Hardcover a Surprise Hit in the U.S.
March 28, 2001
French publisher Humanoids Publishing announced the sale of film rights to Enki Bilal's Nikopol Trilogy to Telema, the company responsible for this year's best foreign film nominee, The Taste of Others .
To Coordinate Titles
March 28, 2001
Paul Jenkins, writer of Spider-Man, Hulk, Inhumans, Sentry , and Witchblade has taken a position at Top Cow as lead story editor. His primary responsibility will be working with all the Top Cow writers in an editorial capacity to ensure a uniform strategic direction in storylines.
Hollywood Green Lights Second Film
March 28, 2001
Gold Rush Games has acquired the license to create roleplaying games based on the popular Zorro legend. The first volume in the Zorro game, The Legacy of Zorro will debut in June 2001.
The Big O and Invader Zim
March 29, 2001
Two very different cartoon series are debuting on U.S. cable networks in the next few days, but both series could be important to specialty retailers. First up is the American-created Invader ZIM.
Android Saga Includes Episode Guide
March 27, 2001
The DBZ CCG from Score is one of the most popular releases of the past year, but we should not forget about the DBZ roleplaying game from R. Talsorian.
Decipher/WotC Rivalry Expands
March 27, 2001
Decipher Inc., the Virginia-based CCG powerhouse, announced that it has hired the former staff of Last Unicorn Games.
Major Euro GN Ships to U.S. in July
March 27, 2001
The major work in one of Europe's most popular comic series will finally be available in English in July-- Brusel, the acknowledged masterwork in the Cities of the Fantastic series.
Due in June
March 27, 2001
Dark Horse Comics has announced the acquisition of the license to publish the graphic novel adaptation of the Disney Studio's major animation project for this summer-- Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
Also Another Expansion for Vampire CCG
March 26, 2001
In a major announcement at this year's GAMA trade show, White Wolf announced the upcoming release of Exalted , a new RPG of epic fantasy that is set in an anime-inspired world.
Bob Watts Helms New Company
March 26, 2001
Sabertooth Games, a new company founded by game industry veteran Bob Watts, has secured the license to create a collectible card game based on Games Workshop's popular Warhammer 40,000 miniature-based wargame.
Coming in May
March 26, 2001
The Super Hero Artbuilder is a CD-Rom that works with Windows operating system to allow fans and gamers to create and costume their own super-powered characters.
Three Events Scheduled for Fall, 2001
March 26, 2001
Diamond Comic Distributors is joining forces with its sister company-- Alliance Game Distributors--to host three regional 'Retailer Summits' in the fall of this year.
