With Branded Entertainment
October 3, 2001
CrossGeneration Comics has announced that it's signed an exclusive long-term development deal with Branded Entertainment for the development and production of movie and TV projects based on any and all of CrossGen's properties.
'City Confidential' Tackles 80s Murder Case
October 3, 2001
An episode of 'City Confidential' that aired on the Arts and Entertainment Network on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 featured an hour-long story on the murder of Lieth Von Stein in Washington, North Carolina in 1988 by his stepson and two accomplices, implicitly connecting the murder to Dungeons and Dragons numerous times throughout the piece.
Dollars Up 11% in October
October 3, 2001
Comic orders were up again in October, kicking off the fourth quarter with the best dollar month this year to date. Total dollars for October were up over 11% compared to September, which was an unusually strong month when compared to normal seasonal trends.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Title Indexes and External Title Data
October 3, 2001
Estimated quantities for initial orders for comics shipping in October from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond U.S.
With Jerry Bruckheimer Productions
October 3, 2001
Palladium Books, publishers of the Rifts RPG game system since 1990, has revealed that it is in discussions with Jerry Bruckheimer Productions regarding a Rifts movie.
DC's Executive VP Talks about the Comic Business
October 2, 2001
In Part III of this far-ranging interview, the person in charge of DC's business operation talks about its option to buy Diamond, the public dialogue with Marvel, circulation estimates, media tie-ins, the prospect for radical change at DC, and DC's growing toy and statue business.
DC's Executive VP Talks about the Comic Business
October 2, 2001
In Part II of this far-ranging interview, the person in charge of DC's business operation talks about the future of direct market retailing, the growing importance of the bookstore channel, the original graphic novel format, overprinting, the future of newsstand distribution and the periodical format of comics, and the potential impact of Japanese pop culture on American.
DC's Executive VP Talks about the Comic Business
October 2, 2001
In Part I of this far-ranging interview, the person in charge of DC's business operation talks about how his background in the business, the organization of DC's top management, the comic market size and trends, the state of DC, and the comics code.
35th Anniversary Set Shipping for the Holidays
October 2, 2001
Palisades has released images of its special limited 35th anniversary action figure set.
Shipping before Christmas
October 1, 2001
The first series of Dark Alliance figures did very well at retail (it topped the ICv2 Top Ten Cool Toy list the month it debuted), and the sculpting on the new series looks better than ever.
For January 2002
October 1, 2001
Twentieth Century Fox announced today that the three-disk Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 DVD will street on Jan. 15, 2002 with an SRP of $39.98.
Diamond Considers Changing Comic Release Day
October 1, 2001
Retailers have been debating the proposed change with some vigor.
