Multi-Year Licensing Agreement
October 19, 2004
Marvel has signed a multi-year licensing deal with construction toy manufacturer Mega Bloks, Inc., which will enable the Montreal-based toy company to create a comprehensive line of toy products featuring Marvel superheroes.
Identity Crisis Bucks Trend
October 17, 2004
Sales on the top comic titles slid across the board in September, in a normal seasonal decline in sales compared to August.
To a French Company
October 6, 2004
Marvel Enterprises has licensed Antefilms Productions to produce a 26-episode animated series based on the Fantastic Four .
A Major Problem with Sales
October 4, 2004
Emil Novak of Queen City Bookstore in Buffalo, New York is concerned about the out-of-stocks on key comic trade paperbacks.
Simon Kinberg Worked on Elektra, FF
October 3, 2004
Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel Studios have tapped screenwriter Simon Kinberg to write the script for X3.
For Children's Book Products
September 28, 2004
The Meredith Corporation has signed a multi-year deal with Marvel Enterprises to develop and publish a portfolio of children's books.
Back on Top in August
September 19, 2004
Astonishing X-Men reclaimed the top spot on the comic charts with its fourth issue, the first time it's led the pack since #1 was released in May.
As Nurse
September 16, 2004
Maria Menounos of Entertainment Tonight has been signed to play the role of a nurse who is romanced by the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four movie.
On July 4th Weekend Next Year
September 16, 2004
A battle royale is shaping up for the July 4th weekend next year, with both Marvel's Fantastic Four and Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds fighting for essentially the same audience over the extended holiday weekend.
'Time for Restoration, Not Renovation'
September 16, 2004
Rembert Parker of Reader Copies in Anderson, Indiana saw Steven Bates' column on 'Extreme Makeovers' and sees an application of the concept to comics.
