Spider-Man 2 Opening
March 18, 2004
The major publisher sponsors of the 2004 Free Comic Book Day have been named.
Constructible Strategy Game (CSG)
March 17, 2004
Topps subsidiary WizKids announced plans for Pirates of the Spanish Main , a new game to be released in early July, at the GAMA Trade Show on Wednesday.
Zombies, Alien vs. Predator, Universal Monsters
March 17, 2004
Sota Toys and GrimmGrottoGoods have announced three series of mechanized hand puppets.
1982 Film Animated in Japan
March 17, 2004
The Rankin/Bass film The Last Unicorn , which came out on DVD this week, has an unexpected anime connection.
The New York Times Notes Trend
March 17, 2004
The New York Times has noticed that novelists are moonlighting as comic book writers.
Spidey Scribe to Script
March 17, 2004
Variety is reporting that Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise will team up again on a new version of H.G. Wells' seminal science fiction classic, The War of the Worlds .
Aimed At Preschoolers and the Early Grades
March 17, 2004
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. has announced licensing agreements with LeapFrog Enterprises and VTech Holdings, which will put Spider-Man into educational toys for both pre-schoolers and grade school students.
The Third OMG Anime
March 17, 2004
Natsume Maya has reported that a new anime series based on Kosuke Fujishima's Oh! My Goddess manga (aka Ah! My Goddess ) is in the works in Japan.
Hellboy Wows 'Em at South-by-Southwest
March 16, 2004
Reaction from the first showing of Hellboy indicates that the film will be a hit with the core fan audience.
From 'Kaleido Star'
March 16, 2004
ADV Toys has announced its first release, a plush figure of Jonathan the Seal .
From Davis Marketing Services
March 16, 2004
Davis Marketing Services has announced that it has imported sixty different posters printed in Spain by 1000 Editions.
'Core Hobby Product' Out in October
March 16, 2004
Score has announced the October release of a collectible card game based on Rumiko Takahashi's popular anime and manga series, Inu-Yasha .