2-Disk Set Due November 20
September 15, 2001
Like all the other major hits of the summer of 2001, Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes will be released on DVD in time for holiday sales this year.
Strategy Guide and Booster Boxes
September 11, 2001
Atomoton's recently released Z-G , the innovative new hybrid game that utilizes both anime-inspired action figures and collectible cards, has already won a number of adherents in a very competitive gaming market.
Will Debut Early Fall
September 9, 2001
Diamond Comic Distributors is planning to launch an online reorder service, which will give retailers with Internet access the ability to place reorders any time of the day or night (excluding the regularly scheduled online maintenance periods).
Moving DC to Memphis
September 9, 2001
Diamond Comic Distributors announced that the company is moving its inventory hub from Sparta, Illinois to Memphis, Tennessee effective this November.
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
September 8, 2001
Collectible Dreams put together an excellent display that included anime, manga, and some great related merchandise. Note the appeal of shojo merchandise to college women, something that first place winner Planet Comics was also able to exploit.
FF and Iron Man Games in Pipe
August 29, 2001
Activision has added Fantastic Four and Iron Man to its roster of Marvel properties, which already includes X-Men, Spider-Man and Blade .
Rapidly Growing Chain Carries Pop Culture Products
August 29, 2001
Barnes and Noble has announced that it is planning to raise $325 million by doing an initial public offering of shares in Gamestop, its game store division.
Starting in November
August 27, 2001
Wizard has announced that Anime Invasion will become a quarterly publication starting this November, based on the success of its inaugural one-shot issue early this summer.
Action Figures, Comics, CCG, CDs and More
August 26, 2001
Europe's top selling line of action figures has already made a big impression on the U.S.
Akira, DBZ CCG, Farscape Big Winners
August 22, 2001
The big players seemed to dominate this month, with multiple products associated with the strongest properties taking many of the top slots.
