Black Diamond, Smoke and Guns, Five Fists of Science
July 18, 2005
AiT/PlanetLar Publisher Larry Young told ICv2 that his company's preview comic, Black Diamond On Ramp, led to all three included titles being currently in development for feature films.
With The Baby-Sitters Club, Queen Bee, Bionicle
July 18, 2005
Thanks to the success of Scholastic's Bone series, with 80,000 copies sold so far, a number of new graphic novel titles will be coming from Scholastic during the next year.
From Del Rey Manga
July 18, 2005
Del Rey will continue its slow and steady line expansion with two new titles, School Rumble and KageTora , scheduled to begin in the spring of 2006.
Joe Field & Amanda Fisher Talk 'ComicsPRO'
July 18, 2005
The profile of the comics industry is higher than ever. But what other industry of such prominence is as bereft of professional trade organizations as comics?
Night Flight Wins Retailing Award
July 18, 2005
DC and Dark Horse dominated the 17th annual Eisner Awards ceremony held on July 15th at the San Diego Comic-Con.
On the Shonen Jump Home Video Label
July 18, 2005
Viz Media LLC. announced that it will release the Naruto and Hikaru no Go anime series on DVD under a new Shonen Jump Home Video imprint.
First 100k U.S. Show?
July 17, 2005
Although the San Diego Comic-Con International maxed out the square footage in the San Diego Convention Center last year, growth in attendance appears to be continuing.
Coming from ArtBox
July 17, 2005
ArtBox Entertainment has obtained the licenses to produce trading cards, binders and tins for Z atchbell and One Piece , due for release in the fourth quarter of 2005.
Tokyopop Title Set for Fall 2006
July 17, 2005
Tokyopop announced an agreement with the Jim Henson Company to publish original manga titles based on three of the Henson Company's fantasy properties, including MirrorMask .
No Retailer Poll This Year
July 17, 2005
Free Comic Book Day 2006 has been set for Saturday, May 6th.
