Marvel Expands Distribution; Straczynski, Smith on Spidey
April 23, 2002
Amid the swirling mountain of hype being generated for the highly anticipated debut of the Spider-Man film next week, it came as no surprise that the webslinger dominated nearly every discussion at today's Marvel press conference.
Starring Ron Perlman
April 22, 2002
The Hellboy movie is now set to be made by Revolution Studios with Guillermo del Toro ( Blade II ) writng and directing and Ron Perlman starring, according to Ain't It Cool News.
Follows Iron Fist at Artisan
April 22, 2002
The Punisher has received a green light from Artisan as the second film in its fifteen-property deal with Marvel.
To Start and Stay Big
April 22, 2002
The marketing for the Spider-Man movie is ramping up to the release in just over a week and expectations are high.
Two-Shot Beginning in August
April 21, 2002
Bongo Comics has announced that it will be producing a two-shot Futurama-Simpsons cross-over, beginning in August.
'Like Death of Superman, Pokemon'
April 18, 2002
Expectations are high for Free Comic Book Day, the comic industry promotional event happening on May 4, the day after the Spider-Man movie opens.
D20 Products, Calendar, Mousepads, More
April 17, 2002
Elmore Productions, the business of renowned fantasy artist Larry Elmore, has announced that it plans to launch a publishing division to publish d20 products, a calendar, and other products.
Two Retailers Give You Tips
April 16, 2002
Non-sports trading cards can be a successful product category, so we sought out a couple of retailers that we were told do an especially good job of merchandising and promoting entertainment cards to find out their secrets.
Two Houses Move on in July
April 16, 2002
Two creative groups will be leaving Image and making new publishing arrangements, beginning with July releases.
To Promote Spider-Man/Black Cat Miniseries
April 15, 2002
Marvel has announced that director/actor/comics scribe Kevin Smith will be appearing on NBC's 'The Tonight Show' on June 24th to promote the release that week of his upcoming Marvel mini-series, Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do .
