Continuous Flow Well into 2002
July 28, 2001
DC Direct has a huge slate of products on tap for 2002, which will make it unlikely that any challenge to DC's dominance in this increasingly important product area will succeed.
Statues, Die-casts, and Action Figures
July 25, 2001
Diamond Select has signed an agreement to create statues, die-cast cars, and action figures based on the anime properties controlled in the U.S by Central Park Media.
DC Holds the Books, Marvel Doesn't
July 25, 2001
ICv2 drilled down on the comic release date issue with DC VP Sales and Marketing Bob Wayne and Executive Vice President Paul Levitz.
DVD Rules!
July 24, 2001
The retailer sales numbers that ICv2 has collected for June continue to display the trends that we have seen over the past six months.
DC Engages Marvel
July 23, 2001
After remaining silent for months in the face of chiding from Marvel's Bill Jemas, DC Comics spokesman Bob Wayne fired off a flurry of verbal jabs at Marvel.
A Chance To Try A Category Without Risk
July 23, 2001
Diamond Comic Distributors is bringing back its Video Overship program for the fourth quarter of 2001.
Illustrated Prose Project Aimed At Bookstores
July 23, 2001
Marvel Comics has announced a 'fully painted illustrated prose project' that teams writer Greg Rucka with artist Yoshitaka Amano.
Comic-con Bigger, Will Expo Survive?
July 22, 2001
San Diego, California. The San Diego Comic-Con International and Expo wrapped up here today as exhausted exhibitors packed up their wares when the Expo ended at 5 p.m.
Who Else?
July 22, 2001
Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada announced that Spider-Man creator Stan Lee will write the comic book adaptation of the Spider-Man movie, which is currently in production and scheduled to be released on May 2, 2002.
DC???s New Push
July 21, 2001
One of the more interesting trends to surface at this year's San Diego Comic Convention is DC Comics' newfound emphasis on original graphic novels. The publisher reportedly has an unprecedented twenty or more such projects under way at present.
