'Thanks'
April 14, 2003
Frequent commenter Jerry Ringi of Amazing Fantasy Comics and Cards in Chesapeake, Virginia has only good things to say in this Talk Back comment.
For Trading Cards
April 14, 2003
Rittenhouse Archives has announced that it has obtained the license to produce trading cards featuring Robert E. Howard's Conan character.
Announces Two More Titles
April 14, 2003
Marvel's press conference today was to announce two additional Epic series, both by journalists previously unpublished as comic writers.
National Review Reviews Cap
April 13, 2003
Marvel's efforts to gain attention for its products with hot-button editorial material recently succeeded in an unlikely way -- its Captain America comics were reviewed by Michael Medved on National Review Online.
Witchblade Animated Has Toys, Comics
April 10, 2003
In one of the more interesting collaborations between a collector-oriented toy company and a comic book publisher, Palisades Marketing and Top Cow Productions have joined forces to create a line of Witchblade Animated Toys as well as a Witchblade Animated comic book. The only thing that takes this story out of the ordinary is the fact that, at least for right now, there is no Witchblade Animated cartoon series.
Completing The Series
April 10, 2003
Titan Books is preparing to publish a trade paperback edition of the never-before-collected Tank Girl: Apocalypse saga.
Saturday, May 31
April 9, 2003
The increase in graphic novel sales has been one of the few bright spots in the firmament of American publishing, so it's not surprising to see that Book Expo America is devoting a day of educational programming to help retailers...
Small Press, Self-Publishers Make Their Mark
April 9, 2003
The 2003 Eisner Award Nominations include an unprecedented number of titles from small press, alternative, and non-direct market publishers...
Go Boy 7, Hell in July
April 8, 2003
Dark Horse has announced its revised release schedule for its new Rocket Comics line, launching in July.
What Makes It Manga; How Will It Sell?
April 7, 2003
Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga , the publishing result of a competition to produce American manga works, raises a number of interesting questions beyond the immediate one for retailers of how to order it.