'It's about Control'
March 5, 2003
William James Cuffe of All the Fun Stuff in Katy, Texas saw the news of the new Marvel terms and sent in this overview of Marvel's recent history.
Peace, Man
March 5, 2003
This is an open letter from Marvel President and COO Bill Jemas regarding Marvel's April-debuting 3-issue anthology 411.
For Publishing, Media, & Merchandising
March 5, 2003
DC Comics has acquired worldwide publishing, media, and merchandising rights to Wendy and Richard Pini's epic-adventure fantasy comic book series Elfquest .
A Suggestion on Rolling Discount
March 5, 2003
Scott Walston of Scott's Comics in Raleigh, North Carolina sent us this comment on Marvel's new terms.
'It's Been Quite Well Received'
March 4, 2003
Marvel's press conference today was devoted to the major change in its trade terms which it recently announced for retailers serviced by Diamond.
40 of the Top 50
March 3, 2003
Manga titles continue to dominate bookstore bestseller lists, with 40 of the top 50 graphic novel bestsellers in bookstores drawn from that category in the most recent week's BookScan list.
Ingram Short on Comics
March 3, 2003
Michael Tierney of Collector's Edition and the Comic Book Store of North Little Rock and Little Rock, Arkansas, respectively, saw the news of the new Marvel terms for retailers and retailer Jerry Ringi's comments on them and had this to say.
'Let Me Get this Straight'
March 3, 2003
P. Margolin of Compleat Comics Company on Maui, Hawaii, saw our article on Marvel's new terms, and sent these comments.
First Change To Monthly Order Cycle Since Seuling
March 2, 2003
In a bold move, Marvel Comics has changed its terms of sale to eliminate the monthly order form as the basis for calculating wholesale prices, and to delay the date by which orders must be finalized to as little as three weeks prior to release date.
Growth More Difficult
March 2, 2003
Gabriel Hagmann of DreamStrands Comics in Seattle, Washington sent us this comment on Marvel's new trade terms for comics purchased through Diamond.
