750,000 Promos To Be Given Out
March 15, 2001
Topps produced a highly successful series of trading cards for the original film back in 1968, and they are back again with a series of cards based on the new movie that should be in stores two weeks before Planet of the Apes opens on July 27.
Older Target Could Spell Toy Success
March 14, 2001
Word filtering out from Showest in Las Vegas where studios show their wares to theater owners and bookers is that the Dreamworks animated comedy Shrek looks like a hit.
Don't Overlook Licensed Paper Goods
March 14, 2001
The latest advance film poster featuring Angelina Jolie is surely destined to decorate thousands of bedrooms and dorms throughout the world.
DEW Line for Anime
March 14, 2001
The Anime News of the World website released a list of the top ten anime programs on Japanese TV for the month of February.
And Los Bros, Humanoids, and APE
March 14, 2001
The increasing importance of graphic novels in traditional bookstores can be gauged by the increasing amount of coverage that they are receiving in the trade journal Publisher's Weekly .
Film Roman to Produce
March 13, 2001
Bill Griffith's cult comic hero Zippy the Pinhead is about to make a foray into animation in a series that will appear on the cable network Showtime.
Precedent for 'Media Violence' Cases
March 13, 2001
A Louisiana State Court judge dismissed a lawsuit against Natural Born Killers studio Warner Brothers and film director Oliver Stone that had been brought by the family of a convenience store clerk who was paralyzed during a crime spree in 1995.
Increasing Backlist a Boon for Retailers
March 12, 2001
Although its ability to execute its strategy is yet to be proven, Marvel is in fact pursuing a two-pronged strategy that includes substantially increasing its output of trade paperbacks and graphic novels as well as trying to imrove sales of its periodical comics.
Rhino Leads Retro Toon Charge
March 12, 2001
Rhino Video has been extremely active in resurrecting vintage kiddie-treats like the Transformers.
As Coalition Wars Climaxes, CCG Launches
March 12, 2001
The Rifts property has been around as a Palladium RPG since 1990. Now it's also getting the CCG treatment from Precedence.
Price Drops, Deal Finally Set
March 11, 2001
Harvey Entertainment Co. has sold off the rights to its stable of cartoon characters to Classic Media LLC., a New York company whose investors include Frank Biondi, the former head of Universal Studios, and movie producer Steve Tisch.
Comics, GN Labeled '13 and Up'
March 11, 2001
Viz has announced that starting this month their Dragon Ball comics will no longer be edited for content and will carry a '13 and Up' label.
