Box Office on a Par With Last Year
May 3, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine easily topped the first summer weekend box office derby with an estimated total of $87 million.
Bigger than Iron Man?
April 22, 2009
Advance online ticket sales for X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Star Trek are running far ahead of sales on Iron Man last year at this time.
For Disney/Pixar
April 15, 2009
Michael Chabon has been hired to polish a script for the Pixar/Disney adaptation of ERB’s John Carter of Mars .
Units Down More Than Dollars
April 14, 2009
For the first time since March of 2001 no comic sold more than 100,000 copies in March of 2009.
Sales Estimates for March Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 14, 2009
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during March 2009.
Expanding Franchise
April 8, 2009
Marvel Studios has announced that Iron Man 2 has begun shooting, directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Theroux.
Dark Horse Has Most
April 7, 2009
The nominations for the 21st annual Eisner Awards have been released, and Dark Horse has the most nominations of any publisher.
Studios Crack the Whip on Stars
April 6, 2009
Hollywood studios are using the recession as an excuse to clamp down on star salaries.
Production Starts This Month
March 31, 2009
Oscar nominee Michael Shannon and Will Arnett have joined the cast of Jonah Hex .
Graphic Novels Included for First Time
March 22, 2009
The World Science Fiction Society has announced its list of nominees for the 2009 Hugo Awards, recognizing the best in science fiction and fantasy writing and film.
