on the 4Kids Saturday morning animation block indicate that the One Piece anime series will be back on the air in 2006.
Full-Page Coverage in 'Book Review'
December 26, 2005
The NY Times Book Review includes a glowing full-page review of Harvey Pekar's The Quitter .
And Anime--Starting Jan. 1
December 26, 2005
Pokemon U.S.A. will assume control over all Pokemon licensing in North America starting on January 1.
Narnia Close Behind
December 26, 2005
Fantasy film holdovers King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia topped the box office charts, with Kong just barely nosing out the hard-charging Narnia.
Warmachine's Feral Twin
December 26, 2005
Privateer Press has announced that its new 30mm tabletop miniatures game Hordes will debut in April 2006.
