Lower Yu-Gi-Oh!, Kirby Sales
August 10, 2005
Licensing powerhouse 4Kids Entertainment reported lower sales and sharply lower earnings in the second quarter compared to year-ago figures.
Jeph Loeb, Michael Turner, Leinil Yu, & Joe Madureira
August 8, 2005
At Wizard World Chicago, Marvel launched a powerful counterattack against archrival DC Comics by announcing a number of exclusive signings.
Korean IP Development; the UDON Role
August 3, 2005
And in Part 3, we discuss the path of Korean intellectual property development and the relationship between UDON and the Korean publishers.
Thanks for the Premiums
July 26, 2005
Pat Fuge of Gnome Games wants other retailers to know about a support program for game retailers that works.
Articles by Charles Solomon
July 25, 2005
Charles Solomon went bicoastal on Sunday with feature articles on manga in the L.A. Times and anime in the N.Y. Times .
Yaoi, International Manga Gain in Popularity
July 21, 2005
In issue #11 of the Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga published this month by ICv2, we took note of the increasing competition for rack space.
Toymaker Misses Projections
July 18, 2005
Batman did his best, helping boost sales in Mattel's Entertainment segment by 27 % for the second quarter, but it wasn't enough.
In 'Beckett Anime For Girls'
July 12, 2005
Beckett Anime For Girls includes a sneak peak at the second volume in Courtney Love's Princess Ai manga.
Column by Steven Bates
July 7, 2005
This week, Bates talks about battling the comic/game store stereotype.
'Downplay Collectibility'
June 23, 2005
John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, New York saw the coverage of the current game market in the last ICv2 Retailers Guide to Games and feels that better long-term growth for games can be achieved if the trade downplays collectibility.
