To Start and Stay Big
April 22, 2002
The marketing for the Spider-Man movie is ramping up to the release in just over a week and expectations are high.
US Release Set for Biggest Anime Ever
April 21, 2002
The Disney theatrical release of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away has been set for September 20 on a number of screens to be determined. The hope, of course, is that the release will be wide enough to do justice to the anime that set box office records in Japan.
But WotC's Box Gets Smaller, Stores Bleeding
April 21, 2002
Hasbro released its first quarter 2002 numbers today, and the toy and game giant narrowed its loss to $17 million, an improvement over the unexpectedly large $25 million loss in the first quarter of 2001.
Two-Shot Beginning in August
April 21, 2002
Bongo Comics has announced that it will be producing a two-shot Futurama-Simpsons cross-over, beginning in August.
By Harmony Gold
April 20, 2002
Harmony Gold, the U.S. rights-holder for the Macross property, is sending letters to retailers and importers of Japanese Macross products telling them to cease and desist, according to Anime News Network. The retailers involved have been mail order/Internet retailers,...
Second Version of Silver Age Sentinels
April 20, 2002
Guardians of Order has announced that it will be releasing a d20 version of its Silver Age Sentinels RPG in August.
Carl's Jr., ABC Family, Universal
April 20, 2002
The window for Spider-Man promotions is turning out to be a big one, with planned events continuing through Memorial Day weekend.
With a Few Surprises
April 20, 2002
Our Top 10 Cool lists, which rank the best-selling products in pop culture stores, are dominated by franchise properties (with a few surprises) in our rankings for March 2002.
'Like Death of Superman, Pokemon'
April 18, 2002
Expectations are high for Free Comic Book Day, the comic industry promotional event happening on May 4, the day after the Spider-Man movie opens.
D20 Products, Calendar, Mousepads, More
April 17, 2002
Elmore Productions, the business of renowned fantasy artist Larry Elmore, has announced that it plans to launch a publishing division to publish d20 products, a calendar, and other products.
And No Written Hold
April 17, 2002
We heard from a buyer for another specialty retail chain, who told us that while Gamestop was 'notorious' for breaking street dates, in this case his chain had also been shipped earlier than necessary to make the street date.
Two Retailers Give You Tips
April 16, 2002
Non-sports trading cards can be a successful product category, so we sought out a couple of retailers that we were told do an especially good job of merchandising and promoting entertainment cards to find out their secrets.
