On Its Own in April
November 24, 2001
Dreamwave Productions announced that it is ending its association with Image Comics effective in April 2002.
Special Editon Will Include CD
November 24, 2001
Bandai Entertainment is set to release Jin-Roh , the most complex and alluring theatrical science fiction anime since Ghost in the Shell , on March 5, 2002.
Cheaper
November 20, 2001
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings -- A Strategy Battle Game , is a trade paperback published by Games Workshop U.K. and distributed to the book trade by Simon & Schuster.
Complete Season on Five-DVD Set
November 20, 2001
Rhino Home Video is set to release a 5-disk DVD set that includes all 16 episodes from the first full season of the Transformers cartoon series, which first appeared on U.S. TV back in 1985.
Universal Package Dead
November 20, 2001
Universal Pictures, which has spent over $10 million since 1992 in a futile effort to bring The Green Hornet back to the big screen, let its option on the property lapse, which allowed Disney-backed Miramax Films to pick up the rights for a bargain basement $3 million.
Fox and NBC Plan Big Changes
November 20, 2001
Fox recently dropped its daytime cartoon block, and today Variety reports that the network is considering a number of scenarios for Saturday morning, most of which will spell the end for the four-hour, anime-laden Fox Kids Saturday lineup.
Three New Figures Due in 2002
November 19, 2001
Moore Creations, which specializes in creating collector-oriented toys, has just announced three new characters that are slated for the company's second series of figures based on the WB television series, Angel .
In Live Action and Cartoon Features
November 19, 2001
Variety reported today that New Line Cinema, a division of AOL/ Time/Warner, is set to create both live action and animated feature length films based on the Cartoon Network's Samurai Jack series.
With a First Look at the Matrix Anime
November 19, 2001
This moderately priced disk includes 3 hours of special features, including a first look at The Matrix anime films, which are supposed to debut late next year on their own DVD.
Marvel Shipping Woes a Cause?
November 19, 2001
Marvel and DC comic shipments were neck and neck in October, according to Diamond Comic Distributors final report of market share numbers for the month, despite a gap of around 8% in advance order market shares.
Extraordinary Events Cut Debt by $50 Million
November 19, 2001
Marvel released its Q3 report last week, and its publishing and toy results continued to improve vs. Q2, although licensing was somewhat weaker.
Comic Story in TV Guide in December
November 18, 2001
ICv2 has learned that DC Comics is planning to publish a comic based on the hot new television series Smallville .
