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 .
Citing a Lack of Payment
November 4, 2003
MV Creations has issued a press release on its Website indicating the company is leaving CrossGen's CGE imprint and will now publish on its own.
And the Fight Against the Patriot Act
November 3, 2003
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has announced that it has become of a member of the Media Coalition, a national association that defends the First Amendment right to produce and sell books, magazines, recordings, videotapes, videogames, and now comic books.
From the Manufacturer
November 3, 2003
WizKids has announced that the Marvel HeroClix Expansion , Clobberin' Time and the Mage Knight Solonavi Celestial Titan have sold out.
Including 'Gadguard'
November 3, 2003
Geneon (formerly Pioneer Animation) representatives at the Las Vegas ComicCon have announced the acquisition of North American rights to four new anime series.
With 45 Hours of Unreleased Material
November 3, 2003
According to an article in today's USA Today all four Alien films will be released in a box set (the Alien Quadrilogy ) on December 2. Each of the four Alien movies has its own disk of extras, while a ninth disk includes new interviews with director Ridley Scott ( Alien ) and Sigourney Weaver, who starred in all four films.
Releasing on March 17
November 3, 2003
Inkworks' Hellboy movie trading cards will reach retailers on March 17, 2004 some sixteen days before the opening of the Hellboy movie on April 2.
Revlon Saddled With Debt, Low on Cash
November 3, 2003
It's a saga that folks in the comic book publishing industry have seen before. In a situation that eerily recalls his tenure at Marvel, financier Ronald Perelman has just about done in another American institution -- Revlon cosmetics.
Over Mutant X
November 2, 2003
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Tribune Entertainment has sued Marvel Enterprises for $100 million.
Embezzlement, Defections Derail Promising Publisher
November 2, 2003
In today's market, where manga is the fastest-growing element of printed pop culture, how could a company which has published over 50 volumes of Japanese and domestic manga be on the verge of collapse?
Collector Figures Out in March
November 2, 2003
Mezco Toyz is producing a line of ultra-cool action figures for the Hellboy movie, which is set for an April 2004 release.
