In 'Hobby Outlook Magazine'
July 14, 2003
Hot on the heels of an outstanding performance at Origins (six Origins Awards including 'Game of the Year'), WizKids, LLC, has been named 'Hobby Company Of The Year.'
Maximizing Allocations
July 6, 2003
Dennis Schamp, General Manager of the Comic Gallery stores in San Diego, California saw Scott Prolux' comments on WizKids allocations and sent us his tips on getting what he needs for his stores.
Passing $50 Million
July 1, 2003
WizKids, LLC is anticipating a 30% increase in sales this year, which will put sales comfortably over $50 million.
Needs Cosmic Justice
July 1, 2003
Scott Proulx of Double Midnight Comics and Collectibles in Manchester, New Hampshire bemoans not getting enough of a hot product.
From Last Weekend's Convention
June 30, 2003
Last weekend the Academy of Adventure Game Arts and Designs presented the Origins Awards for excellence in game design.
$29.5 Million For Category Leader
June 23, 2003
Topps released its financial statement for the first quarter of fiscal 2004, which ended on May 31, revealing that net income had decreased 50% by some $3.5 million versus last year.
The Leading Producer Of CMGs
June 22, 2003
Topps, the trading card, collectibles, and confectionary giant, has acquired WizKids, the innovative game company that created the increasingly important collectible miniatures game category.
'Comic Book Movie Guerilla Marketing Campaign'
June 22, 2003
Mike Banks of Samurai Comics in Phoenix, Arizona has a low-cost promotion to market to fans of comic movies.
Includes Figure Available Only Through Wizard
June 12, 2003
ICv2 in conjunction with WizKids has announced the winner of WizKids' Shadowrun Duels promotion.
Ten Years Ago this Month in Internal Correspondence
April 29, 2003
The May 1993 issue of IC was particularly interesting, as it portrayed a comic business in bubble mode, a deal craze in comic companies, several articles that foreshadowed the impending comic crash, and anime and game sales that show similarities to the present.
