An Impressive Feat
November 27, 2001
CrossGen Comics announced that with the release of Mystic #18, The First #13 , and Negation Prequel on November 7th, that it had published 100 consecutive comic releases as scheduled.
In Print Status Still Spotty
November 25, 2001
According to Marvel's most recent quarterly financials, Marvel's publishing inventory reached $1.2 million at cost as of September 30. This is over four times its inventory at the end of 2000.
Signed Heroes, Lithos, and Top Cow Universe Cards
November 24, 2001
By the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, Nick Barucci and the folks at Dynamic Forces will have raised more than $100,000 dollars for a variety of 9/11 charities including the Police and Fireman's Widow's and Orphans Fund...
On Its Own in April
November 24, 2001
Dreamwave Productions announced that it is ending its association with Image Comics effective in April 2002.
Complete Season on Five-DVD Set
November 20, 2001
Rhino Home Video is set to release a 5-disk DVD set that includes all 16 episodes from the first full season of the Transformers cartoon series, which first appeared on U.S. TV back in 1985.
Three New Figures Due in 2002
November 19, 2001
Moore Creations, which specializes in creating collector-oriented toys, has just announced three new characters that are slated for the company's second series of figures based on the WB television series, Angel .
Comic Story in TV Guide in December
November 18, 2001
ICv2 has learned that DC Comics is planning to publish a comic based on the hot new television series Smallville .
Cinema from Beyond the Grave
November 18, 2001
Variety reports that a Korean company is planning a $50 million dollar Kung Fu extravaganza featuring the martial arts superstar himself, Bruce Lee.
Most Popular Items in Two Categories in October
November 18, 2001
The venerable Simpsons top two categories in our Top 10 Cool lists for October, compiled from reports submitted by retailers across the country.
He Wants More
November 14, 2001
Marvel's no reprint policy was on retailers' minds again this week with the news that Amazing Spider-man #36, which is selling very rapidly coast-to-coast, will not be reprinted as a stand-alone issue but will instead by re-issued as part of a Marvel Must-Have book in December.