Sales Estimates for October Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
November 14, 2005
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2005.
Eight More Years
November 13, 2005
Marvel has extended Activision's license to produce Spider-Man and X-Men videogames to 2017.
Publishing on Track; Toys and Licensing Down
November 9, 2005
Marvel released its third quarter results on Wednesday, along with guidance for 2006, and both were disappointments.
From the Teshkeel Media Group
October 23, 2005
The Teshkeel Media Group has signed an agreement with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. to bring Arabic-language Marvel comics to the Middle East region.
For Pet Products
October 18, 2005
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.has signed a Master licensing agreement with Marvel Enterprises, Inc. to develop products based on Marvel characters for categories including dog accessories, cat accessories, pet food, and pet tents.
Principal Animation About to Begin
October 18, 2005
Ron Perlman, Marg Helgenberger of CSI , and James Marsden will voice the major roles in the first feature-length animated Conan film, Conan: Red Nails .
'House of M' and 'Decimation' Downsize the Marvel Universe
October 13, 2005
During a conference call discussing the post- House of M / Decimation event, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada made no bones about the fact that he was happy that the result of this major Marvel event would be a drastic reduction in the number of mutants in the Marvel Universe.
On DVD-ROM
October 13, 2005
Graphic Imaging Technology Inc. has announced the November release of a DVD-ROM containing 40 Years of X-Men .
Kirkman to Write
October 11, 2005
Robert Kirkman, creator of the hit teen superhero series Invincible and current writer of Marvel Team-Up , gets to introduce his new teen sensation to the archetype for all teen superheroes, Spider-Man.
How About 'Shonen Batman?'
October 10, 2005
Steve Oto of Alternate Realities in Scarsdale, New York saw Steve Bennett's comments on comic formats and suggests a Japanese-style format for American periodical comics.
