Most Plan To Sit Tight for Now
April 2, 2002
In the wake of LPC's announcement that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, ICv2 was able to contact most of the comic book publishers that LPC represents to the book trade.
Largest Distributor of Graphic Novels to Bookstores
April 2, 2002
Connecticut-based LPC Group, the largest distributor of graphic novels to the book trade, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
80-page Trades Retail for $5.95
April 1, 2002
Viz Communications announced an ambitious program for releasing both manga and anime based on the Zoids toyline, originally created by Tomy.
Over $10k Worth of Silver Age Lifted
March 31, 2002
Friendly Frank's Comic Cavern in Kansas City, Missouri was robbed last Thursday night by thieves who took over $10,000 worth of Silver Age comics.
Behind Marvel, Dreamwave, Dark Horse, CrossGen
March 31, 2002
Comic and graphic novel orders from pop culture stores jumped sharply in April, posting the best dollar total since January and ending four consecutive months of seasonal declines.
80s Titles Top Comic and Graphic Novel Lists
March 31, 2002
Both the top-selling comic and the top-selling graphic novel ordered by pop culture retailers for April are for properties initially popular in the US in the 1980s.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
March 31, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on graphic novels shipping in April 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
March 31, 2002
Estiumated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in April 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
A Look At Movie Merchandising Prospects in 2002
March 28, 2002
ICv2's second annual look at the merchandising potential of Hollywood movies comes at what could be described as both the 'worst of times' and the 'best of times' for selling tie-in goods.
Sidney Pollack Will Direct
March 28, 2002
Variety reports that Paramount is close to greenlighting a film version of Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Cla y.
