DVD Rules!
July 24, 2001
The retailer sales numbers that ICv2 has collected for June continue to display the trends that we have seen over the past six months.
35th Anniversary Figures of Kirk and Roddenberry
July 14, 2001
Palisades Marketing announced on Friday that the company has obtained a license to create a thirty-fifth anniversary set of Star Trek six-inch action figures of Captain James T. Kirk and series creator Gene Roddenberry.
First Star Wars DVD Is ???Loaded???
June 18, 2001
On October 16, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release the DVD edition of Star Wars: Episode 1 -- The Phantom Menace.
Books that Feature Top Properties
June 4, 2001
The large number of movie/TV books available this season should provide opportunities for a wide range of pop culture stores.
Pop Culture and the Book World ComeTogether
June 2, 2001
A quick trip around the exhibition floor at Book Expo America demonstrates two very important facts.
Enterprise, The Tick, and Smallville
May 16, 2001
This week as the major television networks announced their schedules for next fall, it was all too apparent that 'reality' television had descended over a large portion of the primetime network schedule.
Fandom Shop Still Down; NPO?
May 13, 2001
Visitors to the Fandom.com site today were told that the site has been purchased by a media company formed by Anthony Ferrante and 'several other industry veterans.'
Can Prequel Revive the Franchise?
May 12, 2001
Paramount has announced that the fifth Star Trek Television series, which will be called simply Enterprise, is currently in production with Scott Bakula ( Quantum Leap ) signed to star.
Heads to UPN, Angel May Follow
April 23, 2001
Buffy the Vampire Slayer , the most critically acclaimed show on the WB network, will be heading to archrival UPN next fall. Buffy is important to specialty retailers since the show represents one of the strongest TV licenses of the past five years
Numerous Layoffs, Fate Unclear
April 2, 2001
Fandom.com, one of the largest U.S. retailers of comics, collectible toys, and other pop culture products is shedding staff and preparing for a sale. The company had downsized by 20% in January.
