Now a 'Free Agent'
July 14, 2001
Stephen S. 'Beau' Smith a familiar face (and voice) to pop culture retailers is leaving Todd McFarlane Productions/McFarlane Toys after serving in a number of capacities over the past eight years.
Classic Manga by Osamu Tezuka
July 14, 2001
ICv2 has learned that Dark Horse Comics has just acquired the license to publish the entire 23-volume Astro Boy manga series, which was published in Japan as Tetsuwan Atomu (literally ' Mighty Atom ').
Comics Selling Well, Toys Not As
July 11, 2001
With two weeks left until Tim Burton's refashioning of Planet of the Apes opens, ICv2 conducted an unscientific survey on the sales of POTA merchandise by contacting some twenty retailers from coast to coast.
Fray Penciler Will Get His Own Title in 2002
July 7, 2001
Crossgen, the Florida-based comic publisher, announced the signing of artist Karl Moline, who is currently penciling Joss Whedon's Fray.
Bows in Winter, 2001
July 7, 2001
The first Buffy CCG release, which will be designed using episodes from the first two seasons of the award winning series, will debut late in 2001.
Top Shelf Collection Lauded
June 24, 2001
Peter Kuper's Speechless was reviewed in the all-important Sunday Book Review Section of the New York Times on June 24. Elissa Lin Meyers gave Speechless a short but very positive review in the 'Books in Brief' section of the Book Review .
Leads Top B.O. Weekend For 2001
June 17, 2001
Paramount's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider buried the competition with a strong $48.2 million opening weekend.
Mike Mignola Had A Major Effect On The Disney Film
June 13, 2001
Disney's action/adventure cartoon Atlantis: The Lost Empire opens nationwide in more than 3,000 theaters this weekend. Few film goers will realize that a lot what makes Atlantis look different from previous Disney films is the work of comic artist Mike Mignola.
Director of Marketing and Sales
June 12, 2001
CrossGen Comics announced the hiring of Chris Oarr as Director of Marketing and Sales. Coming off a brief stint at DC Comics, Oarr is upbeat about working for CrossGen.
Pop Culture Category Explodes at BEA
June 4, 2001
Most, but not all, of the retro art books will be deluxe 'coffee table' type books that should have a strong appeal to the visually oriented customers who shop at pop culture stores. Part II of our coverage of the category.
