Industry Avoids Raw Edges
September 19, 2001
Across the entire entertainment industry, content is being reviewed to see if it passes a careful taste test in the light of last week's attack on the U.S.
Concepts Shown at Pre-Toy Fair
September 19, 2001
Toy Vault is planning Spongebob Squarepants toys based on the Nickelodeon animated series.
Will Now Be Released After Show's Debut
September 18, 2001
Marvel will be rescheduling and resoliciting its Mutant X comic, based on the new live action TV show.
Licenses WotC Property
September 18, 2001
Former WotC Vice President Ryan Dancey has announced the formation of OrganizedPlay, a new company. It has signed a five year license with WotC for the use of Living City of Raven's Bluff .
Fireworks Television To Produce
September 18, 2001
Wizards of the Coast property Forgotten Realms has been licensed to Fireworks Television, a division of CanWest Entertainment. Fireworks will develop a live action television series based on the game setting and novels.
Tops Princess Mononoke
September 17, 2001
The latest film from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, Sen To Chihiro Kamikakushi (' Spirited Away ') is about to set the all time movie box office record for Japan, surpassing the $160 million earned by Miyazaki's previous film, Princess Mononoke .
Massive Overprint Sold Out
September 17, 2001
Image Comics' revival of G.I. Joe is going very well. In spite of overprinting final orders by a whopping 33%, the book is now a virtual sellout and Image is going back to press to print more.
DC's One-Two Punch for December
September 17, 2001
The first 80-page installment of Frank Miller's Dark Knight Strikes Again, one of the most highly anticipated comic releases in years, will be accompanied to market by a second monster product capable of generating huge sales, the Dark Knight Strikes Again Statue .
New Dark Horse Manga Title
September 17, 2001
Dark Horse Comics announced the November release of a new manga series from Kenichi Sonoda, the creator of Gunsmith Cats (also published by Dark Horse).
Retailing Takes a Hit, But Comes Back
September 16, 2001
An informal ICv2 survey of retailers in the Midwest and West has found that last week's tragic events in New York City did have an immediate impact on sales, but a strong weekend brought sales for the week back to near normal levels.
I Feel Sick Feted
September 16, 2001
Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac , S quee! , and the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim , has won the 2000 International Horror Guild Award for Best Illustrated Narrative for his mini-series I Feel Sick .
Fourth Installment Due in November
September 16, 2001
ADV Films has announced that the fourth installment of Studio Gainax's Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water will be released on video and DVD on November 11, 2001.
