And Avoids A Fourth Quarter Glut
October 5, 2003
Upper Deck is delaying the release of its Marvel CCG , originally scheduled for November, until late March or early April 2004.
'Why Does This Happen?'
October 2, 2003
Lane Brown of The Sword and Grail in Asheville, North Carolina saw the comments on mass merchant competition on anime and CCGs and had this to say.
Long-Running Anime Is Highest Rated Series In Japan
July 6, 2003
Funimation Productions has acquired the rights to Meitantei Conan ( Detective Conan ), the highest rated anime series in Japan.
$29.5 Million For Category Leader
June 23, 2003
Topps released its financial statement for the first quarter of fiscal 2004, which ended on May 31, revealing that net income had decreased 50% by some $3.5 million versus last year.
Blue Gender Also Joins Adult Swim
June 12, 2003
Inu-Yasha will be back on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block with new episodes starting on August 25.
Bishojo Series A Hit In Japan
June 1, 2003
Funimation Productions, the company behind the American versions of DBZ , Yu-Yu Hakusho , and Blue Gender , has acquired the rights to Kiddy Grade.
Saturday, May 31
April 9, 2003
The increase in graphic novel sales has been one of the few bright spots in the firmament of American publishing, so it's not surprising to see that Book Expo America is devoting a day of educational programming to help retailers...
For Fanzines and Comics
February 11, 2003
Beckett Publications has acquired the license for fan magazines and comics based on the third Terminator movie, T3: Rise of the Machines, a major summer release.
'They Don't Care'
February 10, 2003
Mark Amoroso of Blackthorn Game Center in Dickson, Tennessee saw our coverage of Marvel Masterworks being published by Barnes & Noble and retailer Sara Gray's comments on it, and had this to say.
Serving His Customers
February 4, 2003
Daniel McAbee of The Tangled Web in Spartanburg, South Carolina saw our article on the Barnes & Noble exclusive on trade paperback editions of Marvel Masterworks and the Marvel response, and went about dealing with it.
