In New Manga Division
January 6, 2004
Long-time graphic novel marketer Robert Boyd has left his position as Director of Sales at CrossGen and joined ADV as Marketing Manager for ADV Manga.
Second Only to U.S.
January 6, 2004
The Straits Times reported that Japanese cultural exports reached $12.5 billion in 2002, up 300% from 1992.
Especially Outreach Marketing
January 5, 2004
Dean Phillips of Krypton Comics attended the recent Diamond-Alliance Retailer Summit in Las Vegas, and shared his experiences, especially as they relate to outreach advertising by comic publishers.
Good For Investors
January 5, 2004
Phil Prasco of Towards 2112 in Channelview, Texas saw our article on former Marvel COO Bill Jemas exercising his options to buy Marvel stock and shared his opinion.
Also Wins Best Screenplay
January 5, 2004
American Splendor was named Best Picture by The National Society of Film Critics last weekend.
Headed to the Big Screen
January 5, 2004
Creator Matt Wagner has optioned Grendel to the Warner Brothers Pictures based John Wells Productions.
Releasing 30 Chinese/Korean Manhua Books In '04
January 4, 2004
Silicon Times, a new publisher of Chinese and Korean comics ('manhua') has signed an agreement with Diamond Book Distributors.
Top Publisher, Product of the Year
December 29, 2003
Our Publisher of the Year is not the biggest, but it may well be the fastest growing major publisher.
Phenomenon, Controversy, Flop of the Year
December 29, 2003
Our Phenomenon of the Year is apparent every time you open a distributor's catalog, while our 'Flop' of the Year would be a big hit for some publishers.
'Marvel Age' Updates the Classics
December 22, 2003
Marvel has announced Marvel Age , a new imprint of 'all ages' comic books targeting both new and young readers.
