At Shea Stadium
May 7, 2002
Marvel executives met Twin Towers Fund board member Al Leiter on the field at Shea Stadium in New York Tuesday night to hand over an oversized check for $1 million.
From Diamond or Alliance in 2002
May 7, 2002
According to Diamond VP-Marketing Roger Fletcher, the Alliance Open House will be the only retailer event hosted by either Alliance or Diamond in 2002.
When It Is Finished
May 7, 2002
At the recent BEA convention in New York, we asked DC VP Direct Sales Bob Wayne for the latest on the long-delayed Dark Knight Strikes Again #3 and were granted a few morsels.
Tie to the Movies More Closely
May 6, 2002
Anthony Furfferi from Empire Comics, Rochester, NY: 'My take is the promotion should have been tied into the release of the Spider-Man movie. Let's face it, that's what the hype really was about.'
Retailers Bullish on FCBD #1
May 6, 2002
Joey Boyack, owner of Comic Kings, Virginia Beach,VA: Our day turned out pretty good today, as we saw a lot of new faces that came in looking for the free comics.
'It Was a Happy Day'
May 6, 2002
We talked to Joe Field, the Concord, California retailer who came up with the idea for an industry-wide promotional comic giveaway, about his reactions to the events of Free Comic Book Day last Saturday.
For Not Making Late Books Returnable
May 5, 2002
Well-known San Francisco comic retailer Brian Hibbs (Comix Experience) has initiated a class action lawsuit against Marvel, asking for $8 million in compensation for damages and $10 million in punitive damages.
Prize Drawings, Contests, Retailer Info, More
May 5, 2002
An ICv2 release. ICv2 is kicking off the Star Wars leg of its 'May Movie Moolah' promotion today.
Increases in Sales to Book Channel Continue
May 4, 2002
ICv2 took in the 2002 Book Expo America show (BEA) at the Javits Center in New York City on Friday, May 3, where the comic publisher mood was upbeat, with booming sales to the book trade a common refrain.
Limited Edition Figure
May 3, 2002
Electric Tiki Design has just unveiled a 7' Hero Bear and the Kid Maquette, based on one of the fastest growing self-published comics.
