Profits Double, Margins Up
March 7, 2005
Marvel Enterprises announced results for the fourth quarter of 2004 that beat analysts' expectations.
Paolo Rivera & Dan Slott
March 6, 2005
The steady drumbeat of exclusive signings by the Big Two continued this week as Marvel inked artist Paolo Rivera and writer Dan Slott to exclusive contracts.
With 7-Elevens & 300 Barnes & Noble Stores
March 3, 2005
Marvel's Peter Cuneo announced that the publisher had reached a distribution agreement with the 7-Eleven convenience store chain that would more than double the number of current outlets for Marvel comics.
Out of Print Titles a Barrier to Sales
January 30, 2005
John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, New York saw the comments by Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics on the number of Marvel trade paperback titles that are out of print and agrees, but also sees another problem with the Marvel trade paperback line.
For Mass Market Book Categories
January 18, 2005
Marvel has granted licenses to four major book publishers for mass market books based on Marvel characters, with initial products slated for release in Q1 2005.
McKone, Quitely
December 28, 2004
The Big Two comic publishers have each announced an exclusive creator signing.
92 Titles
November 4, 2004
Marvel has released its book schedule for the first five months of 2005, and it includes 92 titles in hardcover and paper combined.
To Prevent Copyright Move
November 1, 2004
Marvel has sued seeking to prevent Disney from assuming the copyrights to Marvel characters.
In Quarterly Report
October 31, 2004
Marvel updated its schedule of movies based on its characters in its third quarter report, released last week.
New Categories, Properties
October 27, 2004
Marvel Enterprises and Jakks Pacific have expanded their licensing relationship to include new toy categories and properties.