Clowes & Zwigoff Honored
February 12, 2002
Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff have received a nomination from the Motion Picture Academy in the category of 'Best Screenplay Adapted From Another Medium.'
Two New Anime Series
February 12, 2002
Tokyopop announced today that it will add the Marmalade Boy and Brigadoon anime series to its growing lineup of anime and manga titles.
Strengthens CCG Biz
February 16, 2002
In a flurry of activity, Upper Deck is making a series of moves to strengthen its CCG business.
New Memphis DC To Service Southeast Retailers
February 11, 2002
Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. has announced that it is closing its Atlanta distribution center, effective after the February 27th distribution.
Gender Bender and Future Cop
February 10, 2002
With its stunning futuristic design Futurama is a natural for Rocket USA's line of walking tin wind-up figures, and the company unveiled two new Futurama figures at Toy Fair.
With Technology Leading the Way
February 10, 2002
Just twelve months after the major toy companies were talking about preferring 'play value' over 'property recognition,' licensing is back thanks to strong fourth quarter performances from Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings and the continuing sales of merchandise associated with perennial TV series like the Simpsons.
Rights Swap Gone Bad
February 10, 2002
A few weeks back we wrote about the filing of a lawsuit by Neil Gaiman (and Marvels and Miracles, LLC) against Todd McFarlane, his companies, and Image Comics regarding a dispute over Miracleman.
Three Series Set for 2002
February 9, 2002
McFarlane Toys has completed its clean sweep of all four major sports by inking agreements with Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players' Association.
Action Figure Category Leads
February 9, 2002
Although the total for sales of traditional toys rose only 2% in 2001, the action figure category registered a solid increase of 36% according to figures released at Toy Fair by Toy Industry Association.
Graphic Novel Trial Program
February 8, 2002
Humanoids Publishing is offering retailers a chance to stock 2 copies each of five selected graphic novel titles on a returnable basis during this summer's prime selling season.
Gameboy Advance Mimics CCG
February 8, 2002
Infogrames is producing a Gameboy Advance version of the DBZ CCG , which is published by Score.
Replacing Bleistein
February 8, 2002
Charles Brownstein, who has been the principal reporter for Comicon.com's Splash page for the past year, has been named the new Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
