January 13th, 2004
November 6, 2003
ADV Films is releasing Resurrection , the first volume of the Neon Genesis Evangelion: Directors' Cut two-part series, on January 13th, 2004.
80% in Bookstores
November 5, 2003
Top Shelf's sales of Craig Thompson's reality based graphic novel Blankets continue to be strong. Publisher Chris Staros told ICv2 that another 10,000 copies have been shipped, bringing the total to 20,000 books.
Over 2 Million Miniatures Sold
November 5, 2003
Sabertooth reps at the Diamond-Alliance Retailer Summit in Las Vegas told ICv2 that initial sales on its recently released Lord of the Rings Collectible Miniatures Game were strong.
And the Tin
November 5, 2003
More TV advertising will support the release of Nintendo's upcoming Pokemon-e TCG: EX Dragon Expansion.
Wants 100 in Two Years
November 5, 2003
Games Workshop has added three new U.S. locations as of the end of October, for a total of 50. The new Hobby Centers are near San Francisco (at the Sun Valley Mall), near Boston (Natick Mall) and on Third Avenue in New York City.
Add My Name
November 4, 2003
David Hintz of Camelot Comics and Games in Newberg, Oregon saw the recent Talk Back comment on reorder discounts and wants to add his voice to the chorus.
On High Note
November 4, 2003
The Diamond/Alliance Retailer Summit wrapped up on a high note Tuesday at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Attendance was about 350 retailers, up from around 300 at the 2001 Las Vegas Summit.
Groening Was Just Being 'Satirical'
November 4, 2003
Producers of the Simpsons TV show have issued an apology to the Fox News Network claiming that Simpsons creator Matt Groening was just being 'satirical' when he told Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air that Fox News threatened to sue the show.
Licensing Is King
November 4, 2003
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. reported its financial results for the third quarter today with results that topped its twice-raised 'guidances.' In spite of the fact that sales for Q3 2003 were only slightly better than Q3 2002 profits reached $63.1 million versus $6.7 million a year ago.
In Addition to Tokyo Babylon
November 4, 2003
Tokyopop has announced the addition of five new (to the US) titles from Clamp.
Five Features Slated for 2004
November 4, 2003
During Marvel's conference call detailing its Q3 financial results, Avi Arad, who heads up Marvel's very successful Hollywood operation, made a number of interesting comments about the Marvel-based films slated for 2004 and beyond.
Steel Angel Kurumi, Those Who Hunt Elves, Demon City Hunter
November 4, 2003
ADV Manga has announced a December 16, 2003 street date for three manga titles: Steel Angel Kurumi: Vol. 1 , Those Who Hunt Elves: Vol. 1 , and Demon City Hunter: Vol. 2 .
