Response to Furferri of Empire
September 16, 2002
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California concurred with longtime retailer James Furferri's comments to Marvel--listening to retailers could save costly mistakes.
Don't Miss Teen Read Week
September 16, 2002
Retailer Mike Banks of Samurai Comics in Phoenix, Arizona has a great suggestion on outreach to libraries during the upcoming Teen Read week.
Lowers Price to $7.95
September 15, 2002
CrossGen Comics is planning to reformat its Compendia series of comic anthologies starting with Forge #9 and Edge #9 . Going forward all the books in the Compendia line will be printed in a 5-3/8' by 8-3/16' size, which is smaller than the typical graphic novel, but still quite a bit bigger than the standard mass market type paperback.
Cosmic Comics Returns
September 15, 2002
Roger Corman, Hollywood's reigning 'B-Movie King,' is planning a return to theatrical filmmaking with Captain Justice , a superhero-themed feature budgeted at $3 million.
Tokyopop Stakes Bookstore Claim for 2001
September 14, 2002
With sales of graphic novels in mainstream bookstores on the rise, and book distributors vying to sign comic publishers, one of the first questions to arise is -- which graphic novel publisher is number one in bookstores?
On In-Store Gaming and More
September 14, 2002
Ground Zero is a two-store multi-category pop culture retailer in Mobile, Alabama that carries comics, games, DVDs, magazines, miniatures, some toys, and some board games.
'Hurrah'
September 14, 2002
Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith Arkansas was prompted by Marvel's recent decision to take returns on over 100 late books and Brian Hibbs' comments on the action in the context of his class action suit against Marvel to send us this succinct comment.
'A Year Has Passed'
September 14, 2002
Retailer Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics & Games in Whippany, New Jersey sent us this comment on his feelings about the year since the 9-11 attacks.
'Stand Up for What's Right'
September 14, 2002
Jerry Ringi of Amazing Fantasy Comics in Chesapeake, Virginia was prompted by Marvel's recent decision to take returns on over 100 late books and Brian Hibbs' comments on the action in the context of his class action suit against Marvel to send us these comments not only on that issue but on others.
An Interview with Alan Vu of Animax
September 11, 2002
Alan Vu opened his 1000 square foot store Animax in Memphis in 1997. Specializing in anime, Animax has become a fixture in a city better known for blues and barbecue. We talked to Vu about how he handles this biggest of anime properties.
