And Will Be Marked
October 23, 2001
The second printing of 150,000 books will be identical to the first printing with the exception of a 'second printing' notation in the indicia.
Six-issue Miniseries Due in 2002
October 23, 2001
Neil Gaiman took part in today's Marvel press conference, at which Editor-in-chief Joe Quesada announced that Marvel would publish a six-issue mini-series written by Gaiman.
New Disks Store 10X as Much Content
October 23, 2001
Video Business reports that Japanese electronics giant Matsushita has introduced a DVD disk that can store more than 50GB (gigabytes) of information per side.
Joins Dark Horse, Image, Oni, and Tokyopop
October 23, 2001
San Francisco-based publisher AiT/Planet Lar has signed an exclusive book distribution deal with the LPC group, which already represents Dark Horse, Image, Tokyopop, Oni, and Comics One.
Two New Judge Dredd Movies Will Be Shot Back to Back
October 22, 2001
Variety reported today that Shoreline Entertainment has struck a deal with 2000 AD to produce two new feature length Judge Dredd movies.
Prime Saturday Morning Slot
October 22, 2001
Mon Colle Knights , short for 'Monster Collection Knights' was already a popular collectible card game when the tremendous success of the Pokemon anime provided the impetus for the production of an anime version of the Mon Colle Knights game.
DVD Sales Continue to Rock
October 22, 2001
The DVD edition of the Star Wars: Episode 1 -- The Phantom Menace managed to sell some 2.2 million copies during its first week.
Diamond Comic Shipment Shares Tell the Tale
October 22, 2001
Diamond Comic Distributors' comic market share figures for September show DC closing the gap between it and leader Marvel by about 4% of share when reorders and other shipment impacts are included.
Plus Love Hina and Initial D
October 21, 2001
Tokyopop has obtained rights to the Cowboy Bebop manga by Yukata Nanten, and will ship the first two issues of an initial four-shot miniseries in January, 2002.
How You Can Get your Share
October 21, 2001
Playdates 2001 'Top 10 Best Selling Toys' has anointed Lego's Bionicles as the best-selling toy line for the 2001 holiday season.
In Long Tradition of Topps Current Events Cards
October 21, 2001
Topps Operation Enduring Freedom Cards -- a new card series devoted to the war on terrorism -- are now available.
Commemorative Collection To Be Released November 14th
October 21, 2001
Inkworks has announced that it plans to release American Pride , a commemorative sticker-card collection, on November 14th.