Available October 26
October 20, 2001
The new printing of Heroes--Marvel's hit September 11 tribute/benefit book -- will be available from Diamond Comic Distributors on October 26th. That means most retailers can expect restocks with their regular comic shipments on October 31st.
And Smallville Premieres Big
October 20, 2001
Media projects based on comic properties had a great week last week. Most important for pop culture retailers, From Hell won the weekend box office derby -- it's the #1 film in the country.
Series Stuck in Syndication
October 20, 2001
After a period this fall when it was appearing both on the Cartoon Network and on the WB broadcast network, Sailor Moon has now been relegated to a relatively thin syndication schedule around the U.S. by its cancellation by the Cartoon Network, with uncertain prospects for renewal.
Mixture of New and Old
October 20, 2001
A mixture of new and old products make up our Top 10 Cool lists for September, 2001, both in the sense of new and retro properties and creative material, and in the sense of products new to the list and those that have previously appeared.
1947-2001
October 17, 2001
Mark Bergman, age 54, died on Tuesday, October 16, 2001, at his home in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife Ronee and his canine companions, Hershey and Willie Nelson, at his side.
They Wanted More
October 17, 2001
Over the past year, there's been a lot of controversy surrounding Marvel's no-overprint/no reprint policy. Origin has been the Marvel title around which this discussion has swirled most recently.
They Don't Like It
October 17, 2001
Over the past few weeks, we've done two major articles on Diamond's poll regarding the release day for new comics that produced some retailer response.
Just as Zombies Ships
October 16, 2001
As of Friday, October 12th, U.S. Playing Cards laid off four of the five remaining employees in its Journeyman division.
Toys To Follow
October 16, 2001
Toon Zone is reporting that the Cartoon Network will begin airing Zoids in early November.
Behind Quesada on Today
October 16, 2001
Heroes -- Marvel's tribute/benefit book for September 11th charities -- sold out its first printing at the distributor level on Wednesday, October 17th, the day it was released.
For February 2002
October 15, 2001
WizKids has announced that two sets of accessories will be among its releases for February 2002.
