Boxed Sets and Movie Tie-in Are Flying
July 3, 2001
A recent article in USA.Today highlighted the publishing phenomenon of the summer -- a huge increase in sales of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings books.
Some Manga Projects Canceled
July 3, 2001
In a open letter excerpted on the Anime News Service website, C.B. Cebulski, the founder and prime mover behind Fanboy Entertainment, announced that Fanboy is scaling back its publishing operations.
Alliance and Diamond To Distribute
July 3, 2001
Fantasy Flight Games plans to announce the acquisition of the Lord of the Rings board game license (formerly held by Wizards of the Coast), with distribution to be handled exclusively by Alliance Game Distributors and Diamond Comic Distributors.
Preview Set for San Diego Comic-Con
July 1, 2001
Ghost World , the film directed by Terry Zwigoff ( Crumb) and based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, has already garnered some rave reviews from key industry publications like Variety and the Hollywood Reporter .
Another Marvel Project Gathers Steam
July 1, 2001
The British website Empire On Line is reporting that Oscar-winning actor Nicholas Cage will star as Johnny Blaze in a movie version of the Ghost Rider comic. The film will be directed by Steven Norrington, who brought Marvel's Blade to the big screen.
Forums Spur Drive
July 1, 2001
D.P. 'Vern' Vernazzarro, one of the organizers of a drive to create a new organization that would further the interests of both comic and games retailers, told ICv2 that he is pleased with early reactions to his efforts.
Citizen Kane on DVD in September
July 1, 2001
Orson Welles' audacious first film, Citizen Kane , has often been voted the greatest film of all time, a deserved, though highly arguable distinction -- but there is no arguing the crucial importance of Welles' film on the history of American comic books.
Basic Info about Intergalactic Trading Company
July 1, 2001
Company profile for Intergalactic Trading Company, a distributor specializing in science fiction TV/movie related merchandise.
But X-Books, Green Arrow Dip
June 30, 2001
North American comic shop orders increased in the aggregate again for July, with the total dollars up around 10% from June.
A Return to Games for Stever
June 30, 2001
Martin A. 'Marty' Stever, a well known figure to retailers in the comics and games industries has been named Executive Vice President of WizKids LLC.
Card Game Out First
June 30, 2001
Steve Jackson Games is reviving its Car Wars game in two new formats: Car Wars: The Card Game , which launches in August; and a revival of the classic game with three-inch counters that starts in October with the release of three 'Starter Sets,' each with two different hot rods.
Most Will Be Offered through Diamond, Little Impact until Q1 2001
June 30, 2001
Top Cow, one of Image's most robust studios, has announced a major cutback in what was one of the industry's most aggressive exclusive variants program.
