To Build on $2 Billion in Box Office Revenues
January 19, 2004
Marvel has hired David Maisel, at one time the Director of Corporate Development and Strategic Planning at Disney, as President and COO of Marvel Studios.
7 Marvel-Based Games in Development
January 15, 2004
Marvel Enterprises Inc. announced the appointment of Ames Kirshen as Manager of Game Development, a new position at Marvel where Kirshen will serve as 'an in-house Executive Producer and creative liaison' for Marvel's interactive licensees and game developers.
Sales Estimates for December Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
January 12, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2003.
Based on December Numbers
January 12, 2004
Ultimate Fantastic Four #1 came in at 173,441 copies sold by Diamond U.S. in December, the best-selling performance by a regular Marvel title since the final issue of Origin nearly two years ago.
Strongest On-Going Series Debut of the Decade
January 4, 2004
Marvel has announced that orders for the Ultimate Fantastic Four #1 have driven the issue's print run past the 200,000 issue mark.
Mike Wieringo & Brandon Peterson Enlist
November 23, 2003
The competition for top comic book artists and writers continues to heat up as Marvel announced the signing of artists Mike Wieringo and Brandon Peterson to exclusive contracts.
Avi Arad Talks Turkey
November 23, 2003
Avi Arad provided the most up-to-date information yet released on Marvel's plans for both the big and small screens.
Now Due Summer of 2005
November 19, 2003
Fox will be announcing shortly that the release date of The Fantastic Four live-action film has been moved to the summer of 2005.
'Graphite' Captain Victory
November 18, 2003
TwoMorrows Publishing and The Jack Kirby Collector are publishing Jack Kirby's pencil Captain Victory artwork.
Five Features Slated for 2004
November 4, 2003
During Marvel's conference call detailing its Q3 financial results, Avi Arad, who heads up Marvel's very successful Hollywood operation, made a number of interesting comments about the Marvel-based films slated for 2004 and beyond.
