With a First Look at the Matrix Anime
November 19, 2001
This moderately priced disk includes 3 hours of special features, including a first look at The Matrix anime films, which are supposed to debut late next year on their own DVD.
Marvel Shipping Woes a Cause?
November 19, 2001
Marvel and DC comic shipments were neck and neck in October, according to Diamond Comic Distributors final report of market share numbers for the month, despite a gap of around 8% in advance order market shares.
Extraordinary Events Cut Debt by $50 Million
November 19, 2001
Marvel released its Q3 report last week, and its publishing and toy results continued to improve vs. Q2, although licensing was somewhat weaker.
Comic Story in TV Guide in December
November 18, 2001
ICv2 has learned that DC Comics is planning to publish a comic based on the hot new television series Smallville .
Cinema from Beyond the Grave
November 18, 2001
Variety reports that a Korean company is planning a $50 million dollar Kung Fu extravaganza featuring the martial arts superstar himself, Bruce Lee.
Six Top Hoopsters Bow in March 2002
November 18, 2001
McFarlane Toys has just inked an agreement with the National Basketball Association to create a line of McFarlane's Sports Picks that will feature NBA basketball stars.
$93.5 Million in First Week Box Office
November 18, 2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone broke four box office records with its opening this weekend at $93.5 million.
Most Popular Items in Two Categories in October
November 18, 2001
The venerable Simpsons top two categories in our Top 10 Cool lists for October, compiled from reports submitted by retailers across the country.
Quesenberry To Score from Palisades
November 17, 2001
Score has announced that Jonathan Quesenberry has been hired as DBZ Marketing Manager.
And Schedule Changes for 2001
November 17, 2001
Palladium Books has released info about its publishing plans for the first part of 2002, and has announced some changes to its publishing schedule for the next couple of months.
Shipping June 2002
November 14, 2001
IF Labs has announced the figure lineup for its second action figure series in the Dragon Ball Z Movie Collection, which is shipping in June 2002.
He Wants More
November 14, 2001
Marvel's no reprint policy was on retailers' minds again this week with the news that Amazing Spider-man #36, which is selling very rapidly coast-to-coast, will not be reprinted as a stand-alone issue but will instead by re-issued as part of a Marvel Must-Have book in December.
