Black Diamond, Smoke and Guns, Five Fists of Science
July 18, 2005
AiT/PlanetLar Publisher Larry Young told ICv2 that his company's preview comic, Black Diamond On Ramp, led to all three included titles being currently in development for feature films.
With The Baby-Sitters Club, Queen Bee, Bionicle
July 18, 2005
Thanks to the success of Scholastic's Bone series, with 80,000 copies sold so far, a number of new graphic novel titles will be coming from Scholastic during the next year.
From Del Rey Manga
July 18, 2005
Del Rey will continue its slow and steady line expansion with two new titles, School Rumble and KageTora , scheduled to begin in the spring of 2006.
Joe Field & Amanda Fisher Talk 'ComicsPRO'
July 18, 2005
The profile of the comics industry is higher than ever. But what other industry of such prominence is as bereft of professional trade organizations as comics?
'Violent and Sexually Provocative'
July 18, 2005
In an article entitled 'Mean Girls' in the Arts & Leisures section of Sunday's New York Times , Charles Solomon examines a new wave of anime heroines.
In Early 2006
July 18, 2005
Charlie Huston, the author of Caught Stealing and Bad Things , will write a new six-issue limited Moon Knight series for Marvel.
Toymaker Misses Projections
July 18, 2005
Batman did his best, helping boost sales in Mattel's Entertainment segment by 27 % for the second quarter, but it wasn't enough.
Games Down 12%
July 18, 2005
Hasbro, Inc., the nation's second largest toymaker, reported strong second quarter results with net revenue up 11% over the same period in 2004.
For $6.1 Million
July 18, 2005
Upper Deck has won an auction to take over the intellectual property and die- cast car business of its competitor Fleer.
Night Flight Wins Retailing Award
July 18, 2005
DC and Dark Horse dominated the 17th annual Eisner Awards ceremony held on July 15th at the San Diego Comic-Con.
On the Shonen Jump Home Video Label
July 18, 2005
Viz Media LLC. announced that it will release the Naruto and Hikaru no Go anime series on DVD under a new Shonen Jump Home Video imprint.
Few Regional Wholesalers Remain
July 18, 2005
Last week Koen Book Distributors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. District Court in New Jersey.
