Top November Dollar Sales in Pop Culture Stores
December 24, 2002
A quintet of familiar properties took the top positions in our Top 10 Cool lists of the top dollar products in pop culture stores in November.
From Irwin
December 24, 2002
FUNimation Productions Ltd. And Jakks Pacific Inc. have announced that FUNimation has granted the master toy license for Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT to Jakks, effective immediately.
Jakks Pacific Claims the Spot
December 20, 2002
Jakks, which as recently as 1995 was a tiny company with just one major product line (dolls) and $8 million in sales, has grown to a multi-faceted mini-toy conglomerate with sales that have swollen to an estimated $284 million for 2002.
'I'm Not Offended'
December 16, 2002
Jason Bardyla of Happy Harbor Comics and Toys in Jasper, Edmonton, and Calgary, Alberta saw the announcement on the revamped Rawhide Kid and retailer Steven Bates comments and let us know that he thinks the revamp is a good idea.
For 2003
December 15, 2002
Art Asylum has announced that it will be releasing toys based on skateboarding legend Tony Hawk in 2003.
2nd Marvel Select Offering Brings Tim Bradstreet's Punisher to Toy Shelves!
December 9, 2002
A Paid Advertisement. Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles (DST) and Toy Biz are back with their second collaborative project based on the House of Ideas' most popular tenants: the Marvel Select: Punisher Action Figure , now available from Diamond Comic Distributors!
Cult Classic Property Comes to Life in Stunning New Creation!
December 9, 2002
A Paid Advertisement. Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles is bringing the hero of one of director Tim Burton's most memorable films to life with the Edward Scissorhands Bust , now available from Diamond Comic Distributors!
'Let's Hope Not'
December 8, 2002
Gene Smith of Alien Entertainment in Villa Park, Illinois, saw our article on CrossGen going exclusive with Diamond for comic store distribution and mounted this protest.
Five New Figures Due in April
December 3, 2002
The next line of McFarlane Toy's popular Movie Maniacs series will exclusively feature Aliens & Predator figures.
Flow of DBZ Toys Expected to Continue
December 3, 2002
Irwin Toy Ltd., the Canadian toy company that produces Dragon Ball Z toys for North America, filed for bankruptcy this week as it dismissed some 135 of its 308 employees.