Acquires Producer of Sponsored Textbook Covers
December 21, 2003
Marvel Enterprises has acquired New York-based Cover Concepts, a small company that specializes in the distribution of free sponsored materials to a network of 43,000 public schools.
No Overall Increases for Direct Titles
December 18, 2003
Marvel has responded to ICv2's queries about the difference between the cover prices of newsstand and direct market copies of the same title.
Sabrina Will Be Manga-phied!
December 17, 2003
Tania del Rio, one of the winners of TokyoPop's Rising Stars of Manga contest, is the new writer/artist of Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
Most Titles Now $2.99
December 17, 2003
A survey of local Madison Wisconsin newsstand outlets found a number of Marvel Comics carrying a $2.99 cover price.
Anti-Hero Will Star in Feature Film
December 17, 2003
RanXerox will be the subject of the first feature film to be directed by Chris ( Aphex Twin and Bjork music videos) Cunningham.
October Had an Extra Shipping Week
December 21, 2003
While comic book sales sagged in October, they slipped even more in November. Only one new title debuted in the Top 25 for November.
Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
December 21, 2003
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2003.
Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
December 21, 2003
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2003.
Lance Barnes Optioned
December 14, 2003
Rick Friedberg, director of Spy Hard , has officially optioned Stefan Petrucha's comic book saga, Lance Barnes Post Nuke Dick.
