On Movies, TV, CrossGen, and AOL/Time Warner Noise
August 20, 2002
In this second part of our two-part interview, we talk about DC movies and TV shows, whether DC is keeping CrossGen out of the front of Previews, and whether all the attention that DC parent AOL/Time Warner is getting is affecting things at DC.
Marvel's Q2 Report
August 14, 2002
Marvel reported a vastly improved second quarter this year, with a net profit of $4.2 million (after preferred dividend) vs. a loss of $11.4 million in the year ago period, with the release of the Spider-Man movie getting lots of direct and indirect credit.
for 2001 publications
August 13, 2002
The 2002 Eisner Award Winners were announced at the recent San Diego Comic-Con, and the love was spread around. Four titles won multiple awards: 100 Bullets with three, and Eightball, Dork , and Akira with two each.
Liked Him and Rosemann
August 12, 2002
Daniel McAbee of The Tangled Web in Spartanburg, South Carolina was prompted by our article on Matt Ragone's departure from Marvel and Bill Rosemann's comment to let us know that he thinks both of them are stand up guys.
Exhibition Space Grows by 25%
August 1, 2002
The largest comic/pop culture convention in the U.S. just keeps getting bigger. This year, exhibition space for the San Diego Comic-Con International grew by 25% to 350,000 square feet.
Four of Top Ten, Six of Top 20
July 24, 2002
Comics based on retro toon and toy properties extended their lead in August comic orders from pop culture stores, with four out of the top 10 and six out of the top 20 comic titles fitting the retro mold.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 24, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in August 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Magic Back on Top in Games
July 18, 2002
In comics, Spidey still holds three of the Top 10 Cool Comics in June, with the Kevin Smith-penned Spider-Man/Black Cat #1 in the top slot.
Up from 2001
July 17, 2002
Wizard Entertainment announced that attendance at the recently completed (July 5-7) Wizard World: Chicago was over 40,000. The total for 2002 represents a slight but significant increase over 2001,...
Sam Raimi Will Produce Movie Based on Horror Comic
July 15, 2002
Senator International, a Hollywood studio that specializes in moderately budgeted genre pictures, has optioned 30 Days Of Night , a three-issue horror comic series written by Steve Niles and published by IDW.
