Two Quebecor Theft Rings Broken Up
March 30, 2003
Paul Stock of Librairie Astro in Montreal, Quebec wrote this cautionary tale about helping to break up a theft ring operating out of the biggest North American printer of comics.
'Let's Eliminate Negative Thinking!'
March 30, 2003
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California saw our article on the move of Spider-Man 2 off the first weekend in May, potentially affecting Free Comic Book Day next year, and had this to say.
Tie Local Push to National Press
March 30, 2003
The Free Comic Book Day committee has kicked off its national public relations campaign for this year's event, coming up on Saturday, May 3, on X2 premiere weekend.
Magazines In Decline Since 1995
March 27, 2003
In spite of sales figures and media penetration that would be the envy of publishers in any other country, all is not well with Japanese manga publishers.
Book Celebrates The Pixar Process
March 27, 2003
Profiting from movie merchandise is always a tricky business even if the movie is a surefire hit. Pop culture retailers are dependent on manufacturers and publishers...
Out In November
March 27, 2003
This November Games Workshop will launch the third in a series of tabletop strategy games based on New Line Cinema's epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Eisner Book The Exception
March 27, 2003
Calvin Reid of Publisher's Weekly is reporting that Random House imprint Doubleday has shut down its line of Doubleday Graphic Novels.
Jamie Kennedy To Star
March 27, 2003
Jamie Kennedy will be taking the lead role in the second installment in The Mask franchise, which is based on the Dark Horse comic series.
Due Out In June
March 27, 2003
Humanoids Publishing will publish a one-shot comic book based on the Stan Lee-created Stripperella animated series that debuts in late June on TNN.
A Blow To Free Comic Book Day?
March 26, 2003
The good news is that Tobey Maguire will be back as Peter Parker in the sequel to the highest-grossing superhero film of all time.
Japanese Comickers
March 26, 2003
This May Harper Design International is launching its own how to draw manga volume that was originally published in Japanese by one of Japan's leading magazines about manga.
Free Comic Book Day Signing To Benefit
March 26, 2003
Adam Kubert, one of Marvel's top X-Men artists ( Ultimate X-Men ), will auction off his services for a three-hour comic book store signing anywhere in the U.S. on May 3, 2003.
