Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and External Title Data
February 4, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in February 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
A Top Title in Japan
February 3, 2002
FUNimation announced that it has acquired rights to the Fruits Basket anime series for the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Contest, Tournaments, Super-rare Figures
February 3, 2002
WizKids is supporting the launch of Mage Knight Sinister , its next Mage Knight expansion, with a consumer contest, a Marquee Tournament, and four 'super-rare' figures that are needed to win the contest.
'The Eltingville Club' To Air March 3
February 3, 2002
The Cartoon Network has announced that it will be airing an animated special, The Eltingville Club , on March 3 in its Adult Swim block.
Industry-Wide Effort a Major Step Forward for Comic Industry
February 2, 2002
Free Comic Book Day is gaining strength as more publishers have agreed to participate and as the promotional heat picks up.
As Part of Larger Expansion
February 2, 2002
Fast Forward Games has announced that it has acquired the assets of Games Unplugged magazine from founder Ken Whitman's Dynasty Presentations, Inc. for an undisclosed price.
Launched February 1, 2001
February 2, 2002
An official ICv2 release. GCO, LLC President Milton Griepp announced that ICv2, the site with news and information for pop culture retailers, has reached its one-year anniversary.
With Special Pricing To Support Manga Launch
January 30, 2002
Tokyopop has announced plans for a special display program to support its launch of nine new manga titles in April.
First Printing of 40,000
January 30, 2002
The first printing of the Dark Horse/Chaos 9-11 benefit trade paperback has sold out from Diamond Comic Distributors and is going back to press.
Based on Mignola Comic from Dark Horse
January 30, 2002
Steve Jackson Games and Dark Horse Comics have announced that Steve Jackson Games will be producing an RPG based on Mike Mignola's Hellboy comic, which is published by Dark Horse.
Carl Macek To Helm
January 29, 2002
ADV Films has selected the Korean-based production team of SunMin Image Pictures Co. to produce a feature length film that will depict the origin and powers of Lady Death , one of Chaos Comics' most popular characters.
Force and Edge Debut in April
January 29, 2002
CrossGen, the Tampa-based comic publisher that burst onto the scene in 2000, has announced an innovative program that will result in full color 200-page trade paperback anthologies collecting issues from five or six different comics series.
