The Leading Producer Of CMGs
June 22, 2003
Topps, the trading card, collectibles, and confectionary giant, has acquired WizKids, the innovative game company that created the increasingly important collectible miniatures game category.
For Graphic Novels, Movies, & Games
June 22, 2003
Platinum Studios has hired Col. John B. Alexander, an expert on high tech and unconventional weapons who has advised novelists Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton, to provide technical advice and potential scenarios for a variety of projects.
Includes Angelina Jolie Autographs & Costume Cards
June 22, 2003
Inkworks has announced that its new Lara Craft Tomb Raider series will include cards signed by star Angelina Jolie.
First TPB Out In September
June 22, 2003
Dark Horse Comics is planning to publish the classic Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith Conan comics in a series of three trade paperbacks.
Upper Deck & Konami Bring Top Players To NYC
June 22, 2003
The world's top players in both the Yu-Gi-Oh! CCG and the Yu-Gi-Oh! video game will meet on August 10 at Madison Square Garden in New York City to determine the The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championships.
Debuting Friday, November 7
June 22, 2003
Two short Star Wars Clone Wars cartoons are slated to debut on the Cartoon Network on Friday, November 7.
'Comic Book Movie Guerilla Marketing Campaign'
June 22, 2003
Mike Banks of Samurai Comics in Phoenix, Arizona has a low-cost promotion to market to fans of comic movies.
A New Brand of Card Sleeve for the Discriminating Player
June 22, 2003
A Paid Advertisement. Player's Choice presents a new line of high quality, innovative, and uniquely brilliant card sleeves.
Third Best Opening For A Marvel Film
June 22, 2003
Ang Lee's Hulk smashed and grabbed its way to a June record $62.6 million opening weekend gross.
Tokyopop Responds
June 22, 2003
Publishers Weekly is reporting that Random House is preparing a lineup of manga titles that it will release in the spring of 2004, so we contacted Tokyopop for a response.
Starting In September
June 22, 2003
Almost one year after announcing the debut of the first weekly comics anthology magazine in the U.S., Gutsoon Entertainment has decided to make its weekly Raijin anthology a monthly starting in September.
Until 2004
June 22, 2003
Katsuhiro Otomo's anime feature film Steam Boy , which was supposed to be released this fall, has been postponed until 2004.
