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.
JLA/Avengers Is The Top Dollar Book
October 7, 2003
DC Comics took the #1 spot for comic book sales in September by smashing the 200,000 barrier to smithereens with the final issue of the Jim Lee/Jeph Loeb Batman 'Hush' storyline, which sold an amazing 233,775 copies.
Fooly Cooly & Kikaider Return
October 5, 2003
The Cartoon Network has released the November schedule for its popular Adult Swim block.
Most Top Books Down
September 15, 2003
1602 , Marvel's new Neil Gaiman miniseries, was Diamond's top book in August, selling over 150,000 copies.
Covers Losses; Strengthens Alliance
September 1, 2003
Takara Co. has announced plans to acquire 51.6% of Broccoli Co., which owns the Gamers chain of anime character stores and a U.S. publishing operation.
Rapid Turnover Of Series
September 1, 2003
The Cartoon Network appears to be in a pattern of swift rotation of titles, which will give more properties exposure, but limit the depth of the impression any series can make.
Batman Top Title, Marvel 19 of Top 25
August 11, 2003
Comic sales in July stayed true to form, with Batman topping the list, Marvel taking the most slots (19 out of the top 25), and roughly the same number of titles up as down in the top 25.
Based On Contemporary Cars
August 10, 2003
WizardWorld Chicago may not have been the full media circus that ComiCon was, but in addition to a strong showing by comic publishers, there were plenty of toy companies in attendance.
