'House of M' and 'Decimation' Downsize the Marvel Universe
October 13, 2005
During a conference call discussing the post- House of M / Decimation event, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada made no bones about the fact that he was happy that the result of this major Marvel event would be a drastic reduction in the number of mutants in the Marvel Universe.
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 .
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.
'May I Have Another?'
September 19, 2005
Gabriel Hagmann of DreamStrands Comics in Seattle, Washington saw the column by Steve Bennett and numerous Talk Back comments on it, and notes the many books that already fit the criteria that those critical of darker content are seeking.
DC Has 6 Out of the Top Ten
September 19, 2005
Alex Ross' new Justice maxi-series for DC topped the charts in August with sales of over 190 thousand copies.
Sales Estimates for August Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
September 19, 2005
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2005.
'Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk'
September 18, 2005
Damon Lindelof, co-creator of the ABC series, Lost , will write a new Ultimate series, Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk .
Two Versions
September 14, 2005
The Fantastic Four movie will be released on DVD December 6th, in both widescreen and full frame versions ($29.98 each).
Opening July 14th, 2006
September 7, 2005
Columbia Pictures has moved up the debut of Ghost Rider from August 4th to July 14th, 2006.
Column by Steve Bennett
August 23, 2005
This week, Bennett continues his discussion of how a comic store can compete against the mega-stores.
