Tryng To Start a Movement
August 19, 2002
Hasbro is announcing that a number of new Stikfas products will be out before the end of the year, including a green military figure in September, a tan figure in November, and a firefighter, a samurai, and a knight on a black stallion in December.
BOTP Series 1 Action Figures in Stores August 21!
August 19, 2002
A Paid Advertisement. The Science Ninja Team is ready to win over a new generation of collectors with the release of Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles' Battle of the Planets Series 1 Action Figures !
Sunday Afternoons
August 18, 2002
Nickelodeon has announced that it will lead off its two-hour Nickelodeon Slam block on Sunday afternoons (4-6 ET) with Speed Racer and Invader Zim (and finish up with Butt Ugly Martians and Robot Wars ).
Items available now and coming soon
August 15, 2002
A Paid Advertisement. With all the knockdown, hard-hitting anime action that Goku and company deliver, it's no wonder that Dragonball Z is one of the Cartoon Network's highest rated programs...or that comics, toys, games, videos, clothing, and more based on the hit show are consistently in high demand!
Cross-Development and Management Deal
August 14, 2002
Big Blast Entertainment, which holds media rights for Oni Press, and Circle of Confusion, a management company (Wachowski Brothers, Brian Michael Bendis, others) announced a cross-development and management deal.
Marvel's Q2 Report
August 14, 2002
Marvel reported a vastly improved second quarter this year, with a net profit of $4.2 million (after preferred dividend) vs. a loss of $11.4 million in the year ago period, with the release of the Spider-Man movie getting lots of direct and indirect credit.
Most Categories Up at Diamond
August 13, 2002
We caught up with Diamond VP-Purchasing Bill Schanes at San Diego long enough to hear that the market for most product categories was growing in the first half of 2002.
Animation, TV, Comic-based Figures
August 10, 2002
DC Direct is moving beyond just comic book fans by with offerings that feature Justice League Animated and Super Friends versions of the DC heroes that should have a strong appeal to animation aficionados.
Mezco Has Osbournes License
August 10, 2002
Mezco Toys, the collector-oriented toy company responsible for Reservoir Dogs and Austin Powers action figures, has just signed a license to produce 18-inch and under articulated figures of the Osbourne family.
Linked with Revival of the Animated Series
August 10, 2002
Playmates Toys had a small booth at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International where the company showed off a resin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Leonardo Figure...
