Lifetime Award for Franco-Belgian Creator
January 27, 2002
Francois Schuiten, the architectural student turned comic book artist who created the fascinating series of graphic novels known in English as ' The Cities of the Fantastic ,' (' Les Cites Obscures ' in French) won the grand prize at the International Comics Fair in Angouleme, France.
Gaiman Sues McFarlane
January 26, 2002
Neil Gaiman and Marvels and Miracles, LLC (which has been assigned the Miracleman rights by its creators) have filed a suit in Federal Court in Madison, Wisconsin against Todd McFarlane Productions.
Tops Comics and Toy Categories
January 26, 2002
The December Top Ten Cool lists, which reflect how products actually sold through in pop culture stores, had big products selling big...
Syndicated Series Gets Second Season
January 22, 2002
The syndicated television series Mutant X will be back for a second season.
To Start in 2002
January 21, 2002
According to Variety , MTV has committed to a Spider-Man animated series to premiere in the second half of 2002.
Improvement in December
January 20, 2002
Marvel improved its on-time percentages during December, but remains behind on a significant percentage of its top titles. Seven out of Marvel's top 25 titles scheduled for December did not ship during that month, a 28% late percentage.
Ilan Strasser Gets the Last Word
January 17, 2002
We're going to let Strasser's comments below be the final word on this topic as we wrap up the debate.
Orders Not Too Low
January 16, 2002
Our article on the orders on Batman: 10 Cent Adventure brought response from a retailer who thought the numbers were still way too low. This comment is from Dave Luebke of Dave's Comics in Richmond, Virginia, who takes an opposing view.
And Inkworks Has Trading Cards
January 16, 2002
The WB Network has announced the renewal of Smallville for the 2002-2003 television season almost two months earlier than such decisions were made public in the past.
Lord of the Rings, Comics Strong Sellers
January 15, 2002
In the midst of a recession and in the wake of the economic turmoil created by the 9-11 attacks, the pop culture retailers surveyed by ICv2 reported strong sales in December. Let's take a look at some of the categories...
