Marvel Holds the Line on Comic Prices, Drops $5 on Hardcovers
May 22, 2002
Marvel CEO Bill Jemas began today's press conference by swiping a line from Bush the Elder and declaring, 'Read my lips, we will not raise prices.'
'With Extreme Prejudice'
May 22, 2002
At Marvel's press conference today, ICv2 directed a question to Marvel COO Bill Jemas about reports of books distributed by Ingram appearing simultaneously (or even before) books from Diamond.
Small Retailers Are Important Too
May 21, 2002
Marvel COO Bill Jemas' latest remarks made Don Bunning of Hobby Horse Comics want to talk about the Marvel policy that raises the most ire among retailers.
But Street Date Is Memorial Day
May 21, 2002
We'd been hearing about confusion over the release schedule for the Judgment expansion for Magic: The Gathering , which is starting to arrive now, so we checked with Wizards of the Coast.
Ohio Retailer Thinks So
May 21, 2002
Recently, reports of early Marvels in other channels have been surfacing again, and we also heard from a long-time Ohio comic retailer that now plans to order a portion of her Marvels from Ingram.
We Talk to Two Medium-Size Retailers
May 21, 2002
This week we spoke to two retailers with medium size stores that also use events to build sales: Chris Petitto of New World Manga and Robert Nicaise of Dr. Bob's Game Shop.
On Retailers and DC
May 21, 2002
Our article on the piece by Marvel COO Bill Jemas in an upcoming Marvel book brought this reaction from co-owner Jerry Ringi of Amazing Fantasy in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Redrawn by Leach
May 20, 2002
The first issue of the revived A1 will feature Alan Moore' and Gary Leach's 'The Warpsmiths,' just as the first issue of the original series did.
If Agreement Not Reached
May 20, 2002
The Teamsters voted overwhelmingly over the weekend to strike if an agreement was not reached in contract negotiations with Big Brown.
Subway Gives Away Action Figures
May 20, 2002
Subway Restaurants, in conjunction with the Cartoon Network and DC Comics, is launching a Justice League promotion this week.
And a Calendar
May 20, 2002
Guardians of Order has announced four new anime fan guides for release in the coming months, in addition to previously announced titles.
Limited Theatrical and DVD
May 20, 2002
The Gundam: Char's Counterattack DVD (one of the best-selling anime DVDs of all time in Japan), is set for release August 20th.
