Broadcast and Video Rights
July 21, 2002
Bandai Entertainment announced the acquisition of North American broadcast and video rights to Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex , an anime TV series that functions as a sequel to and extension of the original (1995) anime.
From the Creator of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
July 21, 2002
Next month Slave Labor (Amaze Ink) will publish Everything Can Be Beaten , a full color storybook written by Jhonen Vasquez (under the nom de plume, Mr. Chancre Scolex) and illustrated by Vasquez (aka Mr. Crab Scrambly).
Frakes To Direct
July 20, 2002
Jonathan Frakes is set to direct a live-action adaptation of Gerry Anderson's supermarionated Thunderbirds, with shooting to start early next year.
30 Publishers Already Signed Up
July 20, 2002
Wizards of the Coast announced the November 8 release of the d20 Modern Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook .
G-Gundam Bows on Cartoon Network August 5
July 20, 2002
The long-running Gundam series has been the key robot combat saga in the world of anime for the past twenty years, and its reign appears to be far from over.
WSJ Says It Will Be Tough
July 22, 2002
Tom King's article in Friday's edition of the Wall St. Journal examines the Disney studio's difficulties in selling Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away to American audiences.
Available Soon
July 18, 2002
A Paid Advertisement. From Fujishima Kyousuke's hit manga and anime, Oh, My Goddess , comes two awesome new figure assortments, available through Diamond Comic Distributors!
Magic Back on Top in Games
July 18, 2002
In comics, Spidey still holds three of the Top 10 Cool Comics in June, with the Kevin Smith-penned Spider-Man/Black Cat #1 in the top slot.
Up from 2001
July 17, 2002
Wizard Entertainment announced that attendance at the recently completed (July 5-7) Wizard World: Chicago was over 40,000. The total for 2002 represents a slight but significant increase over 2001,...
Retail Site Founder Takes Over
July 17, 2002
Wizards of the Coast announced today that the company has reached an agreement to outsource its online retail business to Sean Vanderasson, owner and manager of SVGames L.L.C.
Expressing Pricing and Other Concerns
July 16, 2002
A 52-store retailer group has produced a joint statement of its concerns regarding Games Workshop wholesale pricing and other issues.
'Well Thought Out'
July 16, 2002
A group of retailers representing 52 game stores recently issued a joint statement to Games Workshop protesting its recent wholesale price increase and other problems in doing business with Games Workshop. Mike Jones, Games Workshop's U.S. Sales Director, sent us this response.
