Scottsdale, Arizona
September 21, 2002
The first place winner in our DBZ Dollars Display Contest used multiple displays throughout the store to emphasize the breadth of merchandise available. The strong visual elements, the use of multiple displays, and connection to an event together made the case that Redrum should win this contest.
It's Hip To Be Square
September 18, 2002
News is starting to filter out from Pre-Toy Fair, which presents a first look at next season's toys. One of the new lines that is sure to be of interest to pop culture retailers is an extensive group of 'kubrick'-type figures of Marvel superheroes, which Art Asylum in preparing to market.
Response to Furferri of Empire
September 16, 2002
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California concurred with longtime retailer James Furferri's comments to Marvel--listening to retailers could save costly mistakes.
Tops First Saturday Morning of Season
September 14, 2002
The Yu-Gi-Oh anime series has scored a breakout hit on the first Saturday of the new season. The Kids WB Network released ratings this week that showed that the Yu-Gi-Oh series reached its highest ratings ever on September 7,...
On In-Store Gaming and More
September 14, 2002
Ground Zero is a two-store multi-category pop culture retailer in Mobile, Alabama that carries comics, games, DVDs, magazines, miniatures, some toys, and some board games.
An Interview with Alan Vu of Animax
September 11, 2002
Alan Vu opened his 1000 square foot store Animax in Memphis in 1997. Specializing in anime, Animax has become a fixture in a city better known for blues and barbecue. We talked to Vu about how he handles this biggest of anime properties.
Noir-Influenced Anime Strong in U.S.
September 9, 2002
Since Bandai Entertainment released the original Big O anime series on DVD (all four volumes are still available), it comes as no surprise that Bandai will also be packaging the second Big O series for the American video market.
'On the Money'
August 25, 2002
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California liked what CrossGen founder Mark Alessi had to say in our recent interview and how he does business.
Most-viewed Anime Series in the U.S. Still Has Plenty of Bullets
August 24, 2002
Dragonball Z and the original Dragon Ball animated series are the backbone of the Cartoon Network's Toonami Block, where they regularly gain the network's highest ratings. Yes, the series has already been on the Cartoon Network for over two years, but the good news is that there are plenty of 'new' shows on the way...
Magic Still on Top
August 21, 2002
The robust sales patterns that have characterized the Spider-Man-influenced summer of 2002 continued to make their mark on ICv2's Top Ten List for July. Even more than usual, big ticket items tended to dominate the lists this month.
