Shipments Interrupted
November 7, 2004
A container of Street Fighter Series I action figures, produced by factories in China for distribution by U.S. licensee SOTA toys, was destroyed before shipment to the U.S.
New Series; Let's Draw Manga
November 4, 2004
Digital Manga Publishing has announced the acquisition of Yellow , a yaoi manga series by Makoto Tateno.
Market Report, Top Ten Games by Category, Holiday Merchandising
November 1, 2004
An ICv2 Release. ICv2 has announced the release of the ICv2 Retailers Guide to Games #6.
For April
October 27, 2004
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that it will be exclusively importing two PVC statues based on Xbox game Ninja Gaiden this April.
From 'Armored Trooper Votoms'
October 25, 2004
Yamato USA has announced the May 2005 release of the 1/12 scale ATM-09-ST Scopedog.
'Lions, Tigers and Bears'
October 19, 2004
Image Comics is planning a January release for the first issue of Lions, Tigers and Bears .
For Distribution in the Book Trade
October 19, 2004
Eros Comix and Airship Entertainment/Studio Foglio have signed agreements with Diamond Book Distributors for bookstore distribution.
Manga Top 50, Anime Top 25, More
October 17, 2004
An ICv2 Release. ICv2 has announced the release of the ICv2 Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga #8.
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.
