From Media, Promo Partners
July 1, 2004
Free Comic Book Day is getting a big sendoff from mainstream press and promotional partners this weekend.
Another Niles Movie Project
July 1, 2004
Paramount has purchased the movie rights to the Steve Niles comic series, Aleister Arcane .
In Videogame World
July 1, 2004
IDW Publishing and Konami Publicity are mounting a major effort to get the word out about IDW's Metal Gear Solid comic book, which will be launched in September.
3-Day Weekend Not a Good Idea
July 5, 2004
Chris Karch of Redrum Comics in Scottsdale, Arizona felt that the choice of dates was a problem for this year's Free Comic Book Day.
Sandcrawler
June 30, 2004
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced it will have exclusive rights to sell Hasbro's Sandcrawler Vehicle for one year.
Raimi Already Working on Extended Version
June 29, 2004
Sam Raimi is already discussing what he calls Spider-Man 2.5,...
Chris Ryall Replaces Jeff Mariotte
June 29, 2004
IDW Publishing, the comic book publisher that won Diamond's Gem Award for Publisher of the Year in 2003, has announced that Chris Ryall of Movie PoopShoot.com will replace Jeff Mariotte as Editor-in-Chief.
Craig Thompson Wins 3 Awards for 'Blankets'
June 28, 2004
Drawn & Quarterly topped all publishers by snaring five Harvey Awards, which are voted on solely by comics industry professionals and creators.
Starting in July
June 28, 2004
In response to an increasing number of suggestions from retailers Devil's Due Publishing has decided to add Universal Product Codes (UPCs) to the covers of its comic titles.
Avi Arad Profiled in the N.Y. Times
June 27, 2004
In what can only be described as a shocking upset, the political documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 , topped the weekend box office with an estimated total of $21.8 million.
