'A History of Violence'
February 15, 2004
David Cronenberg ( Dead Zone , The Fly , Dead Ringers ) will direct an adaptation of A History of Violence for New Line Cinema.
In a Fox Network Special and DVD
February 12, 2004
Seventy-Five years after Popeye's first appearance in E.C. Segar's Thimble Theater comic strip, the spinach-quaffing gob is back in primetime in a 30-minute, computer-generated cartoon special, Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy.
But No Books Available
February 12, 2004
Variety has reviewed Blueberry, a $45 million film based on the comic series illustrated by Jean 'Moebius' Giraud.
Vehicles & Playsets Too
February 12, 2004
Bandai America has announced a line of toys based on the highly-rated Teen Titans animated series.
Lawsuits Settled
February 12, 2004
Hasbro, Inc., the nation's second largest toymaker, has successfully settled its suit for infringement of its Beyblade trademarks and patents, against Perfect Deal LLC, and the Market Point Group LLC.
Sales Estimates for January Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
February 12, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2004.
Sales Estimates for January Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
February 12, 2004
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2004.
Classic Commercial Art Parody Stickers
February 12, 2004
Topps is bringing back its Wacky Packages stickers.
Dark Horse Has 4 of the Top 10 Graphic Novels
February 12, 2004
Sales of periodical comics in January 2004 dipped slightly across the board, with only three titles registering gains versus December totals while the numbers for 19 titles fell.
'Keep Direct Market Shops on Your Radar'
February 12, 2004
Michael Pandolfo of Dr. Comics and Mr. Games in Oakland, California reacted to some recent coverage of manga sales, and wants ICv2 to focus more on direct market sales of comics.
'Unfair To Provide Exclusive Merchandise to Big Chains'
February 12, 2004
Dean Phillips of Krypton Comics in Omaha, Nebraska saw our article on Tower Records' bankruptcy and retailer Charlie Platt's comments, and gives his opinion on publishers' and manufacturers' handling of multiple channels.
'Have Parents Get Involved'
February 11, 2004
John Jelley of Pymrimid Comics and Games in Sierra Vista, Arizona saw these Talk Back comments on retailer responsibility and sent us his reaction.
