Dragonball Nearly Takes it all
February 6, 2001
Internet users looking for information about their favorite interests searched for Dragonball more than any other topic except Britney Spears in 2000, according to the Lycos 50 top searches for 2000.
Old School Material, Format Finds Fans
April 30, 2001
Two new Dark Horse manga trade paperback series are showing surprising strength in formats closer to their Japanese counterparts than to their first American editions.
10% RIF
March 22, 2001
Dark Horse Comics has quietly reduced its staff by about ten percent over the last sixty days.
World According to Griepp--July, 2000
February 23, 2001
This dispatch provides news and commentary on the commerce and content sites focusing on the pop culture enthusiast.
World According to Griepp--August, 2000
August 14, 2000
Japanese properties are booming--with a major impact on U.S. pop culture.
Can Tie-ins Rebound from a Down Year?
February 8, 2001
Whatever the labor situation in Hollywood, it should be an interesting year in the theatres where an unusually heavy diet of sequels and remakes will be enlivened (we hope) by some great directors.
2000 Flicks Fail To Flog the Schwag
February 6, 2001
Without a Star Wars or even a Blair Witch Project to spur sales in 2000, licensed movie merchandise purchases plummeted precipitously.
Sales in DVD Nearly Equal VHS
February 6, 2001
In its first week of release on VHS and DVD, the X-Men movie garnered an astounding $63.5 million in sales and rentals.
Back on Fox Weekday Line-up
January 23, 2001
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot animated series based on the Dark Horse Comic by Frank Miller and Geoff Darrow is returning to the Fox Kids weekday lineup starting on Monday, January, 29 th at 3:30 pm where it will be followed by Action Man and Digimon.
Production Halted; Employees Gone
January 23, 2001
Much-ballyhooed Internet start-up Stan Lee Media has suspended production of new material after laying off some 140 employees.
New Series Rumored
January 23, 2001
C.B. Cebulski reports on his Fanboy Entertainment site that rumors are spreading in Tokyo that creator Naoko Takeuchi is preparing a new Sailor Moon manga and anime series.
Rave Review for Political Graphic Novel
February 23, 2001
Joe Sacco's Safe Area Gorazde , published by Fantagraphics Books, garnered a glowing review in the weekly New York Times Book Review (12/24/00).
