But Still a Solid 8%
September 1, 2002
Initial US orders on comics and graphic novels grew 8% in the third quarter of 2002 vs. the same period in 2001, the slowest growth rate in the last year.
Plus Retro, Spider-Man, X-Men
September 1, 2002
Marvel's Ultimate line was the strongest presence in the top ten comics ordered by U.S. pop culture stores for September, with four of the top ten.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
August 31, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in September 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
August 31, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in September 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Peroxide Designer God of Violence Returns
August 28, 2002
Cyberosia Publishing announced today that Peter Milligan and Brett Ewins' Johnny Nemo stories, which originally appeared in the trend-setting UK pop culture magazine Deadline in the late 80s/early 90s, will be collected this fall in a trade paperback that will also include the first new Nemo story in over a decade.
Also Youngblood
August 28, 2002
Checker Books just announced a three-book deal with Rob Liefeld to publish the Alan Moore-scripted runs on Supreme and Youngblood . The first book to be published under the agreement will be Supreme: The Story of the Year , which is due in November and will retail for $26.95.
Game Has Roots in Comic Books
August 28, 2002
Louis Porter, Jr. based his role-playing game, Haven: City of Violence, on contemporary crime comics like Frank Miller's Sin City and James O'Barr's The Crow , as well as on the Hong Kong action films of John Woo.
Exhibition and Panel
August 27, 2002
The Library of Congress will be including comics in its 9-11 exhibition, 'Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress,' which will display a selection of the materials related to 9-11 collected by the Library since the attacks.
In First Amendment Defense
August 27, 2002
Milton Griepp, founder of ICv2, has joined the board of directors of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. He joins Peter David, John Davis, Neil Gaiman, Greg Ketter, Denis Kitchen, Frank Mangiaracina, and Louise Nemschoff, who voted unanimously for his inclusion.
Plus The Young Ones
August 26, 2002
Doctor Who: The Key Time contains all the episodes featuring the most popular Doctor of them all, Tom Baker. This six-disk box set, which is being distributed in the U.S. by Warner Home Video, will have a retail price of $124.95.
