Exclusive Rights in Perpetuity for Lee?s Creations
December 14, 2005
Pow! Entertainment has now acquired the exclusive rights in perpetuity to Stan Lee's name, likeness, signature slogans (Excelsior!) and brand (Stan Lee Presents).
Based on Mark Millar's Top Cow Comic
December 8, 2005
Timur Bekmambetov has signed on to direct an adaptation of Mark Millar and JG Jones' Wanted comic book series for Universal.
Sales Estimates for October Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
November 14, 2005
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2005.
Publishing on Track; Toys and Licensing Down
November 9, 2005
Marvel released its third quarter results on Wednesday, along with guidance for 2006, and both were disappointments.
Principal Animation About to Begin
October 18, 2005
Ron Perlman, Marg Helgenberger of CSI , and James Marsden will voice the major roles in the first feature-length animated Conan film, Conan: Red Nails .
On DVD-ROM
October 13, 2005
Graphic Imaging Technology Inc. has announced the November release of a DVD-ROM containing 40 Years of X-Men .
How About 'Shonen Batman?'
October 10, 2005
Steve Oto of Alternate Realities in Scarsdale, New York saw Steve Bennett's comments on comic formats and suggests a Japanese-style format for American periodical comics.
For Number 1s and New Arcs
October 2, 2005
Marvel Entertainment has announced that it will begin adding a gold color treatment to the cover borders of key Ultimate books.
To Produce Die-Cast Superhero Figurines
September 26, 2005
Corgi USA has obtained the license from Marvel to produce limited edition die-cast figurines.
'Taking Umbrage' to Bennett Column
September 12, 2005
Allen N. Swords, an English lecturer at Clemson University Department of English in Clemson, South Carolina saw Steve Bennett's column on the contents of comics and the relationship with sales, and decided he 'wanted to spend a few moments taking umbrage to the recent column from Steve Bennett.'
