Graphic Novels, Games, DVDs
October 16, 2008
ICv2's Internal Correspondence --the treasured secret of retailers, distributors, librarians and educators, the press, and others that want the inside scoop.
Collectible Wrestler Figures En Route
October 14, 2003
Warner Bros. Consumer Products has licensed a wide range of products based on the popular animated television series Mucha Lucha! to JAKKS Pacific.
Jemas Becomes Chief Marketing Officer
October 14, 2003
Making official what had been rumored for some time, Marvel announced on Tuesday that it was hiring Dan Buckley as Publisher and that former President of Publishing and Consumer Products Bill Jemas was moving to Chief Marketing Officer, a new, non-executive position.
Retail Giant Has Major Clout
October 12, 2003
According to Advertising Age , Wal-Mart is a huge player in the toy industry, accounting for 23% of Mattel's sales and 19% of Hasbro's.
Stock Price Rises 15%
October 9, 2003
Citing improvements in licensing revenue, Marvel Enterprises raised its quarterly earnings targets for the third quarter from the original estimate of 25 to 30 cents per share to 37 to 41 cents a share.
Filling Empty Channels
October 6, 2003
Score is pushing additional product to market on its Yu Yu Hakusho CCG to fill channels left empty by quick sell-outs of the first wave of product.
Debuting For The Holidays
September 29, 2003
There's another new anime-based collectible card game hitting the streets in the fourth quarter of 2003. Decipher has announced the late 2003 release of a new trading card game based on the Beyblade high tech spinning tops
To Release Comics, Books, Toys, & Animation
September 28, 2003
Mike Kunkel's Astonish Comics ( Herobear ) has joined forces with Scott Sava's Blue Dream Studios.
Plus a Freddy vs. Jason 2-Pack
September 25, 2003
Toy manufacturer NECA has announced that it will be producing action figures based on Quentin Tarentino's Kill Bill .
On Service and Knowledge
September 25, 2003
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics in Whippany, New Jersey saw recent comments on competition between pop culture stores and chain retailers and offers his observations.
