Movies as a Springboard
August 9, 2004
Teresa Moran of Acadiana Book & Comic Shop in Lafayette, Louisiana has been following the debate on the date for the 2005 Free Comic Book Day and feels that comic-related movies are a great springboard for the event.
Who's Doing X-Men 3?
August 8, 2004
Fox has ended its first-look deal with X-Men and X2 director Bryan Singer.
Sci-Fi Novel Inspired the X-Men
August 3, 2004
Red Jacket Press has published a facsimile edition of Children of the Atom , widely credited as being one of the formative influences on Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's X-Men .
Julian McMahon Joins FF Cast
August 3, 2004
Julian McMahon, who stars in Nip/Tuck as Dr. Christian Troy, will play the arch-villain Dr. Doom in the Twentieth Century Fox film of the Fantastic Four.
Exclusive Deal Announced at San Diego Comic-Con International
July 26, 2004
Platinum Studios announced the signing of an exclusive deal with Top Cow to acquire and develop existing characters and future projects for film and television.
Dollars Up, Numbers Down
July 21, 2004
In May three titles topped 175K in sales while in June no title even made it within sniffing distance of 175K.
Sales Estimates for June Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 21, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2004.
X-3 Plans in Limbo
July 19, 2004
X-Men director Bryan Singer has signed a deal with Warner Bros. to direct the new Superman film.
Video and TV Royalties Stir Dispute
July 18, 2004
Variety is reporting that the House of Ideas is suing the House of the Mouse in the latest lawsuit brought by Marvel in order to maximize the return on its intellectual property.
And Marvel Subs
July 12, 2004
Teresa Moran of Acadiana Books & Comic Shop in Lafayette, Louisiana saw Noel Broessel's comments on Free Comic Book Day and responded, as well as responding to Donald Riordan's comments on Marvel's ads for subscriptions in comics.
