Sales Estimates for January Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
February 12, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2004.
Dark Horse Has 4 of the Top 10 Graphic Novels
February 12, 2004
Sales of periodical comics in January 2004 dipped slightly across the board, with only three titles registering gains versus December totals while the numbers for 19 titles fell.
A Year's Worth of Ultimate X-Men
February 10, 2004
Variety is reporting that X-Men director Bryan Singer will team with writers Dan Harris and Michael Dougherty 'to create a year's worth of Ultimate X-Men comics for Marvel.'
To Develop Video Games, Comics
February 8, 2004
Marvel Enterprises has inked a deal with video game manufacturer Electronic Arts to develop a series of fighting games pitting Marvel superheroes against characters developed by Electronic Arts.
And New Contents
February 4, 2004
Wizard has announced that it has added a fourth cover to its special 150th issue.
Marvel vs. Sony Round 3
February 1, 2004
Marvel has sued Sony Pictures for the third time in the past year.
Will Elder: The Mad Playboy of Art
January 25, 2004
Fantagraphics' monograph on the works of cartoonist Will Elder provides an inside history of twentieth century cartoon art.
To Build on $2 Billion in Box Office Revenues
January 19, 2004
Marvel has hired David Maisel, at one time the Director of Corporate Development and Strategic Planning at Disney, as President and COO of Marvel Studios.
Andromeda Back For Fifth
January 19, 2004
The mutant-based TV series Mutant X has been renewed for a fourth season.
7 Marvel-Based Games in Development
January 15, 2004
Marvel Enterprises Inc. announced the appointment of Ames Kirshen as Manager of Game Development, a new position at Marvel where Kirshen will serve as 'an in-house Executive Producer and creative liaison' for Marvel's interactive licensees and game developers.
