Also Game Boy Advance
May 28, 2002
Infogrames has announced D&D -based electronic games for PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance.
No Release Set Yet
May 22, 2002
Today Bandai Entertainment announced that it had acquired the North American rights for .hack//SIGN (pronounced 'dot-hack') anime series.
Library Promotion, Mega-Sales
May 13, 2002
Free Comic Book Day, the first-ever industry-wide promotion for comics, was held May 3, 2002. Mimi Cruz of Night Flight, Gail Burt of Metropolis Downey and Bob Brynildson of Source Comics and Games share their thoughts on how FCBD went for their respective stores.
It Was Good, but Not on Derby Day!
May 13, 2002
Mark Welch of Comic Cubicle and Rick Newman of Pet Shop Comics & Collectibles share thoughts on how FCBD went for their stores.
Levittown, Pennsylvania
May 9, 2002
Third prize in the Movie Moolah Display Contest goes to Wade's Video & Comic Madness, located in Levittown, Pennsylvania.
Syracuse, NY Retailers Also Runs Many Events
April 26, 2002
Our recent article on in-store gaming events brought in this response from Chris Pollichemi of Altered States Game and Hobby in Syracuse, New York. Thanks, Chris!
Check Out the Mix
February 26, 2002
January is a transition month in the pop culture products business, with the first week or two typically showing strong post-Christmas sales, followed by slowing traffic as the winter doldrums set in. But there was a lot of activity in pop culture stores this January, with especially strong releases in the comic category.
Under New Imprint
February 24, 2002
Superhero parody character Lethargic Lad gets its own book this summer with the planned release of the Lethargic Lad Jumbo-Sized Annual #1 in June.
Anime Encyclopedia Is Here
October 30, 2001
This fall the Stone Bridge Press published the one book that every anime fan and every retailer who deals in anime should have.
Phantom Menace II Trailer vs. New Shrek Ending
October 29, 2001
A battle is shaping up this weekend between a movie in theatrical release and one in DVD and VHS release.