Patterned after Shonen Jump
June 9, 2002
Viz Communications, Inc. and Shueisha Inc. have announced that they are launching a new mass market boys magazine in the US based on Shueisha's Shonen Jump .
Please Read Carefully
June 9, 2002
Marvel Marketing Communications Manager Bill Rosemann responded to a recent comment from a retailer who thought he detected 'political' price increases across some recent Marvel title changes...
Release Delayed So All Orders Will Ship at Once
June 8, 2002
The long-delayed first volume in the Robotech: Masterpiece Collection will ship to retailers on June 19.
Next Media Blitzes Revealed
June 5, 2002
Although Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada mentioned that he was 'perturbed that the The Brotherhood #1 was so under-ordered by retailers,' Jemas thanked retailers for taking a chance and investing in a new and different kind of comic.
Will Delay Impact Orders?
June 5, 2002
DC Comics has announced that the third and final issue of The Dark Knight Strikes Again will hit retail on July 31. R etailers can adjust their orders during a period beginning on June 19 and lasting until June 28.
CDS Making a Move
May 31, 2002
While no deals have been signed, the furious maneuvering to see what will happen to LPC Group's publisher clients in its Chapter 11 restructuring appears to be drawing to a conclusion.
Two New Titles in Two Weeks
May 31, 2002
In the past two weeks Image Comics has snapped up two promising independently published comic series.
And Those Orders Were P.S. (Pre-Spider-Man)
May 29, 2002
Comic and graphic novel orders (dollars) ended up 19% in the second quarter vs. 2001, continuing the accelerating trend that began in the second half of last year.
But Threes the Charm
May 29, 2002
Initial piece orders from comic stores on the top comic titles were weaker in June, with orders dropping on seventeen of the top 25 titles.
Street Date is No Big Deal
May 28, 2002
Mark Amoroso of Blackthorn Gamecenter in Dickson, Tennessee saw our recent article on Ingram comic service and was prompted to write about his experience with Ingram.
