Debuting in October & November
May 11, 2004
Tokyopop has announced the addition of ten new manga (and manhwa) series to its fall 2004 lineup.
And Selling Briskly at Retail
May 10, 2004
Fantagraphics' first volume of The Complete Peanuts is selling very briskly at retail according to an informal survey of retailers taken by ICv2.
115 Volumes Planned for 2004
May 10, 2004
ADV is planning to release about 115 volumes of manga during 2004.
Direct to Consumers
May 10, 2004
Avalanche Press has announced the launch of a new wargames imprint, Classic Wargames.
Updated Version at the Printers
May 10, 2004
Green Ronin Publishing has announced that its superhero RPG, Mutants & Masterminds has sold out in spite an aggressive stance by the publisher.
With Seinfeld on Thursday
May 10, 2004
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld returns to the network on Thursday, May 20 at 8:45 pm, when the network will air The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman.
'Justice League Unlimited' Debuts in August
May 10, 2004
The Justice League animated series, will end its run with Starcrossed, a 90-minute feature set for Saturday, May 29 at 7:30 pm (ET, PT).
Wake Up!
May 10, 2004
Robert Scott of Comickaze in San Diego, California saw our recent coverage of Hellboy , Punisher , and Free Comic Book Day, and feels that comics just need more marketing support to be a lot more successful.
'A Problem with Incentive Covers'
May 10, 2004
Steve Nemeckay of Amazing Heroes in Union, New Jersey saw our coverage of variant covers and explains that incentive covers are the type of variants that he finds most damaging.
Oversaturation a Bigger Problem
May 10, 2004
Corbit Wilkins of Captain Comics in Boise, Idaho saw our coverage of variant covers and feels that there are more important factors that can affect sales.
Recent Events Worry Some
May 9, 2004
A recent spate of variant covers by the Big Two comic publishers is causing concern in some quarters that the increasing use of the technique is a trend that will end badly.
Variants Are the Symptom, Not the Cause of Collector Mentality
May 9, 2004
Dark Horse doesn't use very many variant covers; Marketing Manager Jeff Macey told us he thinks variants took the rap for bigger problems in the 90s comic bust.
