To 04/05 Line-ups
March 8, 2004
Cartoon Network has announced two additional new series with implications for pop culture retailers.
Viz and Tokyopop Both Hire New CFOs
March 8, 2004
As a sign of the rapidly growing manga market and the increasingly sophisticated management required to manage that growth, both of the two largest manga companies have hired new Chief Financial Officers since the beginning of February.
Hit RPG Keeps Expanding
March 16, 2004
A Paid Advertisement. In stores in April, the Exalted Players Guide is a new core release for White Wolf's hit game of epic fantasy and high action. And in May, Exalted's new line of mass-market paperbacks novels kicks off with Carl Bowen's Exalted: A Day Dark As Night .
Trading Cards
March 8, 2004
Comic Images has announced that it will produce a Van Helsing trading card series featuring images from the Universal movie.
Rights for NA Market
March 8, 2004
ADV Films has announced that it has acquired the North American video and broadcast rights for the Maburaho anime.
Chuck Dixon to Write Raven House
March 8, 2004
Raven House #1, by Chuck Dixon and Leonardo Manco will be released this June by CrossGen.
Under Sword & Sorcery Studios Imprint
March 8, 2004
Goodman Games and White Wolf Publishing, Inc. have reached a publishing and distribution agreement regarding all DragonMech releases.
Contest Brings Additional Exposure to the Brand
March 8, 2004
Hardee's and Carl's Jr. will offer Yu Yu Hakusho figures nationwide in their Cool Kids Meals from now until April 20th.
Anime Series Running on MTV 2
March 7, 2004
Tokyopop will be releasing the Heat Guy J manga here in the U.S on August 3.
Out in May
March 7, 2004
The second DVD release in the Speed Racer Collector's Edition series hits retail on May 18 with a 12-episode collection with a suggested retail price of $22.98.
For Action Figures & High-End Collectibles
March 7, 2004
Diamond Select Toys has acquired the licenses for action figures, statues and busts based on characters from the Joss Whedon-created series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel .
On 'The Death and Life of Superman'
March 7, 2004
Barnes & Noble is reprinting Roger Stern's novelization of The Death and Life of Superman in a new exclusive edition available only at Barnes & Noble stores.
