Simpsons, Archives Top Their Categories
September 22, 2002
WizKids' MechWarrior: Dark Ages debuted strong in August, with the boosters topping our Top 10 Cool Game list for the month. In other categories, higher numbers in product series that have topped our lists in the past were common,...
X-Men II or Hulk?
September 21, 2002
We recently reported that comic retailers are being asked to vote on which Marvel movie weekend they would like Free Comic Day 2003-- X-Men 2 or Hulk . FCBD founder Joe Field prefers X-Men 2 while Marvel EIC Joe Quesada prefers the Hulk . Here are their essays on why.
Overprint?
September 21, 2002
Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith, Arkansas saw our article on Marvel's attempt to gear up public relations earlier on its upcoming title The Truth to avoid sellouts and had these comments.
Overprint
September 21, 2002
P. Margolin of Compleat Comics on Maui, Hawaii saw our article on Marvel's attempt to gear up public relations earlier on its upcoming title The Truth to avoid sellouts and had these comments.
It's Hip To Be Square
September 18, 2002
News is starting to filter out from Pre-Toy Fair, which presents a first look at next season's toys. One of the new lines that is sure to be of interest to pop culture retailers is an extensive group of 'kubrick'-type figures of Marvel superheroes, which Art Asylum in preparing to market.
Plus Punisher Origin, but No Answers on Returns
September 17, 2002
The subject of Marvel's press conference today was the new Captain America mini-series, The Truth , by Robert Morales and Kyle Baker.
Retailers Voting for Movie Tie-in
September 16, 2002
Plans for Free Comic Book Day 2003 are underway, and the first order of business is selecting a date. To do so, the committee charged with organizing the event is taking a comic retailer poll via the Diamond Website between two major comic-based movie releases.
Response to Furferri of Empire
September 16, 2002
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California concurred with longtime retailer James Furferri's comments to Marvel--listening to retailers could save costly mistakes.
Cuneo Succeeded by Lipson
September 16, 2002
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. has announced that Peter Cuneo, President and CEO of the company since July 1999, will retire at the end of this year and be replaced as CEO by Allen Lipson, who has been Marvel's EVP Business and Legal Affairs since November 1999.
Tokyopop Stakes Bookstore Claim for 2001
September 14, 2002
With sales of graphic novels in mainstream bookstores on the rise, and book distributors vying to sign comic publishers, one of the first questions to arise is -- which graphic novel publisher is number one in bookstores?
