Most Plan To Sit Tight for Now
April 2, 2002
In the wake of LPC's announcement that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, ICv2 was able to contact most of the comic book publishers that LPC represents to the book trade.
Largest Distributor of Graphic Novels to Bookstores
April 2, 2002
Connecticut-based LPC Group, the largest distributor of graphic novels to the book trade, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Informing Them of Chapter 11 Filing
April 2, 2002
The letter below was sent by LPC CEO David Wilk to LPC's client publishers on Tuesday, April 2nd, to inform them of LPC's Chapter 11 filing.
Except for Gundam
April 2, 2002
Bandai Entertainment has announced that it is discontinuing all of its VHS catalog except for titles from its popular Gundam series.
Toonami Block Expands to Three Hours
April 1, 2002
The Cartoon Network has announced that Transformers: Armada and The Big O 2 will be part of an expanded Toonami block in the fall of 2002.
Spider-Man, Lord of the Rings, and SW: Episode II
April 1, 2002
The Topps Company has trading cards for three of the top movie projects for 2002, Spider-Man , Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones , and Lord of the Rings: The Two To wers.
80-page Trades Retail for $5.95
April 1, 2002
Viz Communications announced an ambitious program for releasing both manga and anime based on the Zoids toyline, originally created by Tomy.
Over $10k Worth of Silver Age Lifted
March 31, 2002
Friendly Frank's Comic Cavern in Kansas City, Missouri was robbed last Thursday night by thieves who took over $10,000 worth of Silver Age comics.
Humanoids To Revive as Bi-Monthly Mag
March 31, 2002
Humanoids Publishing has released new details on its revival of the comic anthology that influenced and inspired Heavy Metal.
Behind Marvel, Dreamwave, Dark Horse, CrossGen
March 31, 2002
Comic and graphic novel orders from pop culture stores jumped sharply in April, posting the best dollar total since January and ending four consecutive months of seasonal declines.
80s Titles Top Comic and Graphic Novel Lists
March 31, 2002
Both the top-selling comic and the top-selling graphic novel ordered by pop culture retailers for April are for properties initially popular in the US in the 1980s.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
March 31, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on graphic novels shipping in April 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
