'Renewed Dedication' to Core Retailers
March 22, 2003
Wizards of the Coast told retailers at the recently concluded GAMA Trade Show that it plans to implement a retailer co-op program later this year, in which WotC will subsidize advertising by hobby retailers.
Plus HumAliens and Warlords of the Accordlands
March 22, 2003
Alderac Entertainment Group announced plans for a collectible card game based on the Initial D manga and anime property, released in the U.S. by Tokyopop.
Shipping in November
March 22, 2003
Sabertooth Games COO Luke Peterschmidt revealed additional details about the Lord of the Rings 'Tradeable Miniatures Game.'
'A Great Show!'
March 22, 2003
Darin R. Batten of All Star Comics and Games in Mishawaka, Indiana was at the recently completed GAMA Trade Show and here are his impressions.
For CCG and RPG Products
March 19, 2003
Fast Forward Entertainment of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, has acquired a license to produce collectible card and roleplaying games based on CrossGen's comic properties, with the first releases scheduled for August.
10 Minutes of Animation For Tarantino Epic
March 19, 2003
Production I.G. announced at the Tokyo Anime Fair that the studio has produced approximately 10 minutes of animation footage that will be included in Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming feature, Kill Bill .
Key Reference Work Includes Anime
March 19, 2003
Stonebridge Press, America's leading publisher of books about anime, has published a 580-page guide to animation on DVD.
First Box Set Out This Summer
March 19, 2003
Viz is releasing the 96-episode Maison Ikkoku anime in a series of eight DVD box sets, each of which contains 12 episodes.
Ex-Superman Helmer Cites 'Lack Of Lead Actor'
March 19, 2003
Doing another story about Warner Brothers' difficulties in mounting a new Superman film feels like 'piling on,' given the numerous problems that have plagued this star-crossed project.
New Line Production Is On Track
March 19, 2003
Josh Olson ( Three Gun Blues, On The Border ) will write the screenplay for A History of Violence , based on a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke.
ADV To Release 'Voices Of A Distant Star' In June
March 18, 2003
ADV Films has announced a June release for Voices of a Distant Star , a groundbreaking anime release created almost single-handedly by animation prodigy Makoto Shinkai.
For Possible Feature Film Or TV Series
March 18, 2003
Gale Ann Hurd, the producer of Universal's summer blockbuster The Hulk , is teaming with Emmett/Furla films to develop the Micronauts for feature film and television.
