The 'Call' of Duty Starts in June with 'The Brotherhood'
May 1, 2002
Marvel Comics used its conference call with the comics press today to outline plans for three new reality-based comic series.
But Other Top Comics Slip
April 24, 2002
Initial raw orders to Diamond US from pop culture stores were lower on 16 of the top 25 titles in May than they were in April . Six titles were up, and three were new. Of the six that were up, two were Spider-Man and two were Batman titles.
Follows Iron Fist at Artisan
April 22, 2002
The Punisher has received a green light from Artisan as the second film in its fifteen-property deal with Marvel.
Five Extra Pages in Every Book
April 8, 2002
Marvel has announced final details of its May Insert program, which will encompass every comic the publisher will release that month to sample the additional readers that are expected to pick up comics as a result of the Spider-Man movie.
Ang Lee Helms Saga of the Not So Jolly Green Giant
March 27, 2002
Another key Marvel-based film project moved closer to fruition as director Ang Lee ( Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ) began principal photography on The Hulk .
All Art From Wolverine/Hulk Series
March 26, 2002
Artist Sam Kieth is making a major donation of original art to benefit both ACTOR (A Commitment To Our Roots) and the CBDLF (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
Fox Eyes Jan. 2003 Release
March 25, 2002
Just ten years ago it appeared that Marvel couldn't get a movie made to save its life. How times have changed. This week the second Blade film topped the box office, and everyone expects that Sony/Columbia's Spider-Man movie is going to be one of this summer's biggest hits.
Second Largest March Opening Ever
March 24, 2002
Blade II strolled into 2,707 theaters on Oscar weekend and promptly cut the competition down to size by earning over $33.1 million, the second largest March opening ever.
No DKSA or Origin Means No Big Comic Hits this Month
March 3, 2002
The best-selling comic title for March 2002, New X-Men , has initial raw orders to Diamond US of only around 104,000 copies, the lowest quantity for a #1 comic title since April of last year.
Spidey and LOTR
February 25, 2002
The good news is that ToyBiz action figures are getting better and better thanks to new high tech imaging equipment and an increasing willingness to hire top sculptors, but the bad news is that the first wave of Spider-Man Movie Action Figures showed up in Wal-Mart (and reportedly, in Toys R Us) a month before other channels.
