Stock Will Be Available
April 9, 2002
Cards Inc. of Watford, England has purchased the entire stock of the Star Wars CCG produced by Decipher. Decipher recently lost the license for the Star Wars CCG to Wizards of the Coast...
Blue Sky Book from Abrams
April 9, 2002
The recently published Blue Sky: The Art of Computer Animation should provide pop culture retailers with a solid opportunity to profit from the surprising success of Ice Age .
Get Free Stuff, Win Great Prizes!
April 9, 2002
An ICv2 release. ICv2, with the support of sponsors Topps, Diamond Comic Distributors, and WizKids, LLC, is launching its 'May Movie Moolah' promotion today...
Five Extra Pages in Every Book
April 8, 2002
Marvel has announced final details of its May Insert program, which will encompass every comic the publisher will release that month to sample the additional readers that are expected to pick up comics as a result of the Spider-Man movie.
THQ Also Developing 'The Call'
April 8, 2002
Marvel announced a new agreement today with THQ, Inc to create a series of videogames based on the classic Marvel characters Captain America , The Punisher , and Nick Fury .
An Interview with Darin Erickson of Amazing Comics and Cards
April 8, 2002
Darin Erickson runs Amazing Comics & Cards, a 4000-square foot pop culture store in a Target-anchored shopping center in Long Beach, California.
Making the Summer Movies Work for You
April 8, 2002
Licensed merchandise based on entertainment and characters accounted for over $25 billion in sales in 1999.
No Start Date Yet
April 7, 2002
Today's Hollywood Reporter announced that special effects maven turned director Pitof (Jean-Christophe Comar) will make his English language debut as the director of Catwoman for Warner Brothers.
TPB from Vangaurd Productions
April 7, 2002
The 'Books In Brief' section of the influential N.Y. Times Book Review has spotlighted another comic industry title.
But Long-running CCG Stays in Top 10 Cool
April 7, 2002
Last week a couple of signs appeared that indicate that the major marketing phenomenon of the late 1990s is showing further signs of erosion.
Is Jemas the Vince McMahon of Comics?
April 6, 2002
Jemas will write six issues of a comic that will be known as The Marvel while Peter David will continue to write Captain Marvel , a low circulation title whose life will be extended to compete against The Marvel .
Most Successful Film in 35 Years
April 6, 2002
The French comedy Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra has sold over 13.8 million tickets making it the most successful French-made film in 35 years.
