Spidey 2's B.O. Soars; Marvel Stock Dips
July 8, 2004
According to Variety, ' Spider-Man is about to become a musical.'
FF Film to Debut on July 1, 2005
July 8, 2004
According to industry sources, Fox has now cast three of the key roles for its upcoming production of the Fantastic Four feature.
Tourists Made the Day
July 8, 2004
Jay Bardyla of Happy Harbor Comics & Toys, a four-store chain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, found where the tourists went on Free Comic Book Day.
'Ruled'
July 7, 2004
Mike Malve of Atomic Comics, a four-store Phoenix-area chain, had great results with cross-promotions, creator appearances, and other ways to increase the excitement for Free Comic Book Day.
'Way Over the Line'
July 8, 2004
Donald Riordan of Future Dreams in Portland, Oregon doesn't like the subscription ads in the latest Marvel comics.
All Indications Are Positive
June 27, 2004
Twentieth Century Fox wants to announce the names of all four principal actors in its upcoming film of Marvel's Fantastic Four at once, but Avi Arad keeps mentioning Michael Chiklis in connection with the role of Ben Grimm.
Make-Up Team Signed for FF
June 15, 2004
Universal Pictures is working hard to corral director Chris Columbus to helm the Sub-Mariner movie.
Most Top Circs Down from March
May 23, 2004
Diamond shipped over 230,000 copies of Superman #204 to North American comic stores in April, the best single-copy piece sale since Batman #619 last September.
Sales Estimates for April Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
May 20, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2004.
Blade: Trinity Debut Delayed
May 4, 2004
As usual, Marvel's Man in Hollywood Avi Arad provided an overview of Marvel's many Hollywood projects.