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.
Reflecting Over-all Trend
October 26, 2001
Magazine orders from pop culture stores dropped substantially between November 2000 and November 2001, by percentages ranging from 7% to 19% on the seven titles for which we were able to compare orders.
Marvel the Big Reason
October 26, 2001
Strong month-over-month trends as well as the anecdotal evidence from retailers are confirmed by an 8% year-over-year improvement between November 2000 and November 2001 dollar orders to Diamond North America from pop culture stores.
Up 6% over October
October 26, 2001
Comic and graphic novel orders were up month-to-month again in November, continuing a strong second half for North American comic sales with the largest dollar orders of the year to date.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Title Indexes and External Title Data
October 26, 2001
Estimated quantities for initial orders for comics shipping in November from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond U.S.
On G.I. Joe, Transformers, Harry Potter CCG
October 24, 2001
Hasbro announced its third quarter earnings this week, and the news was better than expected. On sales that were down to $893 million from $1.1 billion a year ago, the company earned $50.6 million, compared to $13.8 million in 2000.
