'Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk'
September 18, 2005
Damon Lindelof, co-creator of the ABC series, Lost , will write a new Ultimate series, Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk .
Deal to Make Movies Is Set
September 6, 2005
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. announced the completion of a $525 million non-recourse debt facility to finance a slate of up to ten live action films.
Art Book From Dynamic Forces
August 30, 2005
Dynamic Forces is preparing to publish George Perez: Storyteller, the First 30 Years .
For Videogames
August 22, 2005
Konami has signed a multi-year agreement with Marvel Enterprises and Upper Deck Entertainment that gives Konami rights to develop games based on Upper Deck Entertainment's Marvel Trading Card Game .
Sales Estimates for July Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
August 15, 2005
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during July 2005.
Best-Seller of the Decade (So Far)
August 15, 2005
All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder #1 is the best-selling full-priced comic since we started tracking comic sales in early 2001, and may be the best-selling comic since sometime in the mid-90s.
Animated Feature Based on 'The Ultimates'
August 8, 2005
At Wizard World Chicago representatives from Marvel and Lion's Gate Family Entertainment discussed The Ultimate Avengers , the first feature length, direct-to-DVD animated film release produced by Lion's Gate featuring Marvel characters.
Exclusively
August 2, 2005
Brian Michael Bendis has extended his exclusive relationship with the company for a period of unspecified duration.
Coming in 2006 From DK Publishing
July 27, 2005
DK Publishing's Jay Henry (Director of Marketing) and Bess Braswell (Marketing Manager) told ICv2 about DK's plans to publish the Marvel Comics Encyclopedia.
Summer Events Drive Comic Sales in June
July 24, 2005
Marvel's summer comic crossover event, House of M, got off to a brilliant start in June with the first issue selling more than 233 thousand copies.
