What Product Glut?
October 9, 2001
The Mummy Returns took in over $90 million dollars in video sales and rentals during its first week on video, dwarfing the total it earned during its first week of theatrical release.
CCG in Q1
October 9, 2001
Yu-Gi-Oh the anime series (and collectible card game) that trumped Pokemon in Japan, had a very successful debut on Saturday, September 29 on the WB Network, winning its time period handily with a rating of 3.6 and an 18 share among boys 6-11.
G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Star Wars
October 9, 2001
Marvel Comics is preparing trade paperback collections of the G.I. Joe and Transformers comics that it published in the 1980s, and Dark Horse will reprint the Star Wars comics that Marvel published in the 1970s and 80s.
Las Vegas Summit Draws Well, Despite Travel Fears
October 9, 2001
We just returned from Las Vegas, where we attended the Diamond/Alliance Retailer Summit over the last two days.
Mighty Marvel Must Have #1
October 8, 2001
At Diamond Comic Distributor's Las Vegas Retailer Summit, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada announced that the publisher was going to reprint the hugely popular Origin #1 before the entire series is collected in a trade paperback
First Three DVDs In A Series of 10
October 8, 2001
Tokyopop announced today that the first three DVDs in its J-Idols series hit the street on October 30. These DVDs reveal the most popular Japanese beauties in all aspects of their lives from the photographer's studio to the bedroom.
New Projects Include An Anime Series
October 8, 2001
Variety reports that Square Soft, the software company behind the extremely popular Final Fantasy videogame franchise, is continuing to produce animated material at the $45 million facility constructed in Hawaii in order to produce the state-of-the-art computer animated Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within .
DVD And VHS Bow on Feb. 12
October 7, 2001
Kevin Smith announced on his View Askew website that Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back will debut on VHS and DVD on February 12, 2002.
Two Important Series Do Well Out Of The Gate
October 7, 2001
In spite of all the disruptions in TV schedules created by the heinous attack on the U.S., two of the most important television properties for pop culture retailers have done very well in their initial broadcasts.
'Me and My Big Ideas' Bows in 2003
October 7, 2001
New York-based Sunbow Entertainment is preparing a cartoon series based on The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two Goldfish.
Lone Wolf Tops October Orders (Again)
October 5, 2001
For the first time this month, we've applied our analysis methodology to calculating the initial orders to Diamond U.S. for graphic novels ordered for shipment in October 2001.
Bandai To Release in January
October 5, 2001
Bandai Entertainment has announced that it will release G-Saviour , the first live action Gundam feature, exclusively on DVD on January 22, 2002.
