First DVD Box Set Out on December 2
October 29, 2003
The anime series Great Teacher Onizuka ( GTO ) is headed for the premium cable channel ShowtimeNext, where it will be broadcast on weekdays during November.
Major Expansion Due in December
October 29, 2003
Wizards of the Coast has announced that it has sold more than one million D&D Miniatures since their release on September 26. The sales have all come from two randomized skus, Entry Packs and Harbinger Expansion Packs .
And Goes With Diamond for the Booktrade
October 29, 2003
HK Comics Ltd. has split from ComicsOne and selected Diamond Book Distributors as the exclusive US and non-exclusive worldwide distributor of English language editions of its graphic novels to the booktrade.
To Encourage Sales
October 28, 2003
A group of pop culture retailers that buy from Diamond Comic Distributors, listed below, have joined together to urge Diamond to eliminate its reorder charges, arguing that the stimulus to sales would be good for the industry.
'Fear Is Unfounded'
October 28, 2003
Corbit Wilkins of Captain Comics in Boise, Idaho saw our article on the new Spawn toy exclusives in Wal-Mart and feels that pop culture stores have nothing to fear.
$50 Million Budget For 'Curse of the Wererabbit'
October 28, 2003
Aardman Animations announced that it is starting production on Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Wererabbit .
No Orc War Party or Outlaw War Party
October 28, 2003
Wizards of the Coast announced will not be releasing the two non-randomized miniatures products, Orc War Party and Outlaw War Party, originally scheduled to be released in February 2004.
Only Vehicles & Playsets for the US
October 28, 2003
Bandai Co., Ltd. has acquired worldwide licensing rights for the upcoming Universal Studios live action film based on Gerry Anderson's 1960s supermarionation TV series, Thunderbirds .
Dark Horse Going Back to Press
October 28, 2003
The first volume of the English language version of Yasuhiro Nightow's Trigun manga sold out an edition of 35,000 copies at wholesale within days of its release.
Producer Joel Silver Is Emphatic
October 28, 2003
Although Hollywood producers rarely say 'never' when talking about possible sequels to moneymaking movies, Joel Silver was definitive when asked about the possibility of future sequels to the Matrix , saying: 'That will never happen.'
Licensed Books Leaving Image
October 28, 2003
Roaring Studios announced Tuesday that it was moving its comic book adaptation of George R.R. Martin's The Hedge Knight from Image to Devil's Due Publishing starting with issue #4.
Exclusive Two-Packs Planned for 2004
October 27, 2003
McFarlane Toys has announced that Spawn action figures, starting with Spawn Series 24: The Classic Comic Covers, will once again be available at Wal-Mart stores.
