Also 'Case Closed,' 'Fruits Basket,' & 'Blue Gender'
June 22, 2005
FUNimation Productions has announced the awarding of the master toy license for Case Closed to Southern Island LLC. of Phoenix, Arizona.
First Toys in December
June 22, 2005
4Kids Entertainment has named Mattel as the master toy licensee for the popular One Piece manga and anime property.
Column by Steven Bates
June 21, 2005
This week Bates takes another look at the relationship between comics and film.
Bringing Cap 'Back to the Future'
June 21, 2005
Avi Arad, the head of Marvel Studios, discussed a number of Marvel-based movies including the ten films that Marvel will make itself over the next decade.
TV Licensing Deal Done
June 21, 2005
The franchise lives--according to numerous trade sources a sequel to the just released Batman Begins is all but a sure thing.
Site Has 25 Million Members
June 21, 2005
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, has acquired NeoPets Inc., the owner of the popular teen Website Neopets.com .
Also Larry Young
June 21, 2005
Entertainment Weekly's 'Summer Must List' includes comic book scribe Robert Kirkman and publisher Larry Young.
Over 'Zoom'
June 21, 2005
Fox and Marvel Enterprises have filed suit against Sony Pictures and Revolution Studios alleging that Sony's Zoom is confusingly similar to the X-Men franchise.
Also Sony Videogame Rights
June 21, 2005
Viz Media, LLC has announced a master licensing agreement with Bandai America for trading card games based on Viz Media's hit series Shonen Jump's Naruto .
For Retailers in SEVEN Program
June 20, 2005
Score provides pre-release event kits to retailers as part of its SEVEN program.
Champion of Carl Barks
June 20, 2005
Pioneering comic book collector and publisher Bruce Hamilton died on Saturday after a long illness.
Simultaneous Broadcast of 1st Trailer
June 20, 2005
On Monday, June 27th, from 8:59 pm to 9:02 pm (ET) NBC Universal will present an unprecedented motion picture preview 'roadblock.'
