No Overall Increases for Direct Titles
December 18, 2003
Marvel has responded to ICv2's queries about the difference between the cover prices of newsstand and direct market copies of the same title.
Hellsing First Printing-40K
December 18, 2003
Dark Horse and Digital Manga have upped the ante on first printings for their best-selling manga line.
Worldwide Box Office Could Total $1 Billion
December 18, 2003
Return of the King set a new box office record for a Wednesday opening by pulling in an estimated $34.125 million dollars from 3,703 theaters.
$5,000 Worth of Chinese Yu-Gi-Oh Cards Seized
December 18, 2003
Upper Deck's Fraud Investigation Team, which was just announced on December 9, made its first major bust on December 12 at GenCon SoCal.
No Longer Distributing Sovereign Press and Noble Miniatures
December 18, 2003
Fast Forward Entertainment has gone through a reorganization, which includes the severance of its distribution ties with Sovereign Press and Noble Miniatures as well as a six-person reduction in staff.
Sabrina Will Be Manga-phied!
December 17, 2003
Tania del Rio, one of the winners of TokyoPop's Rising Stars of Manga contest, is the new writer/artist of Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
Wheel of Time to Start Series
December 17, 2003
The Wheel of Time series, by Robert Jordan, will be adapted into comic/graphic novel format by DB Productions.
Could Have Close to 500 Releases
December 18, 2003
Tokyopop plans to increase the number of its releases from approximately 350 in 2003 to between 450 and 500 in 2004.
Most Titles Now $2.99
December 17, 2003
A survey of local Madison Wisconsin newsstand outlets found a number of Marvel Comics carrying a $2.99 cover price.
Killer Stunts, Inc.
December 17, 2003
Adrian Askarieh's Prime Universe Productions and Chuck Gordon's Daybreak Productions have optioned the film and TV rights to the as yet unpublished comic book series Killer Stunts, Inc .
Anti-Hero Will Star in Feature Film
December 17, 2003
RanXerox will be the subject of the first feature film to be directed by Chris ( Aphex Twin and Bjork music videos) Cunningham.
October Had an Extra Shipping Week
December 21, 2003
While comic book sales sagged in October, they slipped even more in November. Only one new title debuted in the Top 25 for November.
