750,000 Promos To Be Given Out
March 15, 2001
Topps produced a highly successful series of trading cards for the original film back in 1968, and they are back again with a series of cards based on the new movie that should be in stores two weeks before Planet of the Apes opens on July 27.
And Los Bros, Humanoids, and APE
March 14, 2001
The increasing importance of graphic novels in traditional bookstores can be gauged by the increasing amount of coverage that they are receiving in the trade journal Publisher's Weekly .
Increasing Backlist a Boon for Retailers
March 12, 2001
Although its ability to execute its strategy is yet to be proven, Marvel is in fact pursuing a two-pronged strategy that includes substantially increasing its output of trade paperbacks and graphic novels as well as trying to imrove sales of its periodical comics.
Comics, GN Labeled '13 and Up'
March 11, 2001
Viz has announced that starting this month their Dragon Ball comics will no longer be edited for content and will carry a '13 and Up' label.
Reactions to 'Top Comics Below 100,000'
March 6, 2001
Our article last week on comic orders for March ('Top Comics Below 100,000') provoked a lot of reactions -- in fact, the most reactions of any article we've published since we launched a month ago.
Diamond's Top Merchant Talks Pop Culture Merchandise
February 27, 2001
In this interview, Schanes talks about his career, the market trends in major pop culture product categories, Diamond's plans for product selections in the coming year, and what he sees as the next hot thing.
Graphic Novels in Regular and Adult Editions
February 25, 2001
Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell has been a major success in the U.S. market. Shirow has continued the series with Ghost In the Shell 2 : Man-Machine Interface , which has recently been collected and published in a hardcover edition in Japan.
Games Workshop Grants Exclusive on Major License
February 25, 2001
Alliance Game Distributors and Diamond Comic Distributors have announced that they will jointly have the exclusive right to distribute Game Workshop's new table-top war game based on the film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Ri ngs trilogy.
DVD and VHS Street Date July 3, 2001
February 18, 2001
Pioneer has tentatively announced July 3 as the street date for the video versions of the remastered film. Pioneer will be releasing four different Akira skus, including two ultra-cool DVD editions.
Dark Horse, Platinum Working Deals
February 17, 2001
The European comic syndicate Strip Art Features (SAF) is working with Dark Horse in order to get SAF properties exposure in the U.S.
