New Company Claims Overseas Distribution Rights
June 19, 2002
A dispute among the original creators of the Macross/Robotech anime, which resulted in a decision of the Tokyo District Court on February 25, 2002 may well create havoc among overseas licensees who have obtained Macross/Robotech licenses from Harmony Gold.
Sequel Slated for 04
June 19, 2002
As surely as summer follows spring, sequels are the inevitable result of big box office openings, and the Scooby-Doo film is no exception to that rule.
Plus Retro, Spider-Man
June 12, 2002
For the first time in May, collectible miniatures games dominated our Top 10 Cool game products, powered by the performance of the superhero-themed Marvel HeroClix CMG.
Armada Figures Out in Fall
June 11, 2002
Hasbro has reacted to the tremendous rebirth of interest in the Transformers property by reissuing three original 'Generation 1' (G1) Transformer figures.
Micronauts, Wonder Twins Activate for Big Screen
June 9, 2002
Last week brought news of Warner Brothers optioning the rights to the Wonder Twins , as well as the announcement that Jerry (Boom-Boom!!) Bruckheimer was bringing his explosive brand of filmmaking to a film starring the Micronauts
Will Join Toonami in November
June 8, 2002
The Cartoon Network has announced a new 52-episode of those 80s favorites, the Transformers , will debut on Friday, August 30 at 6:30 pm (Eastern and Pacific).
Space Invader!
May 26, 2002
A Paid Advertisement. The 'Battle of the Planets' begins anew with this mini-bust -- the Zoltar Mini-Bust!
Imported Classic POTA Action Figures Hit the U.S. Market!
May 26, 2002
A Paid Advertisement. Diamond Select Toys, in cooperation with Medicom, is offering the first wave of four Classic Planet of the Apes Japanese Action Figures, available through Diamond Comic Distributors.
Ohio Retailer Thinks So
May 21, 2002
Recently, reports of early Marvels in other channels have been surfacing again, and we also heard from a long-time Ohio comic retailer that now plans to order a portion of her Marvels from Ingram.
We Talk to Two Medium-Size Retailers
May 21, 2002
This week we spoke to two retailers with medium size stores that also use events to build sales: Chris Petitto of New World Manga and Robert Nicaise of Dr. Bob's Game Shop.
