Who Gets the Growth?
November 3, 2001
Marvel and DC are pulling out all the stops for December in a contest to see which publisher will gain the most customers from an expected wave of new consumers surging into comic stores that month.
Now Two Volumes
November 5, 2001
DC is joining September 11 , the previously announced comic benefit project organized by Dark Horse and Chaos.
Marvel Keeps G.I. Joe
November 1, 2001
Titan Books has announced that it has the North American rights to reprint Transformers comics through 2002 in addition to its U.K. rights.
Q1 2002
October 31, 2001
Along with the release of Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge McFarlane Toys will release a collection of six action figures and two comics.
Posters, Manga, and DVD Due in Q1
October 31, 2001
Over the next four months a number of Love Hina -related items will be released in the U.S. in what amounts to a well-timed marketing campaign.
Kung Fu Comics Revisited
October 30, 2001
Comics One has licensed Wing Shing Ma's Storm Riders comic series for release in North America.
Cultural Exploitation?
October 30, 2001
The Associated Press reports that Danish toy maker Lego has agreed to change the names of characters in its popular series of Bionicles toys.
MTV Last Weekend, EW this Weekend
October 29, 2001
The amazing Marvel public relations blitz continues to reach audiences not currently buying comics, and to direct interested consumers to pop culture stores.
Reprints, not Overprints
October 28, 2001
We continue to get comments from retailers on Marvel's reprint and overprint policies. This one is from Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics, Cards, and Collectibles in Downey, California. ' While I basically like the no over print policy, what I would like to see is a RE-print.'
At $5 Each
October 28, 2001
In a move destined to arouse controversy, Marvel is bypassing Diamond and selling an 'error' edition of Elektra #3 directly to a handful of retailers across the country.
