New Categories, Properties
October 27, 2004
Marvel Enterprises and Jakks Pacific have expanded their licensing relationship to include new toy categories and properties.
Column by Steven Bates
October 26, 2004
Bates' topic this week is making money on the biggest characters there are.
From Forbes
October 24, 2004
Forbes has released its list of the top ten fictional characters (based on 2003 dollar revenues), and two anime properties and two Marvel properties are included in the list.
Running through January
October 21, 2004
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is planning a $100 million marketing campaign to support the release of Spider-Man 2 on video.
Multi-Year Licensing Agreement
October 19, 2004
Marvel has signed a multi-year licensing deal with construction toy manufacturer Mega Bloks, Inc., which will enable the Montreal-based toy company to create a comprehensive line of toy products featuring Marvel superheroes.
Identity Crisis Bucks Trend
October 17, 2004
Sales on the top comic titles slid across the board in September, in a normal seasonal decline in sales compared to August.
Sales Estimates for September Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
October 17, 2004
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2004.
Sales Estimates for September Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
October 17, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2004.
New Board Game for the Holidays
October 7, 2004
Pressman Toy Corporation has unveiled a Spider-Man Vs. Doc Ock Game.
Through Comics Distributed to Kids By Cover Concepts
October 7, 2004
Marvel Enterprises is working with retail giant Target in a new initiative to promote reading by distributing comic books featuring Marvel superheroes to millions of students.
