Exclusive to Organized Play for Six Months
August 4, 2004
Pokemon USA will release a special 17-card set in September for use exclusively in organized play events.
Collateral Makes it 11 in a Row
August 8, 2004
Michael Mann's stylish crime drama Collateral dominated the weekend box office with an estimated take of $24.4 million.
Premier Hobby Distribution
August 4, 2004
Sito and Amy Sanchez, both formerly of Gamus Distribution, have formed a new company, Premier Hobby Distribution LLC.
For Collectibles
August 4, 2004
Dynamic Forces has signed a licensing agreement with Archie Comics Entertainment.
Stackpole Fiction; P.O.P Kits
August 4, 2004
Decipher is planning a major pre-launch push for its Mumon Rift Wars TCG , scheduled for release October 6th.
'Web of Lies'
August 4, 2004
Alderac has announced a new expansion for the Legend of the Five Rings CCG , which will ship in December.
'Let's Turn This Around'
August 5, 2004
Joe Krolik of Comics American in Winnipeg, Manitoba saw the news on the Free Comic Book Day Date and the responses, and has an idea on how to use the May date to improve tie-ins to comic-based movies.
And 'Gunslinger Girl'
August 2, 2004
Funimation Productions has announced the acquisition of the 24-episode Grappler Baki TV series, which aired in Japan in 2001.
'Primordial Soup' Will Be Out By the Holidays
August 3, 2004
Z-Man Games will translate the German game Ursuppe , which took second prize in the 1998 Deutscher Spielepreis contest.
Plus 'Avenger' & 'Fantastic Children'
August 3, 2004
Bandai Entertainment has announced the licensing of 3 anime series, Planetes , Avenger and Fantastic Children .
Sci-Fi Novel Inspired the X-Men
August 3, 2004
Red Jacket Press has published a facsimile edition of Children of the Atom , widely credited as being one of the formative influences on Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's X-Men .
Plus 'Kyou Kara Mao'
August 3, 2004
Geneon has been among the busiest of the American anime distributors in 2004. At Otakon Geneon announced a number of new acquisitions, several of which are quite notable.
