Aimed At Preschoolers and the Early Grades
March 17, 2004
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. has announced licensing agreements with LeapFrog Enterprises and VTech Holdings, which will put Spider-Man into educational toys for both pre-schoolers and grade school students.
Hellboy Wows 'Em at South-by-Southwest
March 16, 2004
Reaction from the first showing of Hellboy indicates that the film will be a hit with the core fan audience.
Amid Lower Sales
March 15, 2004
New X-Men was both the top comic (#153) and graphic novel ( New X-Men Vol. 6) in comic stores in February, a strong sweep in a relatively weak month.
Sales Estimates for February Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
March 15, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2004.
Spider-Man 3 in the Works
March 3, 2004
Avi Arad, the Head of Marvel Studios, provided industry analysts with an update on the progress of various movie projects based on Marvel comics during Marvel's Q4 conference call on Tuesday.
But Wall St. Isn't Buying--Stock Down 8%
March 2, 2004
Marvel Enterprises Inc. released its fourth quarter and full-year numbers today and announced a 3-for-2 stock split, payable March 26, to shareholders of record on March 12.
Shipping in June, July & August
March 2, 2004
Diamond Select Toys has an exciting line of Marvel-based merchandise for 2004.
Iron Fist, Black Widow & Punisher 2
February 29, 2004
Marvel Enterprises announced on Thursday that Lions Gate has been granted licenses to develop, produce, and distribute films based on the Marvel Comics characters, Iron Fist , Black Widow and the Punisher .
Sony's First CGI Feature
February 22, 2004
Sony Pictures Animation has announced its first feature-length computer-generated film, Open Season , which will feature the vocal talents of Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher and Debra Messing.
Plus 'Winx Club' and Licensed BreaKeys
February 22, 2004
Upper Deck is planning a new CCG aimed at girls ( Winx Club ), a number of licensed releases for its BreaKey game, and several key trading card releases.
