Warner Studio Stores Closing
July 8, 2001
Reuters News Service is reporting that AOL Time Warner will shutter all its Warner Bros. Studio Stores by the end of October. AOL Time Warner announced in January that the newly merged entertainment juggernaut was seeking a buyer for the retail stores, but reportedly gave up the search for a buyer in February.
Fray Penciler Will Get His Own Title in 2002
July 7, 2001
Crossgen, the Florida-based comic publisher, announced the signing of artist Karl Moline, who is currently penciling Joss Whedon's Fray.
Gundam Wing and Shojo Titles
July 7, 2001
Tokyopop has announced a major expansion of its manga line, which will double by the end of the year.
Nostomania.com Supports Comics and Coins
July 4, 2001
Madison, Wisconsin-based Nostomania, Inc has announced the launch of Nostmania.com, a website that provides users with a free state of the art collectible management system.
Midtown Comics Explain How It's Done
July 4, 2001
Today only a surprisingly small percentage of pop culture retailers make much of an effort to sell apparel in their stores, but those that do often enjoy remarkable success. Here's the first in a series of examinations of the methods of retailers who have had great success in selling apparel items.
CMI Liquidating Inventory
July 4, 2001
AnotherUniverse.com is up and running as one part of the Fandom inventory liquidation being run by CMI Holdings, parent of Comics and Comix and Thecomicstore.com. AU sent out an e-mail notice to its former customers on Friday, June 29th.
Some Manga Projects Canceled
July 3, 2001
In a open letter excerpted on the Anime News Service website, C.B. Cebulski, the founder and prime mover behind Fanboy Entertainment, announced that Fanboy is scaling back its publishing operations.
Forums Spur Drive
July 1, 2001
D.P. 'Vern' Vernazzarro, one of the organizers of a drive to create a new organization that would further the interests of both comic and games retailers, told ICv2 that he is pleased with early reactions to his efforts.
Citizen Kane on DVD in September
July 1, 2001
Orson Welles' audacious first film, Citizen Kane , has often been voted the greatest film of all time, a deserved, though highly arguable distinction -- but there is no arguing the crucial importance of Welles' film on the history of American comic books.
But X-Books, Green Arrow Dip
June 30, 2001
North American comic shop orders increased in the aggregate again for July, with the total dollars up around 10% from June.
