10, 15, and 20 Years Ago This Month
November 8, 2004
We took a look at what was happening ten, fifteen, and twenty years ago this month in ICv2's print predecessor, Internal Correspondence.
92 Titles
November 4, 2004
Marvel has released its book schedule for the first five months of 2005, and it includes 92 titles in hardcover and paper combined.
To Prevent Copyright Move
November 1, 2004
Marvel has sued seeking to prevent Disney from assuming the copyrights to Marvel characters.
In Quarterly Report
October 31, 2004
Marvel updated its schedule of movies based on its characters in its third quarter report, released last week.
New Categories, Properties
October 27, 2004
Marvel Enterprises and Jakks Pacific have expanded their licensing relationship to include new toy categories and properties.
Column by Steven Bates
October 26, 2004
Bates' topic this week is making money on the biggest characters there are.
From Forbes
October 24, 2004
Forbes has released its list of the top ten fictional characters (based on 2003 dollar revenues), and two anime properties and two Marvel properties are included in the list.
Constantine Producer, Soap Star
October 24, 2004
Warners has confirmed that One Life to Live cast member Brandon Routh has been cast to play Superman.
Multi-Year Licensing Agreement
October 19, 2004
Marvel has signed a multi-year licensing deal with construction toy manufacturer Mega Bloks, Inc., which will enable the Montreal-based toy company to create a comprehensive line of toy products featuring Marvel superheroes.
Identity Crisis Bucks Trend
October 17, 2004
Sales on the top comic titles slid across the board in September, in a normal seasonal decline in sales compared to August.