Not Enough To Replace Shortages
November 6, 2002
Shawn Hamilton of the Great Escape in Nashville, Tennessee responded to Bill Jemas' Open Letter to Retailers and Marvel's quick scheduling of a Must Have for The Truth with this comment on another aspect of Marvel's No Overprint policy (difficulty in replacing shortages), and a happy ending.
Graphic Novels Up, Still Growth vs. 2000
November 4, 2002
Total comic and graphic novel orders from comic stores for November were down about 3% vs. last year, continuing the trend from last month.
Masters of the Universe, Daredevil Target Premiere Strong
November 4, 2002
Following the trend established in October, comic store orders on most top comics slipped again in November, with only five of the top twenty-five posting increases (all below #15).
Checker, Moonstone, Metaphrog, and More
November 2, 2002
Diamond's new bookstore division has been busy adding all sorts of smaller and medium-sized publishers to its roster. Prominent among the new additions is the Checker Book Publishing Group of Dayton, Ohio.
Bubblegum Crisis 2040 Is First Litho
October 30, 2002
ADV Films announced a licensing agreement with Dreamwave Productions, which will enable Dreamwave to create certain licensed collectible merchandise items based on ADV films.
'Don't Spin the Facts'
October 30, 2002
James Baird of New World Games and Comics in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 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.
Third Volume Stirs Controversy
October 26, 2002
Gonick's latest trade paperback volume, The Cartoon History of the Universe, Book 3: From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance has just arrived in regular bookstores, but neither Diamond Comic Distributors or FM International, the only two comic distributors who take pre-orders, listed the book in their catalogs.
Marvel Shorts More Trouble than DCs
October 26, 2002
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose recently let us know about a shortage on a DC comic and what happened next. Mark Farace of All American Collecitlbes in St. Louis, Missouri sent us this example of a shortage on a book from Marvel, which does not overprint.
Logic Lost on Me
October 26, 2002
We recently published an Open Letter to Retailers from Marvel COO Bill Jemas related to Marvel's no overprint policy. Jay Bardyla, 'proud owner of Happy Harbor Comics & Toys, Jasper, Edmonton, Calgary and soon Vancouver' responded.
