Opening on Wednesday
May 17, 2004
Fresh from a triumphant screening at the Cannes Film Festival, Shrek 2 will open wide on Wednesday.
992 Pages
May 13, 2004
Barnes & Noble is soliciting advance orders on the Ultimate Spider-Man Collection, a 992-page hardcover.
Marvel Gives Away 2 Million Comics
May 13, 2004
Joliet Pattern, Inc., will be supplying a choice of two banners to help retailers promote FCBD this year.
Too Many Tie-Ins a Bigger Problem
May 11, 2004
Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California saw Steve Nemackay's comments on variant covers and sent us her thoughts on the issues he raised.
Wake Up!
May 10, 2004
Robert Scott of Comickaze in San Diego, California saw our recent coverage of Hellboy , Punisher , and Free Comic Book Day, and feels that comics just need more marketing support to be a lot more successful.
Oversaturation a Bigger Problem
May 10, 2004
Corbit Wilkins of Captain Comics in Boise, Idaho saw our coverage of variant covers and feels that there are more important factors that can affect sales.
In MLB Parks
May 6, 2004
Only one day after announcing that a Spider-Man 2 promotion at Major League Baseball parks would involve Spider-Man logos on the bases, that aspect of the promotion has been scrapped.
With Jay Franco & Sons
May 6, 2004
Marvel has announced that it's consolidating its licenses in the domestics category with Jay Franco & Sons, Inc.
Life-Size Superhero Environment
May 5, 2004
True Adventures Ltd. has announced that it will produce True Heroes , a new superhero event inspired by Upper Deck's Marvel TCG , at GenCon Indy in August.
In 15 Stadiums
May 5, 2004
Spider-Man 2 Weekends will be held at 15 Major League Baseball stadiums the weekend of June 11-13th.
