Another Graphic Novel Movie
March 25, 2001
Twentieth Century Fox has just finished holding preview screenings in Los Angeles and Las Vegas of From Hell , the film version of the Alan Moore/Eddie Campbell graphic novel recounting of the Jack the Ripper saga.
Digital Garo Debuts
April 2, 2001
Garo , the leading avant garde comics anthology in Japan has begun a unique program of web sales. Garo , whose roots go back to 1964, has been compared with Raw Magazine , since it is an anthology of works by cutting edge cartoonists.
Basic Info about Dark Horse Comics
March 19, 2001
Company profile on Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
Licensed Ape Comics and Merchandise
March 20, 2001
Dark Horse has ambitious plans to exploit Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes film with a number of print and merchandise items.
Don't Overlook Licensed Paper Goods
March 14, 2001
The latest advance film poster featuring Angelina Jolie is surely destined to decorate thousands of bedrooms and dorms throughout the world.
And Los Bros, Humanoids, and APE
March 14, 2001
The increasing importance of graphic novels in traditional bookstores can be gauged by the increasing amount of coverage that they are receiving in the trade journal Publisher's Weekly .
Film Roman to Produce
March 13, 2001
Bill Griffith's cult comic hero Zippy the Pinhead is about to make a foray into animation in a series that will appear on the cable network Showtime.
Precedent for 'Media Violence' Cases
March 13, 2001
A Louisiana State Court judge dismissed a lawsuit against Natural Born Killers studio Warner Brothers and film director Oliver Stone that had been brought by the family of a convenience store clerk who was paralyzed during a crime spree in 1995.
Increasing Backlist a Boon for Retailers
March 12, 2001
Although its ability to execute its strategy is yet to be proven, Marvel is in fact pursuing a two-pronged strategy that includes substantially increasing its output of trade paperbacks and graphic novels as well as trying to imrove sales of its periodical comics.
Comics, GN Labeled '13 and Up'
March 11, 2001
Viz has announced that starting this month their Dragon Ball comics will no longer be edited for content and will carry a '13 and Up' label.