'A Resounding Success'
May 13, 2003
David Seigler's Ground Zero Comics in Tyler, Texas had a very successful Free Comic Book Day...
'All in the Advertising'
May 13, 2003
Jim Schifeling of Acme Comics in Normal, Illinois shares his experience with Free Comic Book Day--advertising is key.
'Bandwagon Already Passed'
May 13, 2003
Dave Brzeski of The House on the Borderland in Peterborough, United Kingdom has seen the plans of U.S. publishers to do their own manga and wonders whether it's too much, too late.
While Carrying a Wide Variety of Titles
May 13, 2003
We set out to find the different ways in which comic retailers interact with their communities to create a positive impression of comics.
Poised For Biggest R-Rated Opening Ever
May 12, 2003
Warner Brothers has added Wednesday screenings in over 2,000 movie theaters as the studio pulls out all the stops in its efforts to set new box office records with the R-Rated, two-hour and seventeen minute The Matrix Reloaded .
Smallville Moves To Wednesday this Fall
May 12, 2003
The WB network is moving its premier series, Smallville , from Tuesday nights to Wednesday starting this fall. The saga of young Superman will serve as a lead-in for Angel , set to return for its fifth season.
Palladium RPG Has Sold Over 100,000 Books
May 12, 2003
Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films have optioned the Rifts RPG .
At Least One Manufacturer Sees Slowdown
May 12, 2003
The current outbreak of SARS in China could have a major effect on pop culture retailers even if there are no major outbreaks of the disease in the U.S..
New Anime Series In Japan
May 12, 2003
It's a good thing that manga artist Monkey Punch (Kazuhiko Kato) doesn't work for the New York Times, and that the Japanese are not as litigious and quick to protect the names and attributes of their creations as are Americans.
Will It Get A Theatrical Release?
May 12, 2003
Dimension Films has announced that the fourth film in The Crow series, The Crow: Wicked Prayer , will start shooting in Utah in June. The new Crow film is the first
No Start Date Set Yet
May 11, 2003
Today's Variety reported that Philip Levens, a writer and co-producer on the highly popular Smallville TV series, has been hired by producer Joel Silver to write the screenplay for a Warner Brothers film based on the DC Comics character, Wonder Woman .
To Create CGI Features
May 11, 2003
Lucasfilm, the studio owned by Star Wars creator George Lucas, has 'quietly' started up a new unit, Lucasfilm Animation, in order to gain a share of the computer-generated animation business.
