Gothic Tale From Onegai Teacher Artist
December 3, 2003
Comics One has announced the February 2004 release of Sister Red , a gothic tale of the supernatural by Onegai Teacher artist Shizuru Hayashiya.
Book Trade Only
December 3, 2003
Paul Duboc, associate publisher at the Checker Book Publishing Group has informed ICv2 that Checker's exclusive agreement with Diamond only pertains to the book trade.
Target, Toys R Us Fight Back
December 2, 2003
Toys R Us has announced that it is matching Wal-Mart's prices, and Target may now have the lowest prices of all.
Reveals Licensing, Service Relationships
December 2, 2003
Marvel has opened the books on its relationship with the mysterious Toy Biz Worldwide, Ltd.
And Sell, Close Stores
December 2, 2003
FAO Inc. has announced plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week, and to sell its 15 FAO Schwartz and 38 Right Start stores.
Viz to Publish Kid Muscle's Adventures
December 2, 2003
Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy , with 23 volumes and seven million copies sold in Japan, will be published in English for the first time by Viz Communications.
Search Continues For Actor to Play the New Doctor
December 2, 2003
The new Doctor Who will have a modernized action heroine-type female companion.
The First D20?
December 2, 2003
Christie's Antiquities auction, scheduled for December 11th, contains an item of particular interest to those in the RPG business -- a 2nd century R om an 20-sided die.
Cochran vs. Petrocelli
December 2, 2003
The Los Angeles Times has reported that Slesinger has now hired Johnnie Cochran as its attorney, and Disney is represented by former Goldman family attorney Daniel Petrocelli.
Three More for January
December 1, 2003
As first reported by ICv2, Watson Guptill has begun distributing some Digital Manga titles.
Shorts Think Not
December 1, 2003
In a cover-flagged article in the current issue of Barron's , Jacqueline Doherty reports on the substantial percentage of investors that are expecting Marvel's share price to decline, and why.
The Issue Is Value
December 1, 2003
David Seigler of Ground Zero Comics in Tyler, Texas has seen our recent debate on the Death of the Pamphlet as a comic format and adds his thoughts.
