Stylish Series From Gonzo
June 20, 2005
FUNimation Productions announced the acquisition of North American rights to Speed Grapher.
With Major Marketing Campaign
June 20, 2005
Fox is planning to release an 83-minute Family Guy feature film direct to DVD on September 27th.
With a Live Action 'Underdog' Film
June 20, 2005
Variety is reporting that the Walt Disney Company plans to begin shooting a live action Underdog film in Vancouver in January.
Starting in August
June 20, 2005
Devil's Due Publishing has announced the publication of a comic book adaptation of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's original Dragonlance trilogy.
Diamond a Sponsor
June 19, 2005
A Paid Advertisement. Reed Exhibitions, organizers of BookExpo America, announce the launch of New York Comic-Con -- a new comics convention!
From Takara
June 19, 2005
Japanese toymaker Takara will produce anime fashion dolls for the U.S. market under the Tokyo Posse brand.
Logical, but...
June 19, 2005
Ian Gould of Ace Comics & Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia saw Now Comics' Tony Caputo's comments on Marvel licensing its comics, and offers his thoughts.
For Book Channels
June 19, 2005
Diamond Book Distributors has announced that it has signed a deal with Hirameki International Group for Diamond to distribute Hirameki's AnimePlay DVD titles to the bookstore, library, warehouse club and mass merchandisers.
And Acquires Matrix MMORPG
June 19, 2005
Sony Online Entertainment and Warner Bros. have announced that Warner Bros. has licensed Sony to develop a massively multi-player online roleplaying game based on DC comics.
'Get a Clue'
June 19, 2005
Author Bob Weinberg, who wrote Horror in the 20th Century, among others, saw our article on the Bela Lugosi DVD collection, and took strong exception to the characterization of Edgar Allen Poe's 'Murders in the Rue Morgue.'
Solid, But Not Spectacular
June 19, 2005
Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins earned the top spot in the weekend box office derby with an estimated take of $46.9 million.
Comic Periodicals Decline
January 17, 2006
An increase in graphic novel sales wasn't enough to keep over-all comic dollars up in May, with a 7% growth rate in graphic novel dollars outweighed by a 4% decline in periodical dollars.
