Shipping in the Spring of 2004
December 22, 2003
Toycom has announced a second series of PVC figures from Ken Akamatsu's hugely popular Love Hina .
Five-Day Worldwide Gross
December 21, 2003
The Return of the King earned $125.1 million domestically and $121 million overseas for a worldwide 5-day total of $246 million.
Acquires Producer of Sponsored Textbook Covers
December 21, 2003
Marvel Enterprises has acquired New York-based Cover Concepts, a small company that specializes in the distribution of free sponsored materials to a network of 43,000 public schools.
And More Than 100 Exhibitors
December 21, 2003
The inaugural GenCon SoCal, which was held at the Anaheim Convention Center for Dec. 11-14, attracted some 4,725 fans of gaming, fantasy, and science fiction.
A 'Side Story' Based on the Popular Anime Series
December 21, 2003
Tokyopop has confirmed the licensing of the Gundam Seed Astray manga to ICv2.
More Fallout From the 'Toy Wars' of 2003
December 21, 2003
The New York Post is reporting that the giant 1,300-store KB Toys chain 'has stopped paying some suppliers in an attempt to conserve cash.'
Turnaround Specialists Already Bought Musicland
December 18, 2003
Sun Capital Partners, the turnaround specialists who recently acquired the 1,100 Musicland, Suncoast and Sam Goody stores from Best Buy, are in negotiations to takeover the beleaguered Tower Records chain.
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.
