Two New Judge Dredd Movies Will Be Shot Back to Back
October 22, 2001
Variety reported today that Shoreline Entertainment has struck a deal with 2000 AD to produce two new feature length Judge Dredd movies.
Prime Saturday Morning Slot
October 22, 2001
Mon Colle Knights , short for 'Monster Collection Knights' was already a popular collectible card game when the tremendous success of the Pokemon anime provided the impetus for the production of an anime version of the Mon Colle Knights game.
DVD Sales Continue to Rock
October 22, 2001
The DVD edition of the Star Wars: Episode 1 -- The Phantom Menace managed to sell some 2.2 million copies during its first week.
Diamond Comic Shipment Shares Tell the Tale
October 22, 2001
Diamond Comic Distributors' comic market share figures for September show DC closing the gap between it and leader Marvel by about 4% of share when reorders and other shipment impacts are included.
Plus Love Hina and Initial D
October 21, 2001
Tokyopop has obtained rights to the Cowboy Bebop manga by Yukata Nanten, and will ship the first two issues of an initial four-shot miniseries in January, 2002.
How You Can Get your Share
October 21, 2001
Playdates 2001 'Top 10 Best Selling Toys' has anointed Lego's Bionicles as the best-selling toy line for the 2001 holiday season.
In Long Tradition of Topps Current Events Cards
October 21, 2001
Topps Operation Enduring Freedom Cards -- a new card series devoted to the war on terrorism -- are now available.
Commemorative Collection To Be Released November 14th
October 21, 2001
Inkworks has announced that it plans to release American Pride , a commemorative sticker-card collection, on November 14th.
Available October 26
October 20, 2001
The new printing of Heroes--Marvel's hit September 11 tribute/benefit book -- will be available from Diamond Comic Distributors on October 26th. That means most retailers can expect restocks with their regular comic shipments on October 31st.
And Smallville Premieres Big
October 20, 2001
Media projects based on comic properties had a great week last week. Most important for pop culture retailers, From Hell won the weekend box office derby -- it's the #1 film in the country.
Series Stuck in Syndication
October 20, 2001
After a period this fall when it was appearing both on the Cartoon Network and on the WB broadcast network, Sailor Moon has now been relegated to a relatively thin syndication schedule around the U.S. by its cancellation by the Cartoon Network, with uncertain prospects for renewal.
Mixture of New and Old
October 20, 2001
A mixture of new and old products make up our Top 10 Cool lists for September, 2001, both in the sense of new and retro properties and creative material, and in the sense of products new to the list and those that have previously appeared.
