18 of Top 20 Titles
November 17, 2002
Sales rankings obtained by ICv2 for one recent week's sales in U.S. bookstores as compiled by a major industry reporting service showed eighteen of the top twenty graphic novel slots and all of the top ten held by manga titles.
Beginning in 2003
November 17, 2002
The hugely successful Superfriends animated series is going to be released on VHS and DVD beginning in April of 2003.
Gets Rights from WotC
November 17, 2002
White Wolf announced that its Sword & Sorcery Studios has acquired the rights to publish the Gamma World campaign setting from Wizards of the Coast.
Beginning in February
November 16, 2002
Paramount has announced that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season One will be released in a DVD box set in February 2003.
Kelly Ripa To Voice Batwoman?
November 16, 2002
Warner Bros. is planning a direct-to-video animated Batman movie called Batman: The Mystery of Batwoman for release next fall.
Descendants of Darkness
November 16, 2002
Now from Central Park Media comes Descendants of Darkness , a 13-episode series produced by WOWOW in 2000.
Comicon.com Auction Gets a Great Start
November 16, 2002
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is receiving some much needed financial support from two major auctions on e-Bay. The first auction was initiated by artist Jim Lee, who offered to pay all of his expenses for a store signing anywhere in the U.S.
Blue Seed and Slayers Return: The Motion Picture
November 16, 2002
ADV Films is releasing the first two CDs under its 'ADV Music' banner, which this leading U.S. anime company (and publisher of Newtype USA ) has created to market and distribute soundtracks from anime films.
For Consumers
November 13, 2002
CrossGen is reprising its 'money-back guarantee' offer on six key upcoming releases, three in January and three in February. Retailers don't have to process anything in the 'money back' program, since the reader, not the retailer, is required to return the unwanted book.
Major Radio and Magazine Support
November 13, 2002
Tokyopop announced the February release of the anime series Reign: The Conqueror , which puts a twenty-first century, science fiction spin on the life of Alexander the Great.
In March 2003
November 13, 2002
British RPG publisher Mongoose Publishing is preparing to release a d20 RPG that will attempt to put a new spin on the mecha genre, WarMech -- Armageddon 2089 .
Descriptions Please, and Reprint
November 13, 2002
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California responded to Jerry Ringi's missive on Marvel's description policy, and Marvel's no overprint policy.
