Licensing 'Flat' Vs. '03
May 4, 2004
Marvel released its first quarter financials for 2004 today, revealing a solid growth in net sales for the period, to $122.3 million from $87.4 million in Q1 2003.
Blade: Trinity Debut Delayed
May 4, 2004
As usual, Marvel's Man in Hollywood Avi Arad provided an overview of Marvel's many Hollywood projects.
Spider-Man & Batman
May 3, 2004
DVD box sets featuring Spider-Man and Batman are due out this summer.
All Movie-Related
May 3, 2004
This week's issue of Entertainment Weekly includes a one-page feature on 'The Toys of Summer,' which spotlights six different movie-related toys.
To Avoid Spider-Man 2's Web
April 26, 2004
Paramount has postponed the release date of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow .
Supes Strong in Comics; Hellboy in Graphic Novels
April 21, 2004
Estimated sales of the top comic titles to comic stores by Diamond Comic Distributors were up in March, with 14 of the top 25 titles showing increases in sales over the previous issues.
Sales Estimates for March Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 21, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during March 2004.
Tie in to Summer Blockbusters
April 15, 2004
Del Rey's movie books offer retailers another way to tie in to the upcoming summer blockbusters. The Catwoman novel will be on sale the first week of June.
How Fast Is Too Fast?
April 14, 2004
Gabrial Habman of DreamStrands Comics sent us this comment on the speed at which Marvel is releasing collected editions of periodical content, in at least one case before all of the periodicals are even released.
On 'The Apprentice' This Thursday
April 5, 2004
A new 2-1/2 minute trailer for Spider-Man 2 will make its debut this Thursday night on NBC's The Apprentice .
