'Speed Racer' & 'The Dark Knight'
February 19, 2008
Mattel has a potent lineup that includes the vehicle-rich Speed Racer and the new Batman film.
Overall Toy Sales Down 2%
February 14, 2008
U.S. retail sales of toys generated $22.1 billion in 2007 compared with $22.6 billion in 2006--a decline of just 2%.
Tangled Rights Fuel Dispute
February 11, 2008
20th Century Fox is suing Warner Bros. over the rights to produce a film based on the DC Comics property Watchmen.
For Art Director for Bella Sara
February 4, 2008
Hidden City Games has hired Phil Trumbo, the uber-designer who's been the creative director and art director behind over 100 videogames as Art Director, Intereactive Entertainment.
'Wizard's First Rule' to Debut in the Fall
January 29, 2008
Spider-Man helmer Sam Raimi is bringing the weekly syndicated fantasy series back to television.
Better Terms from WotC?
January 23, 2008
Dan Barnett of Walt's Cards in Baltimore , Maryland , saw the news about Wizards of the Coast taking over Heroscape from Hasbro and hopes that better terms for retailers will follow.
Sales Estimates for December Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title
January 20, 2008
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2007.
Column by Steve Bennett
January 15, 2008
This week, Bennett turns back to the back issue business in comic stores, and takes a look at a comic he'd decided to eschew.
For the Last 2 Weeks or '07
January 6, 2008
Home Media Retailing is reporting that The Simpsons Movie was the best-selling DVD release for the final two weeks of 2007.
Dispute With New Line Settled
December 17, 2007
The big news sweeping through Tinseltown this morning is the settlement of the dispute between New Line Cinema and director Peter Jackson.
