Company, Product of the Year
January 3, 2003
We chose DC Direct as the Toy Company of the Year and Beyblades as the Toy Product of the Year.
Thirteen Second Tier Titles Up by Six Bits
January 1, 2003
ICv2 has confirmed that Marvel is planning to raise the cover price of 13 of its titles from $2.25 to $2.99 starting with titles shipping in April.
Streets January 8
December 20, 2002
Marvel has announced the rush solicitation of a new 'Must-Have' reprint book--the new Ultimate War: Marvel Must-Have.
First Topic To Repeat as Champ
December 8, 2002
Dragon Ball Z topped the Lycos 50 list of 'most searched' items for the second consecutive year,...
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
November 30, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on graphic novels shipping in December 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Will retailers order them?
November 26, 2002
Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience in San Francisco, California saw Timothy Davis' plea for more comics for kids and saw this fly in the ointment.
From $2.25 to $269.95
November 18, 2002
Retailers reporting their top dollar products to ICv2 based on October sales listed products with retail prices varying by over a factor of 100, showing that it's not necessarily a high price (or a low one) that produces big dollar volume.
Shipping in January
November 2, 2002
The Topps Company is preparing to ship its Daredevil Movie Trading Cards to retailers in January, a full month before the film opens on Valentine's Day.
'Caused Me Great Concern'
October 30, 2002
Michael Tierney of the Comic Book Store in Little Rock, Arkansas and Collector's Edition in North Little Rock saw Bill Jemas' comments on oveprinting in conjunction with Marvel's plan to tweak its no overprint policy, and sent us this comment.
Do a Poll
October 30, 2002
Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith, Arkansas saw Bill Jemas' comments on oveprinting in conjunction with Marvel's plan to tweak its no overprint policy, and sent us this comment.
