2nd Marvel Select Offering Brings Tim Bradstreet's Punisher to Toy Shelves!
December 9, 2002
A Paid Advertisement. Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles (DST) and Toy Biz are back with their second collaborative project based on the House of Ideas' most popular tenants: the Marvel Select: Punisher Action Figure , now available from Diamond Comic Distributors!
We Need a Marvel Kid's Comic
December 8, 2002
Darin Batten of All Star Comics and Games in Mishawaka, Indiana saw Timothy Davis' plea for comics for kids, and Brian Hibbs' response, and expressed his desire for a Marvel kid's comic.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
November 30, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in December 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Over Twice as Many Down as Up
November 29, 2002
Finishing out a softer fourth quarter, comic store orders for the top comics were weaker in December, with over twice as many titles dropping (sixteen) as increased (seven) in the top 25.
A Lost Customer
November 6, 2002
The prolific Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith, Arkansas responded again to Bill Jemas' Open Letter to Retailers and Marvel's quick scheduling of a Must Have for The Truth with this anecdote illustrating the impact of sell-outs on key books.
$200 Million Opening Weekend
November 5, 2002
The Spider-Man video has broken all records for opening weekends in theaters or in stores by generating over $200 million in its release weekend.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
October 2, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in October 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
X-Men II or Hulk?
September 21, 2002
We recently reported that comic retailers are being asked to vote on which Marvel movie weekend they would like Free Comic Day 2003-- X-Men 2 or Hulk . FCBD founder Joe Field prefers X-Men 2 while Marvel EIC Joe Quesada prefers the Hulk . Here are their essays on why.
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August 13, 2002
The 2002 Eisner Award Winners were announced at the recent San Diego Comic-Con, and the love was spread around. Four titles won multiple awards: 100 Bullets with three, and Eightball, Dork , and Akira with two each.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 24, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in August 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
