Kirkman to Write
October 11, 2005
Robert Kirkman, creator of the hit teen superhero series Invincible and current writer of Marvel Team-Up , gets to introduce his new teen sensation to the archetype for all teen superheroes, Spider-Man.
On Anime Pricing
October 11, 2005
Central Park Media has announced that a number of the company's best-selling backlist releases will be available at prices that average about $10 per disk.
#1 On Hardcover Bestseller Lists
October 11, 2005
Neil Gaiman's new prose novel Anansi Boys has topped both the Publishers Weekly and NYT hardcover bestseller lists.
Not Including Novels & 'Hecatomb'
October 11, 2005
Wizards of the Coast has provided ICv2 with a list of its releases for the first quarter of 2006.
Expanded Distribution to Bookstores & Comic Shops
October 11, 2005
Tokyopop will be distributing Takuhai to bookstores and comic shops and changing its name to Manga Magazine .
WizKids Announces Collateral Damage
October 10, 2005
WizKids has announced that it will release DC HeroClix: Collateral Damage, a booster-only expansion, in February.
For January
October 10, 2005
DC Comics has announced that it will collect all of the Alan Moore DC Universe stories into a single volume, DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore , for release in January.
Japanese Research
October 10, 2005
Anime News Network reported a study by the Nomura Research Institute (via Reuters) on the Japanese otaku market which found that the otaku market for manga was the largest such market in Japan.
New Readers, not Kids
October 10, 2005
Jim Brocius of Cosmic Comics in Las Vegas, Nevada saw the comments on the attempt to attract new readers to comics, and shares his opinion that kids aren't the best candidates to become comic readers.
Give Me Something I Can Use
October 10, 2005
Reggie Griffin of PowerAnime in Los Angeles saw the recent columns by Steve Bennett on comic formats and wants topics that are more practical.
How About 'Shonen Batman?'
October 10, 2005
Steve Oto of Alternate Realities in Scarsdale, New York saw Steve Bennett's comments on comic formats and suggests a Japanese-style format for American periodical comics.
Closely Tied to Anime
October 10, 2005
Score has announced that the first expansion for its successful Dragon Ball Z TCG re-launch, scheduled for release November 23rd, will be titled Dragon Ball Z TCG: Showdown .
