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.
Shame on Retailers that Didn't Participate
May 19, 2002
We continue to get more comments on Free Comic Book Day. This one, from Jay Bardyla, owner of Happy Harbor Comics & Toys in Jasper, Alberta, was prompted by some of the negative stories on FCBD.
Season 2 Box Out pre-X-Mas
May 19, 2002
The Transformers GI Season 1 DVD Boxed Set (srp $59.95) is not sold out.
In Run-up to May Release
May 18, 2002
Although the Spider-Man movie did not debut until May 3, its influence was already apparent in the Top 10 Cool products in several categories in April.
Eight-page, Graphics-heavy Feature
May 15, 2002
The comic book industry is reaping some immediate rewards from the stunning success of the Spider-Man movie.
Winners of Spidey Contests Announced
May 15, 2002
ICv2 is proud to announce the winners of the sponsor drawings for the Spider-Man portion of its May Movie Moolah promotion.
