The Original 'Micronauts'
February 16, 2004
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced an exclusive agreement to import Takara's Microman figures.
Game Sales Buoy Profits
February 9, 2004
With net revenues up 11% to $3.1 billion for the year, Hasbro, the second largest U.S. toymaker, reported gains for both the year and the fourth quarter thanks to strong sales of new toys, classic brands, and board games.
Will Enter the Prop Replica Business
January 25, 2004
Palisades Toys has announced the acquisition of the Factory X brand of prop replicas and collectibles.
From Tokyopop
January 13, 2004
Tokyopop has announced the awarding of the master toy license for Rave Master to Hasbro.
On the Cartoon Network
January 13, 2004
The most recent Transformers anime series, Transformers: Energon , debuts on the Cartoon Network's Saturday action/adventure block on January 31 at 7:30 pm (ET, PT).
Viz Also Announces Megaman, B.B. Explosion
January 11, 2004
Viz has granted book mega-retailer Barnes & Noble a six-month exclusive on the 3-volume RahXephon manga series.
Toys, Comics, & a New Series
December 3, 2003
A DVD edition of the classic retro animated series, Voltron: Defender of the Universe , will be released in 2004 to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the cartoon series.
Part One Coming in February
November 17, 2003
Rhino Home Video, which has scored a big hit with its DVD box sets of vintage Transformers cartoons, has announced the February release of the first box set from the other major Sunbow Entertainment hit of the 1980s, G.I. Joe .
JLA/Avengers Leads the Pack
January 26, 2004
Sales of comic books sagged in October according to our analysis of rankings supplied by Diamond Comic Distributors.
Sales Up 18%
October 20, 2003
Hasbro reported initial results from its third quarter today, announcing that its sales were up 18% and earnings per share up 23%, including the effects of an accounting change.
